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My son just sent this - I asked him for a source link, but haven't heard back 
yet.
Sandy

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From: compeze AT highdesert.com
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 22:58:25 +0000 (America/Los_Angeles)
To: sanrico AT highdesert.com

The latest investor in green energy - the CIA

Within hours, solar and wind energy units can be up and
running in war or disaster zones.


ARLINGTON, VA. – What if you had a power unit that
generated substantial electrical energy with no fuel?
What if it were so rugged that you could parachute it
out of an airplane? What if it were so easy to set up
that two people could have it running in just a few
hours? 
Now there is such a device - built by a small Virginia
start-up - and the federal government has taken notice.


 
SkyBuilt Power Inc. has begun building
electricity-generating units fueled mostly by solar and
wind energy. The units, which use a battery backup
system when the sun is down and the wind is calm, are
designed to run for years with little maintenance.

Depending upon its configuration, SkyBuilt's Mobile
Power Station (MPS) can generate up to 150 kilowatts of
electricity, says David Muchow, the firm's president
and CEO. That's enough to power an emergency operations
center, an Army field kitchen, or a small medical
facility.

Privately owned SkyBuilt now has a new investor -
In-Q-Tel, a venture capital firm set up by the US
Central Intelligence Agency. Skybuilt and In-Q-Tel will
announce Tuesday that they have signed a strategic
development agreement, including an investment in
SkyBuilt.

In-Q-Tel's support is a breakthrough for the small
firm. (The "Q" in In-Q-Tel is a whimsical play on the
movie character "Q" who supplies James Bond with nifty
gadgets.) SkyBuilt provides innovative energy solutions
with the potential to help meet a wide variety of
critical government and commercial power needs, says
Gilman Louie, In-Q-Tel president and CEO.

The power stations could have important uses for
disaster relief, homeland security, military
operations, intelligence work, and a variety of
commercial applications. The units are not yet designed
for use by homeowners.

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