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Mark Roest

Sustainable Energy Inc.
Director of Marketing & International Development
California and Iowa
We have a whole systems approach to switching to renewable energy, energy storage and energy efficiency as fast as today's crises demand. This winter may be mild, which may save a lot of suffering in colder climates as Russia cuts off the gas, giving us a year to install solar and battery storage for all who can't afford today's and tomorrow's electricity rates. Our approach to fabrication actually makes it possible!
I would like to point out that for around $2,500 USD, there is a solar space heating system developed in Newfoundland, where the sun is so low that they install it on the walls instead of on the roof! One unit can heat a small to medium size house or apartment. It's called CanSolaire (for beer can solar), and it makes ingenious use of thermal physics to maximize the transfer of heat into the building. They are manufacturing at a moderate level already -- they should be asked and supported to go into full mass production in Europe immediately!That should greatly reduce cost per unit, along with scaling to meet the need.
Our target is to get into volume production by the first or second quarter of 2023, and produce and store all the electricity the world needs by 2030 to 2032.

Sustainable Energy Inc. CTO and Founder William Todorof is reinventing batteries to end range and cost issues, safely hold 3 to 20 times as much per kilogram as batteries on the market today, and sell into all markets at under 2/3 the price per kilowatt-hour. The modeled theoretical limit has passed 16 kilowatt-hours per kilogram; we may reach 6 kWh/kg within a few years.
He is designing the batteries to be made with globally available, low-cost generic commodity minerals, used with minimal preprocessing, and no lithium, cobalt or nickel. For volume production, we will mix, press and fire them in a modified ceramic floor tile factory that can make 50 million square feet of tile per year.
Contemporary battery production systems cost $76 to $100 million per gigawatt-hour of battery capacity produced annually, per recent CATL, GM and Panasonic announcements of coming factories.    We estimate our Capex at under $2 million per gigawatt-hour per year for a 200 GWh plant. We may achieve ex-factory pricing of $70/kWh by 2024. 
 
William Todorof is also reinventing his solar thin film design (granted a US Patent in 1983) with generic commodity minerals, digital printing, and firing. Modeled performance increases from 22.5% to 32% - 42% conversion efficiency – twice most competitors. This effectively solves charging questions, especially when you extend it to canopies over parking and driveways when there is not enough roof space to meet combined charging plus building energy demand.
Materials are globally available, low-cost commodities with minimal preprocessing. Converts scattered, diffused and low-angle light efficiently. Building-integrated use is supported. High output may last 30 to 50 years. We may meet global carbon goals by 2030. We plan to use incentives to locate and hire in disadvantaged communities.
Contemporary solar photovoltaic production systems cost $405 to $505 million per gigawatt of annual solar PV capacity, per NREL’s 1H2018 benchmark study. NREL’s “MSP benchmark [price] is $0.37/W … in urban China.” We estimate our Capex at under $2 million per gigawatt per year for a 200GW plant. Modified, US-made digital printers may achieve ten square meters per minute at 420 Watts each, and factory price may be $0.20 to $0.30/W.