资源描述:
《blue energy by MIT》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。
1、blueEnergyElevatorPitch(80wordlimit)Overonebillionpeoplelackaccesstobothcleanwaterandelectricity.ThissituationisparticularlyacuteinLatinAmerica,whereitappliestoroughly75millionruralinhabitants.Usingadvancesinmicrowindpowertechnology,blueEnergywillproduceandinstallmicrowi
2、ndturbinesinlocalLatinAmericaneconomies,thuscreatingjobsandeconomicactivity.Theseturbineswillgeneratelowcostelectricityoffthegridandwillprovideelectricitytopowerprovenultra-violetwaterpurificationtechnology.BusinessConceptblueEnergy’sprimarymissionistoprovidealowcostsolu
3、tiontothewaterandenergyneedsofunderdevelopedcommunitiesinLatinAmericaandNicaraguainparticular.Towardthatend,thecompanywilllocallydesignandmanufacturelow-costmicrowindturbinesandwillformstrategicpartnershipswiththewaterpurificationindustryinordertocreateintegratedwind-wat
4、ersystems.Thesesystemswillthenbesoldtoindividuals,communities,andsmallbusinessesthroughinnovativemicro-financingmechanisms.Whilethecompany’swindplatformwillbemanufacturedfromtechnologythatisreadilyavailable,blueEnergywillcapitalizeonitspoolingofservices,suchastraining,in
5、stallation,andmaintenance,aswellasitsstrategicpartnerships,toestablishitspositionasaleaderintheruralwaterpurificationandelectrificationmarkets.blueEnergyplanstotestandrefineitsproductinNicaraguawheremanagementhasastrongpoliticalandmanufacturingnetwork.blueEnergywilluseth
6、istestingphasetohedgeagainsttechnicalrisks,bycollectingoperationaldataonbothturbinesandwaterpurificationsystems.Managementbelievesthatthisapproachwillbuildarobusttrackrecordandwillallowthecompanytoleverageitsgoodwillintogreatermarkets.Market/CustomersItisestimatedthattwo
7、billionpeoplestilllackelectricitytoday,causingenergydemandindevelopingcountriestodoubleeveryeightyears.Moreover,theshareoftotalworldenergydemandbydevelopingnationsisprojectedtoincreasefrom33%to44%by2025,withtwo-thirdsofallenergygrowthprojectedtooccurinnewindustrializinge
8、conomies.AccordingtotheInternationalEnergyAgency,energydemandinLatinAmericaisexpectedtodoubleby2020.Sin