they have the temporary cash flow and opportunity to serve as
ideal examples of the efficient use of energy by becoming masters of energy markets by using SETM instead. A recent report
by a group of economists in the Journal of Economic Perspectives stated the scenario as follows:
Over the next 25-30 years, nearly all of the growth in energy
demand, fossil fuel use, associated local pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions, is forecast to come from the developing
[LDC] world. The U.S. Energy Information Administration
reports that energy consumption in OECD and non-OECD
countries was roughly equal in 2007, but from 2007 to 2035,
it forecasts that energy consumption in OECD countries
will grow by 14 percent, while energy consumption in nonOECD countries will grow by 84 percent.13
Ambassador Bloomfield was the U.S. Department of State, Assistant Secretary of State for the Political and Military Bureau,
the Ambassador at Large for the eradication of shoulder fired
rockets and mines, and the Department of Defense Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. Currently, he serves on the board of the Stimson
Center, a Washington, D.C. think tank which regularly moves
issues successfully through the beltway gridlock. Also of note at
TZB, Mr. Tamminen was a special advisor to California Governor (R) Arnold Schwarzenegger for energy and environment
as well as being a special advisor to current California Governor
(D) Jerry Brown for the same fields. He also works with the
UN as the head of the UN-supported R20 (Regions of Climate
Action) initiative.
Another U.S. SETM industry leading company is SunPower.®17
SunPower® works with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s
Should LDC countries run the energy high road by receiving
Office of Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)18 and reSETM training from U.S. Army, they can transfer those skills
to UN PKO host nations, building those important in roads,
cently with the Chilean government to create two of the world’s
and introducing a way forward for their own national exports of largest solar power installations.19 SunPower’s® majority investor
SETM.
is French oil giant Total®. Sun Power® markets a 24 percent efficient solar photovoltaic cell that is/can be used within microSETM and the state of the technology market
grids.20 Total® investment in SunPower® is coupled with associated investments by U.S. Berkshire Hathaway®.21 The U.S. and
Although SETM could be best applied in UN PKO at the
France are currently working together on UN PKO, notably
neighborhood and refugee camp level, microgrids are conwithin conflicts in Africa, among others. Because French and
structed and may be applied to as small an area as a city block.
American investors are co-owners of this solar power giant, SunLinking houses together on small electric substations, SETM
Power® is well positioned to be integrated into the UN DPKO
can also be applied to satisfy the needs of densely populated and procurement process with U.S. Army training support and
large geographic areas by linking individual smaller SETM sub- UN logistics. Also of note, Total® was recently acquitted for its
stations, supported energy islands, to larger existing power grids. alleged involvement in the UN Oil for Food Program corrupSETM are readily available and primed for use in real-world
tion.22 Ethical and sound public/private partnerships are of the
and testing applications.14 There are thousands of international utmost concern and that acquittal and resulting clearance for
research institutes and startup companies leading the SETM
Total® to do business with the UN was critical.
market in its development, however a few companies stand out.
The Zero Base ® (TZB), is a leader in this field with annual
The recent development between Total® and the UN was a critexhibitions in the courtyard of the United States Department
ical one given UNPD requirements for vendors to survive the
of Defense’s Headquarters, Pentagon. TZB Board of Advisors
rigorous vetting process. Such vetting requirements are seen in
include U.S. Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield and Mr. Terry
an excerpt from a sample document from the UNPD involving
Tamminen.15 Ambassador Bloomfield stated,
current UN PKO contracting in Somalia which includes:
Prerequisites for Eligibility
ZeroBase Energy LLC, is based in Ferndale, Michigan, with
manufacturing done in Michigan with an American supply
chain. ZeroBase has met with the UN Procurement Agency
and is looking for opportunities to bid on UN projects. A
strong new focus is hybrid microgrids [SETM], with projects
recently finished in Hawaii, a village electrification project
being finalized this summer in rural Kenya, and a new U.S.
Agency for International Development-funded village project soon to begin in Haiti.16
18
In order to be eligible for UN registration [as a Vendor], you
must declare that:
A. Your company (as well as any parent, subsidiary or affili
ate companies) is not listed in, or associated with a com
pany or individual listed in:
I. the Compendium of United Nations Security Council
Sanctions Lists (http://www.un.org/sc/committees/
list_compend.shtml), or
II. the IIC Oil for Food [OFF] List website or, if listed on