SkyBuilt Power Urges European Defense Agency and NATO to Increase the Use of Renewable Energy to Save Lives, Reduce Logistics, and Cut Operating Costs

ARLINGTON, Va., May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In a keynote address today to the European Defense Agency's (EDA's) Conference on Sustainable Energy for EU Crisis Management in Budapest, SkyBuilt's President and CEO, Dave Muchow, urged EDA and NATO to rapidly increase the use of currently available renewable, proven, renewable energy solutions. These systems can be deployed immediately to save lives, reduce logistics, and cut operating costs.

War zone logistics use up to one half of all military personnel.  For every 24 fuel convoys in Iraq, one soldier is injured or killed by enemy action.  A one percent reduction in fuel use would save over 6,000 convoys and many lives.  

Muchow called for a fast track program to set goals for a percentage use of renewable energy, prioritize, focus, and immediately deploy commercially available products to jump start the deployment of renewables and compare their many advantages to diesel generators. "Once field commanders see these products and their advantages the ball will start rolling.  The problem can be studied for many more years or solved.  Like Nike would say, 'Just do it'."

About SkyBuilt Power

SkyBuilt, the leading renewable energy product integrator for rapidly deployable renewable energy power systems, has a broad range of commercially available renewable energy systems, from 500W to micro-grid capable systems. Systems range from suitcase, skids, and trailers to containers and micro-grid solutions.  These proven, rugged, mobile or fixed, rapidly deployable hybrid renewable systems include solar, wind, battery backup, and generator options, operate on or off-grid, and have been saving up to 97% on fuel with the military in the field for years.  They can pay for themselves in months to a few years in operating cost savings.

SkyBuilt's pre-packaged power solutions include telecommunications power, Army Tactical Operations centers and Forward Operating Base power, USAF (renewable airfield power with Lockheed Martin), and power for green telecom towers, DOE, and Department of Homeland Security solutions.  Systems also are ideal for intelligence, disaster relief, health clinics, crisis management, water pumping water treatment and sustainable economic development.

Contact
David J. Muchow, President and CEO
SkyBuilt Power, [email protected]
703.276.7592 x101
Suite 215, 2500 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
www.SkyBuilt.com

SOURCE SkyBuilt Power