Throughout the year, Studio Electricians Union 728 holds instructional demonstrations for members, so that professional Union electricians and lamp operators are up to speed with the latest technologies, regulations, and industry standards. This weekend, for the first time, the training featured a Mobile Solar Power System™.
Mobile Solar Power Systems – portable solar generators – are used in the entertainment industry, construction, agriculture and emergency response industries as a clean, dependable power source for remote locations where “grid” power is unavailable. The solar units, designed and built by Pure Power Distribution (www.PurePowerD.com) provide between 50 and 600 Amps of pure sine wave power (4.5 to 72 kW) – with no noise, no fumes, and no exhaust.
Mark Garrett of Pure Power demonstrated a Hybrid S10 Mobile Solar Power System for the 15 men and women attending the session, and held a question/answer session afterward.
“The Hybrid” is well known in the entertainment industry already, as it’s currently working on the hit CBS show “Criminal Minds”. New Line Cinema used Hybrid S10’s cabled with Solar Star Waggons™ to power the base camp for “Valentine’s Day” (Diana Pokorney, Producer).
The Hybrid S10 features an onboard Tier 4 biodiesel generator that’s automatically switched on to recharge the System’s batteries – using a Tier 4 generator is about 93% more environmentally efficient in terms of exhaust/soot than a Tier 1 generator.
This is a strong vote of confidence by the entertainment industry and the Union that Mobile Solar Power Systems are a viable power source for productions seeking a green alternative to their mobile power needs.
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