Solar Powered-Plugins

Why?

300 million people in the U.S. Enough hauling around huge batteries on your long trips Its really cool Nothing else like it for the price

Use it for

Camping trailers Charging portable devices Long trips

How will it work?

Energy harvested from sun Energy converted through an inverter Energy transferred directly into device 50 watts per ft2 Use new technology from Caltech

What will it look like?

Deployed with a tripod Solar panels sit on a swivel Solar panels connected to an inverter Outlet as a part of the inverter casing Different sizes for higher watt output Folds nicely for easy storage

Cost Breakdown
1 Million total Capital

Research and development- $400,000

Plant modification $600,000

$35 Cost Per Unit Inverter - $15.00 Solar Cells (4 ft2) - $10.00 Hinges & Brackets $0.50 Carrying Case $3.50 Swivel & Tripod - $2.50 Outlet Adapter $1.00 Labor - $2.50

Overview

Each unit sells for $100 65% profit margin per unit No sales first year Sell 5,000 units the first 3 years Sell 15,000 units each year after that Rate of Return 51.23% Pay out Period 4.03 yrs.

Money vs Time
$6,000,000

$5,000,000

$4,000,000

$3,000,000 $ (dollars) Income $2,000,000 Expenses Cash Flow Cumulaltive $1,000,000

$0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

-$1,000,000

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Time (yrs)

Sources

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200804160914 44AAFz5Ob http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/solarcell2.htm http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/new-solar-cell-is98-plastic-and-catches-a-record-breaking-96-of-incidentlight.html http://conservativecritic.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/is-solarenergy-cost-effective/ http://www.thankyousun.com/solarcost.htm http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/44-efficient-solarcells-nrel.html