Jan 25 2011
Kalahari Greentech has declared a statement containing revenue projections for the company for the year 2011.
A survey conducted by the American Housing Survey revealed that in 2007 there were 128,203,000 housing units in the US and if even 1% of them i.e. 128 million houses were to acquire the Tri-Brid Solar Collector at a cost of $7,600 per unit then Kalahari would gain a revenue of $973 million, which would also lead to energy cost savings of $300 million annually for the housing units. The US Department of Energy in 2008 has revealed that an average house consumes 920 kWh monthly with a bill of $103. Kalahari looks ahead to convince the consumers in US that its standalone Solar Tri-Brid would not only be eco-friendly and cost-effective but would also meet the bulk of the home’s energy needs including hot water. A traditional solar unit would cost around $10,000 per kW capacity but the Tri-Brid’s price is almost half for the same power. An added benefit for consumers who install solar energy systems, geothermal heat pumps, small wind turbines, or micro-turbine systems would be a tax credit of 30% for systems in operation before 31st December 2016.
According to Robert Matthews from Kalahari Greentech, four collectors in an 88 sq feet area would produce 4 kW of solar power between 10:30 am and 2:30 pm and would cost $7600. For a unit ranging from $6000 to $9000, current incentives would decrease the price to $4000 to $6000 all dependent on the output. A lot more incentives are offered by some states, which would further increase savings for the consumer. Kalahari with a solar collector, which is much more efficient than the traditional designs, anticipates that its Tri-Brid collector would be much smaller and less expensive than the others.
Kalahari’s President, Gunther Than, states that if the unit is used only to provide electricity then it would pay for itself in a period of three years, but hot water is an additional optional advantage offered by the system, which would permit consumers to save on electric and household gas expenses. In Europe, renewables dominated the energy market with a 60% share and in the US it was 50% in 2009.
Source: http://www.kalaharigt.com