Presented by Kevin Conlin, CEO & Founder
MIT Venture Forum
September 13, 2011
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Sun-Stop Overview
Leader in clean technology solutions for electric transportation
40+ years of experience in the renewables industry
Our products, the Sun-Stop and Para-Sol, are multifunctional, solar–powered service stations
Our Mission - To develop a national network of Sun-Stop
Stations to advance the adoption of electric vehicles
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Our People - Kevin Conlin, CEO & Founder
• 25 year solar veteran
• Leader in high-reliability, high-quality remote power systems
• Responsible for development and sale of several solar companies with innovative products including
Solar SignAge, Photocomm, and Texas Solar Energy
Center
• Founded Solarcraft Inc, a well-established corporation serving Fortune 500 companies in the oil, gas, and communication industries
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Our People
Mohit Agrawal, Business Advisor
• 5+ years of engineering and finance experience at major oil & gas firms, private equity, and technology incubator
• MBA from Rice University; focus on finance and entrepreneurship; BS in Chemical
Engineering
Patrick Peters, Architect
• LEED AP Architect, Principal, Greenmodern
• Professor, University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
• For 17 years, Director of the award-winning UH Graduate Design/Build Studio
Katherine Warren, Business Development
• 15 years strategy and operations consulting for energy companies; Partner at
Boxley Group , local energy consulting company
• Extensive renewable energy industry network, worked at Solar Energy Industries
Association in Washington, DC, 1991-1996
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Sun-Stop Products
Sun-Stop Solar Service Station
• Multi-kW micro-grid design
• EV charging, vending, demand response,
UPS and load shedding
• Provides disaster relief for surrounding community
Para-Sol
• Pre-packaged, pre-engineered code compliant solar EV charging station
• PV powered with stand alone battery backup, demand response, and advertising options
• Responds to ambient temperatures
• Minimal installation and site work
• ADA and NEC compliant
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What EV Growth Means?
Stakeholder
EV Owner
Responsible
Agencies
Utility
Host Facility
Pain
×
Range anxiety
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Lack of infrastructure
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Lack of capital for EV infrastructure
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Difficult to anticipate future needs
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Renewable Portfolio Standards
×
New infrastructure
×
EV peak loads
×
Deferred emissions
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Power failures
×
Attract new business
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Provide convenience and service
×
Enhanced security
Sun-Stop Opportunity
Highly visible solar array
Convenient, attractive locations
Low installation cost
Shared revenues
Serviced and maintained by others
Strengthen distribution grid
Avoids transmission losses
REC’s available
Uses existing assets
Enhanced public perception
Reliable back-up power
Added amenities for customers
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EV Charging Competitive Landscape
There are many potential competitors in the solar,
EV charging, and ESCO space, but the Sun-Stop station emphasizes the convergence of these advanced technologies and evolving needs. This combination of technology and services has never been available or possible.
ESCO
Conservative business model
Network
Product in search of market
Budgetary constraints
Distributed Power
Generation
Limited eligibility for market incentives
Transmission losses
BIPV / Carport
Host facility absorbs high cost
No storage or load management
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Key Differentiators / Why our products?
Charge EV’s with green electricity
Cash flow not dependent on EV charging revenue
Solar
Power Storage
UPS
Vending Services
EV Charging
Emergency Power
Proposed business model – national network of leased systems
Low impact installation
Value to host facility – unit is a destination
LEED certification with eye catching design
Reliable design backed with experience
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Milestones to date
• Partnership with Gexpro enables access to GE market – marketing, components, sales
• UH Green Building grant – 1 st Sun Stop Solar Service Station on campus 4Q 2011
• Discussions with Ecotality – 200 EV charging stations in
Houston needed by end of 2011
• Pursuing deployment opportunity in Canada with REV and
Corvus Energy
• Working partnership with Alpha Energy developing advanced hybrid micro-grids
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Contact
Kevin Conlin
CEO and Founder
Sun-Stop LLC
10245 West Airport Blvd.
Stafford, TX 77477
281-202-9629 kconlin@sunstop-usa.com
www.sunstop-usa.com
Confidential - Property of Sun-Stop LLC; Para-Sol Patent Pending :: Contact - kconlin@sunstop-usa.com