The Office of Naval Research Global TechSolutions program sponsored an effort by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory to convert aluminum into hydrogen fuel, which could potentially serve as a portable, readily available power source.
Marines saw a demonstration of a TechSolutions project that involved a fuel-generation prototype device — called the hydrogen tactical refueling point (H-TaRP) — at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
Part of this demonstration included Marines learning how to assemble the H-TaRP as well as receiv