STUART, FL--(Marketwired - November 12, 2014) - Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: ESPH), a U.S. technology licensing and innovative manufacturing company, today announced that the Ecos PowerCube® has been recognized as a winner in the 2014 Best of What's New Awards from Popular Science. Soon to be featured in the Green Category of this December's special "Best of What's New" issue, the Ecos PowerCube® is the world's largest mobile, patented solar powered generator.
Designed to meet the growing demand for off-grid energy, with a unique, patented array of stacked solar panels, the Ecos PowerCube® maximizes the total amount of solar power generation possible in 10', 20' and 40' standard ISO shipping container footprints -- providing users with approximately 400% more solar power in a given footprint and the ability to power a wide variety of technologies in off-grid scenarios ranging from atmospheric water generation (AWG) and solar-powered internet to satellite communications for wireless mesh networking and more.
With solar power generation capabilities up to 15 kW, the Ecos PowerCube® can be transported by land, air, or sea and is ideally suited to support a wide variety of off-grid applications around the world ranging from military remote utilities and emergency response to disaster preparedness, humanitarian efforts and wireless telecommunications.
"Each year we review thousands of new innovative products and choose the top 100 winners across 12 categories for inclusion in our annual Best of What's New issue. Winners of Popular Science's Best of What's New Award tend to change what the future will look like. This year's 100 honorees are no different: They are revolutionary in their respective fields," said Cliff Ransom, Editor-in-Chief, Popular Science.
"We are thrilled to pay tribute to this year's Best of What's New awardees. From a plastic made by capturing otherwise-airborne carbon emissions to a reusable manned space capsule, these innovations are truly groundbreaking -- and they're poised to transform our lives," said Jennifer Bogo, Executive Editor, Popular Science.
"We are proud to be recognized by Popular Science due to our efforts in innovative solar power generation," stated Dennis McGuire, Chairman and CEO of Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. "We have executed a major first step in the commercialization of our revolutionary, patented Ecos PowerCube® solar panel array technology and are looking forward to developing new opportunities for this unique technology in the coming months and years."
For more information on Ecosphere's patented Ecos PowerCube® technology, please visit http://www.ecospheretech.com/environmental-engineering-technologies/powercube.
To watch an 8 kW Ecos PowerCube® solar panel array deploy in less than a minute, please visit http://www.ecospheretech.com/water-recycling-news/video-gallery/video?v=5924.
For information on Licensing Opportunities for Ecosphere's patented Ecos PowerCube® technology, please visit http://www.ecospheretech.com/environmental-engineering-technologies/licensing-opportunities.
About Ecosphere Technologies
Ecosphere Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: ESPH) is a U.S. technology licensing and innovative manufacturing company that develops environmental solutions for global markets. We help industry increase production, reduce costs, and protect the environment through a portfolio of more than 35 patented and patent-pending technologies: Technologies like Ozonix® and our Ecos PowerCube®, which are licensable across a wide range of industries and applications throughout the world.
For more information, please visit http://www.ecospheretech.com.