# Halcium Energy

Safe, effective small wind turbines for homes and businesses.

## Elevator pitch
We make small wind turbines for use on homes and businesses. It's a good start on our mission to change energy for the better.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/halcium
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:75779
- Last updated: 2026-06-08T05:00:40Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-08T06:05:03Z

## Quick facts
- A small wind turbine with no external moving parts.
- Specifically designed to produce energy in towns and cities.
- Omnidirectional - can take wind from changing directions, or even multiple directions at once.
- We've received interest from people, businesses, non-profits, and governments across the world.
- Distributed energy is a $285 billion market a year - projected $918 billion by 2032.
- Over 40,000 people have signed up to be notified when the PowerPod is ready to sell.
- Over 3,000 have signed up to become installers or distributors.

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:120541: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:120540: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:40665: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)
- wefunder:fundraise:40666: 4(a)(6) successful (USD)

## FAQ
1. **Hi, how far is the power output of your prototype from your goals? What power do you expect at a constant 10 mph wind speed? Can you theoretically estimate the minimum wind speed necessary to yield usable power? And any ideas where a 1 kW Powerpod would be priced? Conservative...**
   - Hi Octavian, very pointed questions. The bottom line is that we are very, very early. The prototype has shown we can gather wind and apply it upwards to a blade area but we lacked the means to produce a proper blade - our 3D printer just isn't big enough - so we haven't yet attempted to create a power curve. We're shooting for less than $2 USD per kW in the retail price of the Pod. We're hoping to have Pods ready to ship by the end of the year, assuming the WeFunder campaign closes sooner rat...
2. **what do i get if i invest $100 with you?**
   - Hey John, we don't currently have a perk for $100, it's just the minimum investment. If you're talking about shares, I believe the terms will be made available soon in WeFunder's process, from which we can't deviate.
3. **How many pods do we need to power a typical American Home? Is One enough?**
   - Third question, Raghunath! The typical American home consumes about 900 kWh per month. To meet this, you'd need more PowerPods than a typical US home would be able to comfortably fit on a single roof. If your intention is to go off-grid, our recommendation would be wind and solar together along with some storage. The combination of the two seems to work better as solar does well on sunny days and wind does better on stormy days and at night. Fun question, Raghunath.
4. **Does this send the excess energy to the grid when not used that much? This would be a potential buy for everyone if it can do this like the current solar walls available in market as it gives us money back from the grid.**
   - Hi Raghunath, second question! It produces power in much the same way as solar panels. Whether or not it feeds back to the grid for payment is dependent on your local area's laws and regulations. Our local area used to do net-metering, but it doesn't any longer. Other areas still do.
5. **What is the least wind speed when this pod will stop generating? That way we can tell if my city's weather can support this.**
   - Hi Raghunath, we still don't know. We're still very early and we weren't able to manufacture a proper custom blade to attempt to produce a power curve. We still don't know the exact activation speed or termination speed. Thanks, Raghunath.

## Team
- Nicholas Hodges (Founder)
- Emil Bohn (Growth Adviser)
- Theodore Espiritu (Technical Lead (3rd Party))
- Dr. Juhyeong Lee (Technical Adviser (3rd Party))

