Portable Soler Power Pump MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Pumps 26-2-27 Need electricity for a cabin, water pump or campsite? Powerpod Corporation may have the answer for you. The portable power system includes a solar panel sitting atop a "pod" that contains batteries and a DC to AC converter. All you have to do to set it up is install a grounding rod and hook up the batteries. "With this go-anywhere power system, we're trying to do what Henry Ford did with the automobile," says Kerry Kalarney, CEO, Powerpod Corporation. "People want things simple, and they want them to work." Powerpod offers 18 different units with various power outputs. Prices begin at $750 for the smallest unit, which weighs just 110 lbs. and stands only 4 1/2 ft high. The largest Powerpod weighs 1,200 lbs. and stands nearly 10 ft. tall. Powerpods have been on the market for six years. Units have been installed at McMurdo Station in the Antarctic and at a Smithsonian Institution research station in Panama. Kalarney has worked with solar ever since he built a home in a remote area 20 years ago. "I turned to solar for power and I've lived with solar as my only source of power ever since," he says. In addition to consulting with the military and other federal agencies, Kalarney works on private energy installations. Currently, he is working on a project for a ranch in Oregon. The owners want to go into energy farming with wind turbines. Thanks to energy rules in Oregon, the owners will receive 18-20ó/KW for power that costs them only 6-7ó per kilowatt to produce. Before installing generating equipment, check with your state energy office. It may be more efficient to feed excess energy into the grid and draw when you need it rather than to set up your own onsite battery storage. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup: Powerpod Corporation, Box 321, Placerville, Colo. 81430 (ph 888 786-3374; Website: www.powerpod.com).

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