george cadena fundador aeterna sol
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7 Reasons why I think
Chile is Awesome
George CadenaCTO, Lastarria
Founder, Studiosnaps
Co-Founder, De-Pe
but first….
….Let’s talk about
myself (briefly)
A Nerd B.S. EE
PhD Dropout M.S. EE
Consultant
A Year in
Afghanistan
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Curiosity
Interest
Real
Business
Start-Up Chile
Business & Tech Opportunities
Stuff gets done here fast!, well kinda
Best sun in the world
There’s talent here
I matter here
1 The beauty of the Country & the People
1The beauty of the Country & the People
Simply stating a fact
we all know
2Start-Up Chile
We’re writing History
3Business & Tech Opportunities
There is no better place to
start a business
Chile as a launching pad
for all of South America.
The U.S. Chile
4There’s Talent Here
Across the board
We all feel the same way
1. Walk up
2. Touch screen
3. Takes four photos
4. Prints photo strip
5. Live streams the photos to an in-room projector and/or website
5Stuff get’s done here fast
Well kinda…
For me to you
6Best sun in the world
Chile needs to tap
Into this resource
Global
Horizontal
Irradiance
kWh/m2/day
Race to the bottom
Tremendous Solar
Resource
Chile’s Solar Dilemma
Aeterna Sol.An Aeterna Company
A virtual private equity fund that
brings emerging technologies in
water & renewable energy to
emerging markets
Source: Definitive Technical Report, Price Range Establishment April 2008; Own forecast for 2018-2025
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sChile’s Energy Demand Trend in SIC (GW)
5-6% Annual Increase in the
Energy Demand
Holographic Optical
Wedge (HOW)
Windows
RooftopsPV Panels
HOW PV & Rooftop
Operating Principle
Reflection
Hologram
Transmission
Hologram
PV Cell
Total Internal
Reflection
50-75% Less Silicone
65-80% Peak Power Added
Let’s consider
the Financials
• Conventional:
• $1.16 / Wp
• HOW:
• $0.76 / Wp
Power Module
• Conventional:
• $1.16 / Wp
• HOW:
• $0.70 / Wp
Rooftop Module
Manufacture Cost
15-30% More
35-40% Less
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ModulePower Modulle
Fixed TiltRooftop
Module
HOW Window Module
Holographic
Film
PV Cells
Generates
Heat
View thru
Window
100% Peak Power Added
10-15% Added Manufacture
Cost to the Window
Manufacture
here in Chile
6MM to build
full Plant
The Point
Phase 1: 500k for Pilot Plant
Time frame: 6-12 months
7I matter here
I left Silicone Valley
to be a part of this movement
Thank you