88% of our primary energy is wasted. Carbon budget is over. Renewable Energies are too pricey for most of the World.
Is it time for a new paradigm?
Changing the way we use Energy
Globally, 88% of all primary energy used to power our lives is wasted in highly inefficient centralized power plants, along transport lines, and in highly inefficient end-use systems.
In order to build a brighter future we must look beyond fossil fuels. If we were to look up to the Sun, we can have a sustainable energy source. The Sun provides more than 1000 times the amount of energy we consume on Earth. However, solar energy must be captured with systems that have high Energy Return on Investment to be affordable and sustainable.
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Sustainable
Above 55% efficiency
Point of Use
Non Sustainable
12% efficiency
Centralized
Renewable Energies
The chart below shows the origin of energy on a global scale. The thin yellow layer shows the percentage of renewable energy. The reality is that renewable energy cannot compete in most parts of the world. Beyond being more expensive than fossil fuels, the intermittent nature for renewable energy such as PV solar and Wind are the main roadblocks. Battery energy storage is a solution that only a very small percentage of energy users can afford.
Source: The Energy Collective.
Cost of Energy
When manufactured in large volumes, we estimate a 5kW Solar nGeni GreenBox™ to cost about 25 times less than current centralized, fossil or nuclear power plants (per kW).
Solar nGeni GreenBoxes are estimated to last 25 years with very little maintenance. This translates into an electricity cost some 2 to 3 times less than electricity from fossil or nuclear sources.
Land / Stationary Applications
Stationary applications of the nGeni™ offer a smooth transition to complete sustainability through solar power. Modular design allows easy reconfiguration, upgrading, and scalability.
GreenBoxes offer very low maintenance costs (in most cases one major maintenance every 25 years). Grey water can be recycled at the point-of-use, to ease drought or other water issues.
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Artist impressions of nGeni systems A. Solar nGeni sized to supply an African village. B. An hybrid Solar -biogas nGeni. C. GreenBox installed in the garage providing all energy flows to the house. D. Networked nGeni in a Sub-Saharan village.
Transport Applications
The nGeni core technology can be applied to land, sea and air based transport. Our nGeni can be retrofitted easily to most vehicles (cars, buses, trucks, farm machinery, locomotives, boats, ships and some planes) or integrated into new vehicle designs.
We expect energy efficiencies above 50%. Fuel consumption will be reduced by an estimated 50% on average.
nGeni eliminates the need for large, complex and expensive gear boxes (due to flat torque curves over very large range of revs).
