January 29 - 31, 2020
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center
Main Conference Day 1
8:00 am - 8:50 am
Breakfast & Registration
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Chairperson Opening Remarks
Thomas Edward Morehouse Jr. -
Chairman,
Operational Energy 2020
9:30 am - 10:15 am
Addressing Engineering Solutions For Maximizing Energy Efficiency And Delivering Powerful, Renewable And Accessible Energy Sources To Fit Future Army Combat Systems
Major General Anthony C. Funkhouser -
Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations,
US Army
- Advancing maneuverability, operational longevity and safety of forces in the field
- Discussing interoperability for joint operations with global allies and different systems
- Designing for operations in changing terrains
Major General Anthony C. Funkhouser
Deputy Commanding General for Military and International OperationsUS Army
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Networking Break
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Increasing Efficiency, Durability And Longevity Of Products While Reducing Carbon Footprint
Professor Karen Ann Thole -
Distinguished Professor and Department Head Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Pennsylvania State University
- Addressing university contributions and challenges due to high costs of testing and highly guarded geometrics by turbine manufacturers
- Focusing research on efficiency and durability driven solutions for future turbines
- Overviewing the National Experimental Turbine (NExT) program
Professor Karen Ann Thole
Distinguished Professor and Department Head Department of Mechanical EngineeringPennsylvania State University
11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Leveraging Commercial Technologies To Modernize Dod’s Tactical Power
Doreen Swanson -
Senior Program Manager, Military Accounts,
Cummins Power Generation
- Leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) for reducing logistics footprint, extending product life cycle and improving system level reliability and availability
- Enhancing AMMPS capability by incorporating an energy storage system with Masterless Load Demand functionality
- Extending the lifecycle of AMMPS with the injection of modern control technologies
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
Solar-Kinetic-Hydro: An Over View Of Current Programs And Breakthroughs Of NREL
Dr. Peter F. Green -
Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology,
NREL
· Reducing traditional energy footprint by providing reliable renewable alternatives
· Reviewing existing technologies and their possible military applications
· Creating collaborative networks to allow better cooperation and faster advancement
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Addressing Current Technologies And Necessary Modernization In Operational Energy Solutions To Advance Soldier Lethality
Colonel Chris Barnwell -
Chief, Field Experiments Division, Joint Modernization Command,
US Army
- Providing solutions to extend soldiers’ range, endurance, flexibility, mobility and resilience
- Developing sources compatible with future weapons
- Adjusting existing solutions to provide operational longevity
Colonel Chris Barnwell
Chief, Field Experiments Division, Joint Modernization CommandUS Army
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Networking Break
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Advancing Hydrogen Power Sourcing Through Nanostructures
· Utilizing water sources for operational power generation
· Exploring Aluminum Alloys for hydro power installations
Assessing emerging commercial technologies for defense adaptation
