Number: RL33360
Title: Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies: Options for Reducing Oil Use - Background for Congress
Authors: Ronald O'Rourke, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report provides background information on options for technologies that could reduce the Navy's dependence on oil for its ships. It is based on testimony prepared for a hearing on alternative Navy ship propulsion technologies held on April 6, 2006, before the Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, which granted permission for the testimony to be converted into this report. The report discusses four general strategies for reducing the Navy's dependence on oil for its ships.
Pages: 37
Date: January 26, 2007