to ultra fast super capacitors such as those used in train brake electricity regeneration systems. Super capacitors are used to maximize conversion of gusting wind energy spikes into electricity which is then transferred with minimal loss by charge controllers from tower platform located super capacitor banks to flywheel systems located in subterranean concrete silos at the base of the utility towers. The generator,flywheel and super capacitor cache are managed by an existing Internet and wireless network supported distributed power management system. The SST, power cache and store work together asynchronously as the FullerGrid, to economically deliver timely power regulation and co-generation of electricity to service local needs with minimal additional investment required in the current power grid needed for minor structural tower upgrades for the SST and power cache and for new subterranean silo builds for the power store. The "FullerGrid" realizes an early dream of Buckminster Fuller to make use of good tower wind sites in the legacy power grid so as to generate electricity from wind economically. The FullerGrid will not only reduce dependency on large centralized power generation plants and reduce carbon emissions but also distribute jobs and economic benefit by boosting public grid electricity capacity closer to the source of use, doing so without raising taxes, which is what is required to fund complete overhaul the current public grid for new wind farm and solar farm connections, many of which are located far away from locations of electricity usage and do experience 25-35% power loss before the electricity is consumed by end customers.

Describe the current stage of your initiative and your implementation plan over the next three years

The key element of the FullerGrid is the hybrid Darrieus/Savonius geodesic stacking spherical turbine "SST",designed and prototyped between Nov. 2006 and Oct. 2008 by Grunegg Research. SST Wind Tunnel Tests were completed in January & February of 2008. Limited production samples are scheduled for delivery to pilots in November and December of 2008.

The FullerGrid solution also uses currently available certified parts and components for power cache and store, and is managed by existing Internet Protocols over existing wireless and fixed line networks. The FullerGrid will be deployed first to support base station power needs and then will be deployed in private energy networks where the stacking spherical Turbines "SSTs" are deployed on tip poles and tripods on roof tops.

By the end of 2009, 200cm and 400cm tall SSTs will be produced for early pilot deployment as described in this FullerGrid proposal for use inside public grid utility transmission and distribution towers.

Describe how your strategy meets the entry criteria ("What We're Looking For")

The FullerGrid and SST uses existing utility tower infrastructure with minimal additional cost. Placing the power cache & store in the grid and on the grid edge reduces power loss by as much as 50% depending on the ratio of power cache & store installations to SST wind array tower installations. Grid power cable upgrades are not required.

Local work forces are used to subcontract, build, deploy and maintain the SST, power cache and power store equipment.

FullerGrid can significantly help eliminate both short & long term energy shortage forecasts by replacing transmission losses with local edge & backbone located electricity production, storage and timely delivery.

The FullerGrid means distributed wind powered electricity generation, storage & regulation will handle local peak demand without the need for large central generation plants being started, saving money & reducing carbon output.

The SST has no exposed leading edges and is safe for fauna. All parts are recyclable.

Describe the qualifications and experience of you and/or your team and your ability to execute your implementation plan

Grunegg Research GmbH is the inventor of the SST where the design goal was to realize the FullerGrid in combination with other commercially available power cache & store technologies used in the train & central power regulation industries. Grunegg has recently raised founding capital & has formed a company called Harvistor AG http://www.harvistor.com together with 7 companies with backgrounds in distributed networking, communications, real time factory & remote control solutions. Harvistor's business model employs virtual manufacturing, supply chain management, services and licensing of components to OEM supplemented.

All of the key individuals have been involved as startup members of companies like Cisco Systems, Fore Systems, Sun, Nortel, Rockwell/AB & AEG. Harvistor is bringing together many years of business and technical expertise with the team goal of seeding the market with pilot projects to prove the FullerGrid is possible.

Harvistor has a medium term goal to license the SST & "FullerGrid System" to network and power equipment vendors and then deliver design services and Internet based power management services to help such vendor's and their power integrator partners achieve the primary goal of the FullerGrid which is to avert an imminent power shortage in a clean and capital efficient manner while, at the same time, enrich local economies and generate quality local employment opportunities.