So the reason I ask is that I am part of a development group of alternative technologies. What we really are working on are power solutions for both commercial and residential applications. So we have a product that we are going to be introducing soon (within 12 months) that we call our EPS (Enhanced Power Supply and/or Electric Pit Stop).
So this product is actually a lithium Ion (next generation version which incorporates nanotechnology into the battery (solid state battery more or less).. So our system is meant to tie into your home electric system. Difference is, in the USA, we actually have electric tariffs. So you can actually buy your electricity for a 25% - 40% reduction in electricity costs. This isn't a maybe it is fact.. Problem is, there is no-way for the electric companies to know when you are buying (unless you put monitors on every outlet) and even if they could tell when you were buying electricity, you have no where to store it. So you can only buy what you are using... So if you want to get the savings, I guess you would have to become nocturnal and run monitors on all your outlets.. (no storage capacity). So our product fixes that. You buy power when it is cheap at night and you can use it anytime as it is stored in the EPS.
So that is the first thing our product does. Now this is the part that deals with the thread title.
So the second thing our product does is it can also work with energy generation. Meaning that instead of just buying it cheaper and storing it for use, you can actually connect our product to either Solar or Wind Turbine for electric generation. So you can create electricity via solar or wind and store it in the EPS.. Third thing it does is charge electric vechiles but that is years off as there are no standards yet in the industry..
So back to the energy generation part. It got me thinking about applying some engineering resources to my little idea here. Solar powered HPS lighting.. Now I don't think I can generate enough power with current solar cells to run HPS lights stand alone, but I bet I can store enough to run the light or supplement it to almost no cost. So the EPS can actually store 100KW, which is 2-3 times what a normal house uses in a full day or about the amount of energy necessary to power an electric vechile for about 300 miles.
So if I can come up with a design that works and is cost effective at lowering HPS energy costs, would you as a grower be interested in it?? The current design for the house is going to retail for under $3000 and will be supplemented by Gov. So if I can come up with a more compact version that specifically is targeted to growers (commercial and home growers that produce the good stuff), and I can deliver it at a price point of under $1000 or $1500, would it interest anyone??
Sounds expensive but it is a one time cost.. At least until you need to replace some battery cells (maybe 5 years). I kind of look at it as the same thing as investing in LED, only this way you know what the results will be as you are still using your regular old HPS lighting....
So this product is actually a lithium Ion (next generation version which incorporates nanotechnology into the battery (solid state battery more or less).. So our system is meant to tie into your home electric system. Difference is, in the USA, we actually have electric tariffs. So you can actually buy your electricity for a 25% - 40% reduction in electricity costs. This isn't a maybe it is fact.. Problem is, there is no-way for the electric companies to know when you are buying (unless you put monitors on every outlet) and even if they could tell when you were buying electricity, you have no where to store it. So you can only buy what you are using... So if you want to get the savings, I guess you would have to become nocturnal and run monitors on all your outlets.. (no storage capacity). So our product fixes that. You buy power when it is cheap at night and you can use it anytime as it is stored in the EPS.
So that is the first thing our product does. Now this is the part that deals with the thread title.
So the second thing our product does is it can also work with energy generation. Meaning that instead of just buying it cheaper and storing it for use, you can actually connect our product to either Solar or Wind Turbine for electric generation. So you can create electricity via solar or wind and store it in the EPS.. Third thing it does is charge electric vechiles but that is years off as there are no standards yet in the industry..
So back to the energy generation part. It got me thinking about applying some engineering resources to my little idea here. Solar powered HPS lighting.. Now I don't think I can generate enough power with current solar cells to run HPS lights stand alone, but I bet I can store enough to run the light or supplement it to almost no cost. So the EPS can actually store 100KW, which is 2-3 times what a normal house uses in a full day or about the amount of energy necessary to power an electric vechile for about 300 miles.
So if I can come up with a design that works and is cost effective at lowering HPS energy costs, would you as a grower be interested in it?? The current design for the house is going to retail for under $3000 and will be supplemented by Gov. So if I can come up with a more compact version that specifically is targeted to growers (commercial and home growers that produce the good stuff), and I can deliver it at a price point of under $1000 or $1500, would it interest anyone??
Sounds expensive but it is a one time cost.. At least until you need to replace some battery cells (maybe 5 years). I kind of look at it as the same thing as investing in LED, only this way you know what the results will be as you are still using your regular old HPS lighting....
