Sustainable energy for Defence
On 15 February 2023 EDTA and the Eurodefense network sent " Recommendations on Energy, Security and Defence " to the presidents of the European Commission, the European Council and the European Parliament. The recommendations are a report of a joint working group (EWG26B) and consist of Geopolitical Considerations, European Energy policies proposals and a technological perspective . For EDTA the technological perspective is the most relevant part. Continue reading for this part of the executive summary and for recommendations on technology, specific for Defence. Links to the other part of the recommendations can be found at the bottom of this page. General Considerations The energy transition for defence needs to progress in several areas. Energy sources, energy carriers (i.e. fuels/storage), energy efficiency/savings, and smart energy applications and design. Naturally all of this must be clean and sustainable, or at least better than the ones they replace. The most ef