Question 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...

Accepted Answer

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...

Question 2

what do i get if i invest $100 with you?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

How many pods do we need to power a typical American Home? Is One enough?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 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.

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 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.

Accepted Answer

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.

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