## Q&A
- Q: Hi Nicholas, very nice concept. However before putting money in something, I would like to know more about it than just the concept. • If I understand correctly the money we would invest now would make us eligible for shares of Halcium as if the total value of Halcium would be valued at $8M. So I will only get my money's worth if at a certain point in time Halcium will be valued > 8M$, correct? • How many people are currently working for Halcium? • Do you have a business plan? • How much money is required finalize the initial development? • What is the timeline to get to a final product? • What is your go-to-market? • How will you get the pods produced? Will you create your own factory, outsource, license out,…? • Do you have any idea yet on the production costs? • How likely is it that the pods will have a profitability that is comparable to solar or other types of small wind turbines (like https://www.icewindusa.com/ or https://vortexbladeless.com/ )? • Will the design of the pods take into account a craddle-to-the-grave approach? • You say you have a patent pending: in what jurisdictions? • In case of gusts of wind, the speed of the rotor will be very variable, leading to sudden changes and peaks in electricity output. Is that not dangerous for the appliances in the house where the pod is installed?
  - A: Hi Wim, lots of questions, I'll try to get them all in the same order here: · We're using an investment called a SAFE with an $8 million valuation cap. SAFE's are a popular investment type for early-stage startups. You can click on "Future Equity" in the "Invest" section at the top/right of this page to learn more. I know it's vague but the SEC has pretty strict rules about me, the founder, discussing terms this early in a raise, so I try to err on the side of caution. However, more info is made available by WeFunder as the raise progresses to the next stages. There's built-in time between the stages for investors to process information at each stage and decide if they (still) want to invest. · There are currently 3 of us, myself full-time and two part-time advisers. · We do have a business plan - it's mostly spread out in the pitch section, with the exception of the financials portion, which I don't think I'm allowed to put up at this time since it will disclose the intended use of these funds, which is a no-no according to the SEC. · I believe our investment minimum and maximums will be disclosed here once we file certain paperwork with the SEC. I believe WeFunder isn't allowed to disclose them until that time comes, which I'm hoping is soon. · We're hoping to be in production by the end of the year. · Our initial inventory will be reserved for orders from this WeFunder campaign, and then to individual consumers around the world. After we can satisfy a lot of that demand, we're planning on onboarding distributors and installers to own their local territories around the world. We're already signing up potential dealers through our website. · We plan to produce and distribute PowerPods through local factories as we grow as part of our mission to support the local economies of our customers. Right now, that'd mean we'd open up production in the US, followed by Europe second. Brazil and India are candidates next. · I've priced quite a few different scenarios, but we won't know for sure until the final model can be produced and we can get quotes on the actual parts. · We have profitability goals that include allowing distributors and installers around the world to work with us profitably while maintaining a healthy margin for ourselves and our shareholders. · If you're referring to responsible sourcing and disposal, the current intention is to make the shell out of a biodegradable resin and fiberglass and all-metal parts. Alternators and wiring usually have rubber/plastic which can't be avoided. · We are currently patent pending and working with our lawyers to continue expanding our IP protection. · All wind turbines need proper equipment between the generation and the usage. That equipment, along with your breakers, protects the electronics inside a home.
- Q: You have a prototype since February 2018 that claims "Halcium prototypes generate 25-40% more power than regular wind turbines at tested speeds." 3 Years later and still there is nothing that could point these claims? 3 years in and not even a good quality converter to test the prototype? I am sorry but this sound very suspicious...
  - A: Hi Fernando, the only performance claim is the 33% increased wind speed by the outer shell, which helps demonstrate an ability to gather and focus turbulent wind. While there was some marketing material before, many people took it for the actual performance of an existing product, so we took it down. Some of it is still circulating on the internet, however, so if it's on a site we can control, please tell me so I can take it down. nick.hodges@halcium.com
- Q: Could you please provide us with a update?
- Q: Do we have any updates for this? Where are things at currently?
- Q: Do you intend to pay a dividend (post-SAFE conversion)?
  - A: Hi Craig, there is no dividend anticipated for any share classes at any point in the future.
- Q: What is the expected noise pollution at a minimum rpm and max rpm? I understand there isn't a good blade still but is there any idea how much decibel is expected from 1 unit? What would be the goal faint (0-40), moderate (40-60) or is it expected to be loud?
  - A: Hi Joao, we're still very early in development, but the goal is to be on par or less of regular turbines. Light, fast-moving parts are always going to make noise through the air, though.
- Q: like the idea but I think you need a better prototype & testing before I'll invest. Your prototype's got wood in it & a wobbly blade & poor alternator, along with no test data for proof of concept. Have you spent more time & money on a video than making & assembling parts?
  - A: Hey Tim, thanks for stopping by. As mentioned in the pitch, we're very early in the process. The prototype demonstrated an ability to gather and focus wind, as shown by a 33% increase in wind speed from the point of entry to the exit to the internal blade, but we lacked the ability to produce a quality custom blade. The alternator is also very poor and produced very little power even at high RPMs. With those two things, we haven't been able to produce a quality power curve. We've reached the end of our capabilities which is why we've come to WeFunder to raise money to continue our progress. Stay tuned!
