The product of the imagination and ingenuity of an engineer called Mark Turczynski from Western Illinois, Powershed is a portable shed with solar panels fixed to the top so that it can be used in the yard, in a soccer field, on site, etc. It doesn’t require fixing solar panels to the roof, which gives potential users an added advantage: they can take the system with them if they move houses. A “lite version†has been launched as well.
“I wanted to change the ownership model from being part of the real estate to becoming a tangible piece of property that moves with you or is passed down to your family so people can fully realize the investment,†Mark said on his blog.
Powershed offers three product models: the Powershed, which is an 8’ x 8’ shed with a steel-reinforced frame. There’s the Powershed Lite, which comes in an 8’ x 10’ shed, slightly larger than the standard POWERSHED to allow for the modifications needed for the lighter frame. Finally, the company also offers Solar Wings for those not interested in the storage and functional capabilities of its shed products. Solar Wings have three solar modules that will generate an average of 2.5 kWh/day. They can be mounted based on individual customer preferences including ground and pole mount. The Solar Wing is a grid-tie system only.
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A great idea! It’s interesting how once new technologies begin to mature, as happened with the solar energy industry, that new and creative approaches appear and the Powershed system is a good example.
I think the portability is a very attractive feature and also siting your system on the shed means you have greqter flexibility in locating it properly into th sun, which sometimes is difficult with house rooftops, depending on the way the house is sited on the block.
Also the up to 10 Kw/day capacity is good and could cover as much as 25% of the average household power bill.