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B.LOVA RAJU B.LOVA RAJU
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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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