The Battery Canon

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The Battery Canon

• Harnessing Waste Energy From Heat to Electricity
  

Jay Ni Nandita Sriram Jonathan Tan Zhi Kuang
Tan Andy Teo ENGR 145 Winter 2008
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The Problem
Based on calculations comparing the Honda Civic
to the Honda Civic Hybrid
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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

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How It Works
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Value Chain
While we must target car manufacturers to
implement the technology, our product ultimately
benefits the consumer, who saves money on gas!
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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.
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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!
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Business Timeline

• Complete working prototype

• Pilot testing via General Motors and Ford

2013
2009 - 2010
Mar. 2008
Dec. 2008
2011 - 2012

•  Large-scale commercial launch

• RD to reach target efficiency for
  commercialization.
• Second round of financing for marketing and
  manufacturing.

• Found company
• Secure VC seed financing (3.5M)

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Financial Projections
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Competitors

• Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition
• Alternative Bulk Thermoelectric Materials, e.g.
  Bi2Te3 , (Hi-Z Technologies)
• Quantum Well Thermoelectrics
• Power Chips (www.powerchips.gi)

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Our Partners

• Federal and State Governments
• Silicon Suppliers
• Clean Tech Supporters (e.g. PGE)
• Car Manufacturers engaged in developing
  thermoelectric materials (e.g. GM)
• Semiconductor Fabricating Companies

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Risks
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Future Opportunities
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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.

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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 MendezTesla Motors, Inc.
• Development Engineer