1. Buoyant Airborne Turbine Rural Energy, Telecom, Security
9/04/2015
CONFIDENTIAL

2. Video

3. Dr. Ken Caldeira, Stanford University Carnegie Institution
Highlights
“High altitude winds have enough energy to power the Earth one hundred times over.”
Dr. Ken Caldeira, Stanford University Carnegie Institution
Altaeros will provide low cost, flexible power to remote customers by commercializing the first airborne wind turbine, using proven technology.

4. The Origin of Altaeros
Ben Glass
MIT Aero/Astro Grad Student
Sheila Widnall
MIT Aero/Astro Professor
Former Secretary U.S. Air Force
Is there a reliable lifting platform that can deliver low cost renewable power from strong high altitude winds?
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5. Aerostats – Tethered Helium Inflatables
“In modern military use, aerostats are recognized as cost-effective, survivable systems capable of providing enhanced ISR, communications and force protection capabilities to numerous operational scenarios.”
LTA Vehicle Summary Report, Office of the Asst. Sec. of Defense for Research and Engineering

6. High Altitude Winds: Powerful and Consistent
Wind Power Density vs. Height
2X Speed
8X Power Density
Wind Power Density [W/m2]
compared to winds accessible to tower-mounted turbines
Height [m]
350 feet (Tower-Mounted Turbine)
2,000 feet (High Altitude Turbine)
Source: Joby, Archer, Stanford, 2009.

7. BAT Prototypes Pre-SBIR

8. SBIRs (2010-2015) Other State-Level R&D Funding
Phase 1 –2011 (applied 5 months after company formed)
Phase
Phase
Phase 2 –
Other State-Level R&D Funding
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9. Buoyant Airborne Turbine (BAT)
Consistent, Low Cost Energy
2-3x higher capacity factor than solar/wind
80% lower install cost than wind
Rapid Deployment, Flexible Operation
Containerized transport, one day setup
Automated controls, passive stability
Minimal environmental and noise impact
Non-Energy Services
Internet, cellular, imaging, sensing
Shell
Turbine
Tethers
Ground Station
©Valentin Angerer Photographer

10. Remote Power and Microgrid Market1
Applications
Power Generation
Utility, Government
Mining
Oil & Gas
Construction
Telecommunications
LTE Broadband Services
Broadband Fixed Wireless
Temporary coverage/capacity
Emergency Networks
Security and Sensing
Military
Border Surveillance
Refugee / Post-Disaster
Scientific Monitoring
$17B
Remote Power and Microgrid Market1
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11. Example: BAT Construction Deployment
©Valentin Angerer Photographer

12. Military Applications
Expeditionary Bases
Large Bases
Border Security
30kW
ISR payload
90% lower cost of energy than remote genset
Rapid deployment, resistant to small arms fire
Multiple 200kW units
Communication and ISR
Enhanced energy security and cost reduction
Flexible siting, no permanent footprint
30-200kW power generation
ISR Payload
Containerized, Rapid Deployment
Expands Current TARS US-Mexico Border Program 12

13. SBIR catalyzed over $7M in commercialization funds
$730K cost share Alaska Energy Authority Fairbanks Demonstration Project
$7M+
Corporate Series A Venture Funding
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