IDE participated in the presentation of the outcomes of the “INDY – Energy Independent and Efficient Deployable Military Camps” project, held on Jan. 22nd, 2025 in Brussels, among over 120 representatives and key stakeholders from Ministries of Defence, the European Commission (EC), the European Defence Agency (EDA), NATO, INDY project partners and other leading organisations. This event revealed the project’s strategic roadmap (2030-2050) for Energy-Independent Military Camps, focusing on enhancing energy resilience and efficiency in military operations and addressing future challenges through civil-defence dual-use innovation and strategic planning.
The INDY project, which officially concluded on 31 January 2025, underscores the importance of continued collaboration among European civilian and defence stakeholders. It is one of the first strategic European projects under the European Defence Fund (EDF) programme that addresses green energy and the resilience of armed forces against threats related to energy security, dependence on fossil fuels, supply chain vulnerabilities, and climate change, thereby strengthening EU armed forces’ military and operational capabilities while minimising their environmental footprint.
The INDY project developed four scenarios for military camp types tailored to different climates and sizes and projected their evolution for 2030 and 2050. It also created a comprehensive database of over 65 emerging technologies, and identified 13 Key Energy Capabilities (KEC) to advance demonstration actions in the energy resilience of military camps.
IDE, a leader in fielded Hybrid Power solutions for defense applications, contributed to the project’s study activities in the areas of Interoperability, Energy Storage safety, Microgrid architectures, Energy Planning and Intelligent Power Distribution concepts.
More about the EDF-2021-INDY project at https://www.indycamp.eu
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