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CONTENTS• INTRODUCTION

• AN IDEA

• MAIN COMPONENTS

• ECONOMIC IMPLEMENTATION

• CONCLUSION©Lova Raj

INTRODUCTIONTechnology Technology to generate electricity to generate electricity

closer closer to where it is consumed to where it is consumedMust Must save moneysave money,increase ,increase

dependability & dependability & protect the protect the environmentenvironment

It must It must meet energy demands meet energy demands more dependably,affordably & more dependably,affordably & sustainably, sustainably, 24/724/7

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AN IDEAK.R.SridharK.R.Sridhar from from

INDIA,INDIA,Professor & Advisor to Professor & Advisor to

NASANASA

Developed Developed the IDEA for the IDEA for

Bloom EnergyBloom Energy

Reverse Engineered Reverse Engineered a a

device,device,thatthat creates OXYGEN creates OXYGEN

to astronautsto astronauts

Instead Instead giving OXYGENgiving OXYGEN, ,

device device uses OXYGEN uses OXYGEN to to

produce produce ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL

ENERGYENERGY

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K.R.SridharK.R.Sridhar Professor & Professor &

AdvisorAdvisor to NASA to NASA

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MAIN COMPONENTS SAND FUEL CELL STACK METALIC BASE MODULE SYSTEM SOLUTION

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SAND The The first main first main

component component used in used in

Bloom Energy is Bloom Energy is

SANDSAND

From the sand From the sand FUEL FUEL

CELLS CELLS are preparedare prepared

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FUEL CELLBloom's fuel Bloom's fuel

cells – cells – flat, flat, solid ceramic solid ceramic squaressquares

Made from a Made from a common common sand-sand-like "powder."like "powder."

25w 25w of energyof energy

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STACK All these fuel All these fuel

cells are tightly cells are tightly packed to make a packed to make a STACKSTACK

Material used Material used are are less expensive less expensive than metals than metals currently usedcurrently used

1kw1kw of energyof energy

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METALIC BASE

Fuel cells are Fuel cells are coated with coated with METALIC-BASEMETALIC-BASE

Allow Allow ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY to to pass through pass through systemsystem

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MODULE

All the All the stacks are stacks are combined to combined to MODULEMODULE

25kw 25kw of of energy energy

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SYSTEMAll these All these modules are modules are again again combined to combined to form form SYSTEMSYSTEM

100kw100kw of of energyenergy

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SOLUTION And the And the

system lastly system lastly combined to combined to form a form a SOLUTIONSOLUTION

100kw100kw--1mw 1mw of of energyenergy

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OVERALL ARTISTIC VIEWOVERALL ARTISTIC VIEW©Lova Raj

ECONOMIC IMPLEMENTATION

Right now, a single bloom box Right now, a single bloom box

is about the is about the size of a average size of a average

parking spaceparking space

Cost Cost $800,000$800,000

Company develops Company develops a box of a box of

$3,000 $3,000 in near futurein near future©Lova Raj

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CONCLUSIONA lot of A lot of hype is surrounded hype is surrounded the the

bloom boxbloom box

Its Its potential to create cleaner, potential to create cleaner,

more sustainable more sustainable energyenergy

But the technology is But the technology is in its EARLY in its EARLY

stages stages of developmentof development

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