- Q: May I suggest that Halcium Energy Turbines do a partnership or collaboration or merge with Ventum Dynamics Turbines....
  - A: Hi George, I'm aware of Ventum and I think they have a great product. I think their backstory is that their turbine is actually 30 years old. It's just when they developed it back then no one really cared. There's an old saying that there's nothing like an idea whose time has come and this is a case of that saying. The world wasn't ready back then but it is now, which is one reason our turbine is coming to market when it is and not 20 years ago when people just weren't ready for it. I think Ventum has a great design and I think ours is going to be better for a few reasons. It may end up being a situation where we both compete globally for market, though the market for this type of turbine is expected to be tens of billions a year so there's plenty to go around. It's possible we'll merge some day, and I'd welcome discussing it. But if it does happen, it'll be after both turbines have had a chance to go to market and the world has decided which they prefer, if either, at which point an acquisition or merging will make more sense than at a time when both companies aren't yet in production. I do think they'll get to market ahead of us. But, like with DeepSeek, being first can be great but isn't always. AI wasn't really known just a few years ago (outside of movies or limited AI like Siri), but now household names like Chat GPT and Gemini (along with other models that aren't household names but are billion dollar programs) are changing society. Even as these companies were at the forefront of the industry, DeepSeek came out of stealth mode and disrupted the industry's expectations with a different type of product. Similarly, Halcium's turbine may do the same as others get to market first and prepare the world of this type of turbine ahead of our go-to-market. Competition is a good thing, and I think Ventum has a great product worthy to compete with. I look forward to it.
- Q: Hi Nicholas! We haven't had any updates since your round closed. Are you going to be putting any information out soon?
- Q: 12/09/2021 Would like to see updates/progress, now funding in place. Please update on design, fan, verifiable test results. Please let us know how our investment in you and your idea is progressing. Thank you! **"6/14/2022. Please provide response, updates for investor.
- Q: Please respond to this video's https://youtu.be/6vb18oXPli4 criticism of your design.
- Q: What technical background do you personally have? It looks like you have a business major and MBA. Most projects like this usually require multidisciplinary teams of engineers. In this case mechanical, electrical, material science, and potential aerospace. You are dealing with all kinds of engineering issues that I think you have barely began to scratch the surface on. What kind of simulations, modeling, and calculations have you conducted on fluid dynamics, mechanical stress/fatigue, electrical output? At a minimum I would expect to see that done before actually building anything.
- Q: I assume this is currently in a Testing The Waters phase. I really like the concept, but until I see a filing and some details, I can't break with my investment policy and invest. I see you're "almost sold out". Hopefully, once you do file, there's room left.
  - A: Hey Scott, at this time, we're still in the testing the waters phase, where commitment-free, no-obligation reservations are being made. In order to accept investments, we'll be filing paperwork to formally open the round, which will include the additional disclosures you're looking for. Everyone making a reservation today will receive a notification that the round has opened and they can make the actual investment, at which point they'll have a chance to see the entire filing and additional disclosures. In addition, the round is legally required to remain open for 21 days, and 5 days notice is given to investors before the round is closed. Hope this helps.
- Q: Hi Nicholas, nice design. 1) What progress has been made between 2018 and 2021? 2) At this moment I read you are in very early stage, on the other hand you hope to be in production by the end of this year. How realistic is this time schedule? Am I missing some updates? 3) I understand making a custom blad is an issue. Can't or shouldn't you hire someone to make this for you? 4) I noticed you have a patent pending. When has the patent been submitted? When do you think it will be granted? Also, if your product is in very early stage of development, lacking a good prototype, can you give some clarity what the patent includes? 5) On the internet I found an world map image (provided by Halcium, april 2021) that states the 1 kW PowerPod is more efficient than solar panel for most places in the world. Were these data based on practical test results or theoretically calculated? How reliable is stated energy output for the PowerPod?
  - A: Hi Edwin, I'll try to get all your questions here. 2018 was quite a while ago, and I think it was just a concept in CAD at that point. The current prototype was built in spring 2020 and we've worked on it some since then, mainly to strengthen it and test different surfaces. Yes, the end of the year is ambitious but it is our goal and I believe it can be reached. Yes, we plan to hire someone to make a blade and design it for the chosen alternator. The US Patent Office, I'm being told, is averaging 18 months for a first response to a new filing, with an unknown amount of time and responses in between that and a filing. I've been told a couple of years. But, that being said, there's no guarantee a patent will be granted.
- Q: The idea is very interesting and I think of putting some of my money into it. beforehand, I'd like to know, 1. what the expected size of pod? 2. how much noise will it make? 3. how close can pods be? 4. given I'm not going to connect it to the grid, do you have storage plan too?
  - A: Hi Omer, the current size is 3 ft tall x 2 ft wide. If for some reason Dr. Metzger decides it needs to be larger, I don't have plans on going too much larger than that. I don't have estimates on decibel levels, we're still early in development. I do have plans to offer some kind of storage along with a PowerPod, but there's a lot that needs to be done before a final decision is made on what type/size of storage we could offer. It would not be ours, though, it would be a 3rd party system chosen because it worked well with the PowerPod as well as solar. Thanks, Omer.