Power Droids at Desert RATS
GSW7000 fully deployed and generating power.
Green Trail Energy has partnered with the Challenger Center for Space Science Education to provide logistical and technical support for Education and Public Outreach (EPO) to be done at NASA’s annual Desert RATS activity in Arizona this month. This activity is made possible by a Space Act Agreement between NASA and the Challenger Center. OnOrbit.com editor and Challenger Center Board of Directors member Keith Cowing will provide Desert RATS coverage onsite between 12-16 September. The GSW7000 portable power system, whose utilization is being donated to this activity by Green Trail Energy, can provide 2.4 KW of wind power and 4.4 KW of solar power. With its extendable 106 foot tower, it can also serve as a cell phone node and provide WiFi and WiMAX connectivity. This unit can be deployed by one person and be operational 30 minutes after arrival at a remote location. The entire unit compacts into the volume of a standard shipping container and can be pulled by a 1 ton pick up truck. These photos show the system set up at a demonstration location just outside of Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia. More details in the days to come. More photos below.
GSW7000 fully deployed and generating power.
Green Trail Energy has partnered with the Challenger Center for Space Science Education to provide logistical and technical support for Education and Public Outreach (EPO) to be done at NASA’s annual Desert RATS activity in Arizona this month. This activity is made possible by a Space Act Agreement between NASA and the Challenger Center. OnOrbit.com editor and Challenger Center Board of Directors member Keith Cowing will provide Desert RATS coverage onsite between 12-16 September. The GSW7000 portable power system, whose utilization is being donated to this activity by Green Trail Energy, can provide 2.4 KW of wind power and 4.4 KW of solar power. With its extendable 106 foot tower, it can also serve as a cell phone node and provide WiFi and WiMAX connectivity. This unit can be deployed by one person and be operational 30 minutes after arrival at a remote location. The entire unit compacts into the volume of a standard shipping container and can be pulled by a 1 ton pick up truck. These photos show the system set up at a demonstration location just outside of Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia. More details in the days to come. More photos below.
Wind generator and communications hardware atop the 106 foot mast.
Keith Cowing standing in front of one of the solar panels.
Tower retracted and in the process of being stowed for transport.
