Solar Integrated Technologies Contracted by U.S. Air Force to Integrate Solar Power into its Small Shelter System.

Los Angeles, CA, July 30, 2004 -   Solar Integrated Technologies (SIT), a manufacturer and integrator of photovoltaic systems, announces receipt of a contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL to develop and install a photovoltaic power generating system onto a Small Shelter System (SSS).  The contract is part of AFRL’s Solar Energy Program at Tyndall AFB, FL that involves development of new shelter power generation systems using photovoltaic (PV) cells.

AFRL engineers stated, “SIT’s integration of thin film solar cell panels with the SSS is a part of our energy dynamics study to address performance issues of solar energy under various daylight conditions and weather variables.”  SIT was selected “because of their proprietary production capability to integrate photovoltaic cells to flexible industrial fabrics,” the engineers added. 

Edward Stevenson, Solar Integrated Technologies’ CEO commented “This is our first opportunity  to fully demonstrate to the Air Force the reliable year-round power generation of our unique technology. Our technical team at SIT is extremely pleased that they will be working with AFRL to help fully demonstrate and document first-hand, the outstanding performance of the SIT solar electric system to their mobile shelter.”

The solar-enhanced SSS promises to be an innovation of wide scope for the future of PV powered mobile shelters for the armed forces. The project also coincides with SIT’s continued development and manufacturing of other similar portable PV shelters for commercial clients, humanitarian agencies, and developing sector countries in need of mobile, light weight solar electricity for a variety of useful applications.

About Solar Integrated Technologies

Solar Integrated Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of proprietary photovoltaic systems that generate solar electrical power for commercial, industrial and mobile applications worldwide. 

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Air Force Research Lab
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Miriam Keith  (850) 283-3732

 

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