SkyBuilt Power, a US
firm that develops mobile 'green' energy systems, has announced an investment
from the CIA through its
In-Q-Tel subsidiary.
SkyBuilt develops rugged mobile energy systems that can use any combination
of sun, wind, micro-hydro, diesel and other energy sources.
One of SkyBuilt's systems is the
Mobile Power
Station, the world's first plug-and-play, modular, mobile power system, with
over 100 patent claims filed for its 'drop and operate' design.
The Mobile Power Station sets up in hours and is a complete power system
prepackaged in a standard freight container that can be shipped worldwide.
It can provide power from 3.5kW to 150kW or more at much lower fuel and
maintenance costs than traditional fuel-based systems.
SkyBuilt chairman Bill Buck said: "SkyBuilt's power systems can provide power
with no fuel.
"They can be used for backup, remote telecoms, an emergency operations center
for disaster relief teams, water pumping, a mobile medical clinic to refrigerate
medicines in developing countries, infrastructure security, village grids,
border patrols or a classroom with internet service."
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