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2015 Innovations Award Winner: Planetary Power HyGen hybrid diesel-electric generator
Mining asteroids in space may not seem like something that would produce benefits for poor people in the Third World or construction contractors here on earth. But an idea that started in the private space exploration sector has now evolved into a new product that stands to benefit both – Planetary Power’s HyGen hybrid diesel-electric […]
January 8, 2015
Construction Equipment
OEMs used ConExpo to preview what will be the most revolutionary decade in the history of heavy equipment and truck technology
As ConExpos go, the 2014 show was a welcome shot of enthusiasm for the construction industry. But it was a short quote from Doug Oberhelman, CEO of Caterpillar, that I think set the tone and the goals for the next decade in the heavy equipment business. Oberhelman was talking to the press about the completion […]
March 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
HyGen electric-hybrid generator provides a lot of portable power using very little fuel
Combine a small diesel engine to a lithium-ion battery pack and what do you get? A hybrid electrical generator that uses up to 80 percent less fuel than conventional, diesel generators. Planetary Power’s HyGen hybrid generators are solution for portable power needs off the grid or areas or where diesel fuel is scarce and expensive […]
March 21, 2014
Construction Equipment
SUNsparq solar generator provides enough power for construction as off-grid solution for remote work
The knock against conventional solar power is that it takes a massive number of panels or collectors to generate just a trickle of electricity. And these low voltage systems take a long time to fill up a battery pack. The SUNsparq solar hybrid generator from Planetary Power doesn’t “collect” solar energy. Rather, it uses a […]
March 20, 2014
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