Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies : Options for Reducing Oil Use--Background for Congress.

Provides background on options to reduce Navy dependence on oil for ships. Discusses general strategies to reduce oil consumption, including reducing energy use on Navy ships, shifting to alternative hydrocarbon fuels, encouraging greater reliance on nuclear propulsion, and making use of sail and so...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Solar energy. Synthetic fuels. Wind power. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on options to reduce Navy dependence on oil for ships. Discusses general strategies to reduce oil consumption, including reducing energy use on Navy ships, shifting to alternative hydrocarbon fuels, encouraging greater reliance on nuclear propulsion, and making use of sail and solar power. Reviews related legislative activity.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.