From solar power to hybrid grids -- when soldiers in the field use smart energy it’s a win-win for NATO and for the environment.
NATO is testing new energy-saving technologies to make the military more efficient, save money and reduce reliance on fossil fuels when in the field. At the Smart Energy Training and Assessment Camp (SETAC), soldiers and civilians from five NATO nations (Canada, France, Italy, Lithuania and the United States) are working together in the fields of solar, hybrid, LED lighting, energy metering, and water purification and portable solar arrays and battery systems. The SETAC concept is deployed as part of the multinational Exercise Capable Logistician 2019, a regular exercise for NATO and partner nations to test interoperability and assess NATO standards. Footage includes shots of different smart energy technologies and contributing nations plus interview with NATO Energy Security Officer.
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1. (00:00) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS – AERIALS OF SMART ENERGY TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CAMP (SETAC) AT NATO EXERCISE CAPABLE LOGISTICIAN 2019 (CL19) IN DRAWSKO POMORSKIE TRAINING GROUNDS, POLAND. 2. (00:08) VARIOUS SHOTS – FLAGS OF NATIONS TAKING PART IN CL19 3. (00:14) CLOSE UP – NATO FLAG 4. (00:18) MOVING SHOT – VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE SETAC SMART ENERGY SET UP, INCLUDING SOLAR PANELS, INSULATED TENTS, BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM, ENERGY METERING KITS, MICRO-GRID AND GENERATORS. 5. (00:42) CANADIAN ENGINEER CHECKS THE ENERGY OUTPUT OF A GRID COMPONENT. 6. (00:48) PULL FOCUS – CANADIAN ENGINEER ERIC MCDONALD MONITORS ENERGY OUTPUT IN FRONT OF SMART ENERGY CAMP FLAG 7. (00:51) LOW ANGLE PULL UP – NATO SMART ENERGY LOGO TO ERIC MCDONALD LOOKING AT LAPTOP SCREEN 8. (00:55) VARIOUS SHOTS - LITHUANIAN HYBRID POWER GENERATING SYSTEM STATION 9. (01:02) MID SHOT – CANADIAN ELECTRICIAN INSTALLS AN ENERGY METER TO MEASURE THE POWER DRAW FROM THE HYBRID POWER GENERATING SYSTEM 10. (01:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – ITALIAN AIR FORCE MEMBER UNPACKS A PORTABLE SOLAR ARRAY AND PLUGS IN PORTABLE BATTERY 11. (01:34) VARIOUS SHOTS – FRENCH AIR FORCE PERSONNEL UNFOLD PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS THAT IS A “GREEN TO GRID” PORTABLE TRAILER THAT CAN BE DEPLOYED RAPIDLY 12. (01:53) VARIOUS SHOTS - A FRENCH AIR FORCE MEMBER PLUGS A CABLE ONTO A “GREEN TO GRID” CONVERTER TRAILER FOR EASY “PLUG & PLAY”. 13. (02:06) PULL FOCUS – FROM NATO SMART ENERGY LOGO TO AMERICAN ENGINEERS MONITORING VARIOUS ENERGY DEMANDS ON THE SETAC MICRO-GRID 14. (02:09) AMERICAN ENGINEERS MONITOR VARIOUS ENERGY DEMANDS ON THE SETAC MICRO-GRID 15. (02:14) VARIOUS SHOTS – ITALIAN AIR FORCE AIRMAN MONITORS AND THEN USES AN ATMOSPHERIC WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM TO POUR HIMSELF A GLASS OF WATER. 16. (02:26) PERSONNEL FROM THE DUTCH NATIONAL RESERVE CORPS OBSERVES 17. (02:29) VARIOUS SHOTS – ITALIAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL USE AND MONITOR ENERGY-SAVING PORTABLE LED HELICOPTER LANDING LIGHTS. 18. (03:00) CANADIAN ARMY SOLDIER TALKS TO NATO ENERGY SECURITY OFFICER, SUSANNE MICHAELIS AT THE SETAC 19. (03:05) VARIOUS SHOTS – NATO ENERGY SECURITY OFFICER, SUSANNE MICHAELIS, ADDRESSES A ROOM OF ALLIED MILITARY PERSONNEL AT THE SETAC. 20. (03:25) SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) – SUSANNE MICHAELIS, NATO ENERGY SECURITY OFFICER “So NATO Smart Energy is all about the reduction of fossil fuel consumption for our armed forces. Working with more energy-efficient diesel generators, but also with more energy-efficient tents, for example, insulated tents with energy-efficient lights, for example LED lights, we reduce the diesel consumption. And by reducing the diesel consumption, we are reducing the environmental footprint and we are reducing the logistical footprint.” “The innovative technologies which exist already in the civil world is very realistic for military use. It is already quite robust, it just has to be scaled down, become more mobile, flexible, modular, because we’re talking about NATO forces, multinational camps and then it has to be made soldier-proofed.” “I hope they’re going to change the mindset in NATO The military should change and the politicians, diplomats, deciding what the military needs to do, really needs to do, needs to change and I hope that we’re going to have a breakthrough in smart energy within a year or two.”
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