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The Battery Canon. Jay Ni Nandita Sriram Jonathan Tan Zhi Kuang Tan Andy Teo ENGR 145 Winter 2008. Harnessing Waste Energy: From Heat to Electricity . The Problem. It takes nearly 15 years to recoup the extra investment in hybrid cars! * Who would want to make this commitment?.
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The Battery Canon
Jay Ni
Nandita Sriram
Jonathan Tan
Zhi Kuang Tan
Andy Teo
ENGR 145
Winter 2008
Harnessing Waste Energy: From Heat to Electricity
The Problem
It takes nearly 15 years to recoup the extra investment in hybrid cars! *
Who would want to make this commitment?
*Based on calculations comparing the Honda Civic to the Honda Civic Hybrid
Value Proposition
- To make hybrid cars more cost effective by improving their fuel efficiency by up to 25%
- How?
- By recovering waste energy!
- Over 60% of the energy used by a combustion engine is wasted as heat.
- Technology:
- Rough Thermoelectric Silicon Nanowires
Value Chain
While we must target car manufacturers to implement the technology, our product ultimately benefits the consumer, who saves money on gas!
Market Analysis
Source: Green Car Congress
“We see the hybrid unit continuing to grow to over 1 million units by 2012 so long as gas prices grow.”
-Michael Omotoso, senior manager of J.D. Power.
Money Savings!
With the thermoelectric silicon nanowires, consumers enjoy a ~25% increase on their mileage and can expect to save an extra ~$150 per year!
Business Timeline
- Complete working prototype
- Pilot testing via General Motors and Ford
2013
2009 - 2010
Mar. 2008
Dec. 2008
2011 - 2012
- Found company
- Secure VC seed financing ($3.5M)
- R&D to reach target efficiency for commercialization.
- Second round of financing for marketing and manufacturing.
- Large-scale commercial launch
Competitors
- Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
- Alternative Bulk Thermoelectric Materials, e.g. Bi2Te3 ,(Hi-Z Technologies)
- Quantum Well Thermoelectrics
- Power Chips (www.powerchips.gi)
Our Partners
- Federal and State Governments
- Silicon Suppliers
- Clean Tech Supporters (e.g. PG&E)
- Car Manufacturers engaged in developing thermoelectric materials (e.g. GM)
- Semiconductor Fabricating Companies
Conclusions
- We feel like this is an excellent opportunity!
- Huge growing market
- Oil prices are rising.
- Clean tech investing is at its prime.
- Risks are manageable.
- Builds value for an increasingly “green” society.
Notable Primary References
- Peidong Yang: UC Berkeley, Dept. of Chemistry
- Co-inventor, Professor
- Clay Maranville: Ford Motor Company
- Sr. Research Scientist, Dept. of Materials Science & Nanotechnology
- David Wagner: Ford Motor Company
- Technical Specialist
- Ed Tate: General Motors Corporation
- Hybrid Powertrain Engineering
- Leonel Leal: Toyota Motor Engineering
- Plastics, Engineering Specialist
- Scott Kohn: Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Engineer
- N. Jason Mendez:Tesla Motors, Inc.
- Development Engineer
