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June 21, 2011

Stand-Alone Retail Product for Homeowners Will Produce Power Anywhere the Sun Shines

By Cheryl Kaften
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Sky Power Solutions, which markets next-generation lithium-powered batteries, announced on June 21 that it is developing a residential stand-alone solar power system for retail sale, capable of producing over 2 kilowatts (KW) in full sunlight.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the growth of electric generating capacity is expected to decline after 2012. A construction boom several years ago saw capacity additions averaging 35 gigawatts (GW) a year, much higher than had been seen before. More recently, average annual builds have dropped to around 16 GW annually, creating a significant shortfall looking forward.

Sky Power Solutions is responding to this predicted capacity deficit with a system that combines advanced lithium Ion (Li-ion) battery technology with efficient solar concentration, to produce power anywhere the sun shines. The, Mooresvile, North Carolina-based company’s system, now in prototype stage, will enable homeowners to generate their own solar power — and to return 30 percent to 40 percent of their electricity back to the grid, using Net-Metering  and the Sky Power System.

Sky Power Solutions is the exclusive provider of advanced lithium battery technology to Li-ion Motors Corp., based in Las Vegas. Li-ion Motors is one of the first companies to make a fully-electric vehicle that produces zero emissions and is 100 percent lithium-powered, available to the public. In addition to customizing popular models, the company manufactures its own high-powered electric models from the ground up. The first one is a luxury supercar called the INIZIO. The second is a two-door, two-passenger vehicle called the WAVE II. The company also makes motorcycles.

“By combining our electric vehicle solutions with the generation of electricity on the residential level, Sky Power Solutions is on the forefront of the future of power generation in the United States, and will continue to pursue such efforts in an attempt to relieve the burden of growth on the electric grid, at the same time allowing users to reduce their electric bills by sending electricity out to the grid or use this surplus electric to charge their electric car,” the company announced.

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Cheryl Kaften is an accomplished communicator who has written for consumer and corporate audiences. She has worked extensively for MasterCard (News - Alert) Worldwide, Philip Morris USA (Altria), and KPMG, and has consulted for Estee Lauder and the Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jennifer Russell

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