SkyBuilt Aims to be the Dell of Renewable Energy Systems

http://www.skybuilt.com/pr_aim.htm

Sterling D. Allan and Mary-Sue Haliburton
Pure Energy Systems News
2005

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, USA – SkyBuilt Power recently captured the world's imagination with news that the CIA's venture capital firm, In-Q-Tel, has invested in their company and has a development agreement with them. SkyBuilt is an energy solutions company that makes innovative renewable energy systems. One product on the drawing board is a wind-solar hybrid power unit that can be parachuted to a rugged location and deployed within a few hours by two people.

In fact, a steerable wing-type of parachute can be guided by remote control to get it to an otherwise inaccessible location.

The units can be configured to deliver anywhere from 3.5 to 150 kilowatts of electricity, depending on how many options are included.

Though there have been many solar and wind technologies developed, what’s new here is the ability to combine them in a tidy package. Using the heavy and rugged steel container as a base means that it is not necessary to pour heavy footings and install towers and guy wires to support the turbine, or hold solar panels steady against wind pressure.

The modular setup allows off-the-shelf components of many types to be added, including combustion-based generators and alternators, solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries.

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