The Ledger
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Ben Nun: Cooling systems are the biggest electricity consumers on the grid
“It was very obvious that the biggest consumer on the grid is cooling systems.”
Ben Nun: Nostromo loses under 1% capacity after 6,500 freeze cycles
“We have already proved that after 6500 cycles, we lose less than one percent of the ability
To freeze water.”
Ben Nun: Avoid lithium-ion batteries inside buildings when simpler alternatives exist
“We believe that lithium ion is amazing, but whenever you can avoid it with a simple and clean means, you better avoid it, especially inside buildings.”
Ben Nun: Solar costs 1.5 to 2 cents/kWh versus 8 to 12 cents on the grid
“Today we're talking about one and a half
US cent per KWH of solar, two cents maybe, and still the grid cost of energy is between eight to 12 cents.”
Ben Nun: Pre-revenue public startups get treated like speculative gambles
“If you are a young company and you don't have income yet, you are more likely to be caught as something that people are gambling on because you don't show income fast enough.”
Ben Nun: Major soda makers generate carbonation by burning fossil fuels
“Almost All the soda makers, I'm not talking about Perrier, these guys, all the other companies, I won't name even one, you know them, you've drink their soda. They are making this CO two by burning intentionally fuels.”
Ben Nun: Maintaining a public listing costs at least $250,000 annually
“If you're going to be public, you'll start to spend at least a quarter of a million of a dollar a year only to be public.”
Ben Nun: California's grid lost 17 gigawatts of solar over three hours
“And a few days ago, a new world record was broken in California. The ramp up for three hours was 16 A 1900 megawatt drop. 16,900 megawatts. This is almost 17 gigawatts of electricity was vanished from the four p.m. To nine p.m. Through three hours of ramp up.”