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SunCrate providing mobile power Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:16 PM A SunCrate, developed with help from a grant from the Iowa Energy Office, is set up in Ames to test its solar energy collection and distribution capabilities. Photo by Michael Crumb A Sioux City-based company is harnessing the power of the sun and using portable storage units that can provide power to homes and businesses when a natural disaster strikes, or to supplement the current energy supply when electrical loads are high. SunCrate was founded by Dolf Ivener after he started thinking about putting solar energy...

SunCrate providing mobile power Wednesday, March 10, 2021 4:16 PM A SunCrate, developed with help from a grant from the Iowa Energy Office, is set up in Ames to test its solar energy collection and distribution capabilities. Photo by Michael Crumb A Sioux City-based company is harnessing the power of the sun and using portable storage units that can provide power to homes and businesses when a natural disaster strikes, or to supplement the current energy supply when electrical loads are high. SunCrate was founded by Dolf Ivener after he started thinking about putting solar energy...

Ames Tribune An Iowa State project that brings electricity to disaster areas was put to use after a derecho tore through Iowa and left many without power for days or even weeks.  Iowa State researchers and Sioux City's SunCrate Energy have spent the past two years collaborating on a microgrid, decentralized energy sources that can be autonomous, to show its effectiveness during disasters. The researchers' work, a used shipping crate with a solar panel on top, can be seen neighboring Bandshell Park in Ames. "It's basically just a generator on steroids," SunCrate founder Dolf Ivener sai...