SunSmartSkylightsfromRoshanEnergyMorelightLessheat-forawarmingplanet
Sep2016
LogoderivedfromancientEgyptsymboloftheAten–SunasthesourceofallLifeandEnergy
• 20%ofallelectricityusedforligh&ngcommercialbuildings• Currentskylightslimitedtolessthan5%roofarea,moreincreasesheatload
• CoolingvenHlaHonHVAC-quarterofbuildingenergyuse
Skylights,whiteroofs&solarpanels–Terminatorsofnet-energyuseattheworld’slargestretailer
• MustreducebothlighHng&coolingelectricitydemandforzero-netenergyfuture
• SunSmartskylightsforcommercialroofs–storeswarehousesfactories
• MoreLightLessHeat
² LighHngcostsreducedupto50%
² HVACusagereducedupto25%
SunSmartskylightEnergySaved>SolarmoduleEnergyProduced
• DaylighHngincreasesstoresales(40%more!)&workerproducHvity
CURRENT² Inefficientnon-uniformlightcollecHon² intenselightinsummerturnsintoheat
Winter
Summer
e.gSunOp*cs,Wasco
SUNSMART² Moreuniformlightprovidedthruseasons
² Nohotspotsorglare
² EasyvenHngofheat
Compounddiffuser
Uniformwideareaday-ligh7ng
roof
• Skylightmarket-$6B/yearhastwosectors:-residenHal–peakedroofs>$60/sf(Velux,..)
-commercial-flatroofs>$30/sf(SunOpHcs,..)
• Morelight-lessheatinnovaHonwidensTAM
Growthdrivers:zero-netenergycode,LEEDcerHficaHon
&consumerpreference
• Channels:exisHngskylightcompanies,roofingsuppliers&directsales
Priced:$20/sqe‘Dropin’install-byanyroofingcontractor
• Eventuallyappropriateforallroofsespeciallymanufacturedhomes
Daylightedstores‘insanelygreat’
• Novelpatentpendingdesign-‘Compounddiffuser’withproprietaryopHcalstructures
• FinalizeproductconfiguraHon-opHcsopHmizaHon/efficiencyanalyses
-LBNL&NREL
prototype
² LaterversionstoprovidesolarpowerataddiHonal$0.25/Wak
Compounddiffuser
Uniformwideareaday-ligh7ng
roof
• ULcerHficaHon-Pilotmanufacturing-commercialdemobyQ1’18.
Modules-3’x3’or2’x4’assembledtoscaleanyroofarea
� RameshGopalan,isthePresident/CTOofRoshanEnergy,inventoroftheSunSmartsolarroofconcept,andmanagesengineeringandoperaHons.Hisworkexperienceincludessemiconductortechnologydevelopmentandglobalmanufacturing.HisBAandPhDinphysicsarefromUCBerkeley.
� BillBuchanisAdvisortoRoshanEnergybringing30yearsexperienceintheenergy&environmentsectorsandincommercializaHonofstate-of-the-artcleantechnology.HewillmanagebusinessdevelopmentincludingkeypartnershipswithLBNL,UL.HisBA,MSandMBA–inengineeringandentrepreneurshiparefromUCBerkeley
� Teamneeds:BusinessDevelopment,OperaHons,Finance&Legal
Year Milestones
2016 AnalysesatLBNL;DesignConsulHng;FinalizeProductConfiguraHon
2017 Pilotmanufacturing;ULCerHficaHon;deliver2500sfofSunSmarttocommercialdemo
2018 CommercialDemo;VolumeContractManufacturing;;DevelopSolarproduct&IP
$, in thousands 2016 2017 2018 2019Revenue 0 0.5M 2M 10MCosts 0.15M 0.7M 3M 5MEBIT 0 0 (1M) 5MFunding Needs 0.15M 1.2M 1M 0MHeadcount 2 3 4 10Units sold 0 250 1000 5000
*FinancialprojecHons:fundingfromGrants,privatefundinginclCalSEED,USDOEremainstbd
• Mission&Values:Reducethecarbon-footprintenergycostsofbuildingsProvidelowestcostproducttocommuniHesallovertheglobe
• CleanSustainableproduc&on:enHrelyfromexisHngsupplychains&manufacturingeconomiesofscale;
Nothinghazardousortoxic;Allcomponentstolastforover20years;Over90%recyclable
• PublicSocialLicense:California’sTitle24buildingzeronetenergymandate;LEEDcerHficaHon;retailconsumersprefernaturaldaylighHng
SunSmartmodules,tobeinstalledonRoshanEnergy’sownfaciliHes,willsaveorproducetheirenergycostofmanufacturinginlessthan1year
ExitthroughacquisiHonbylargercompanies
Toscaleupmanufacturing&markeHngaroundtheworld
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