1. No Grid Base Station Team 3 JC Morrow Bryghton Rogosky Zarina Jakipbayeva Harshad Fatehpuria.

2. To provide Nicaragua with a cheaper and reliable no grid power station in order to provide electricity to the town in a sustainable fashion replacing the non renewable resources provided currently such that the upcoming community does not face negative consequences of a new facility.

3. MISSION STATEMENT Product description:  A no grid base station to power cell phones and other household appliances Key Business Goals:  To reduce production cost  To increase profit margin  Develop new sustainable energy resources Primary market:  Small isolated communities in Developing countries Secondary market:  Electricity for houses  Household appliances  Appliances with rechargeable batteries

4. Costumer Needs…  48 families  Earning $100/month/house  No electricity  If power was available, they would power: TV, radio, lights,fan  Deisel fuel $1/liter  Communities and University wants to establish a business around the power generating ystems  Community pays approxmately 1.7 Cordobas for 25 kW-hr

5. Decision Matracies Solar PowerWind PowerHydro PowerDC Generator Cost---+ Maintenance+0-+ Effectiveness000+ Dump Energy+++- GE Product++++ Sustainable+++- Economical+++- Total4321 Rankyesno

6. Weighted Matrix

7. Solar Panels

8. Generator Specifications: 11 hrs/7.4 Gallons of fuel Run 2 generators at 50% efficiency 32.4 gals/day 1 US gallon = 3.79 liters $1000/unit $123/day for fuel

9. Wind Turbines Details: Blade Diameter: 12.5 m Height: 18 m Avg Wind Speed of Nicaragua: 4.47 m/s Power produced: 2kW Number of Turbines needed: 3 Combined Price: $157,290

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