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To: AuBug who wrote (282)	4/4/2006 12:12:16 PM
From: thaidiamond	Respond to of 413

The estimates for the Telcom market are approx. $4 Billion. Given that the current technology in place, lead acid based batteries have an average life of 4 to 5 years, if you divide that $4B by say 4.5 you get some $888 million per annum. This is roughly in line with Hennessey's recent statement that the Telcom market is over $800 million per annum. BTW, these figures are only for N. America and Europe. They don't include cellphone crazy Asia or other 'outposts'. One could argue that they're very much on the conservative side. It's not hard to imagine VRB-ESS gaining a significant market share. Not only is VRB's tech 'greener' is just makes commercial sense as the flow batteries have a much long life, very low maintenance and better response times. The only disadvantage, is that the vanadium-based battery is significantly heavier, but I doubt this is any real drawback within this sector. Just 10% of this market will bring in HUGE revenues to the company. And Europe has already mandated the phase out of lead acid batteries by 2010. I also pinch myself to remember that the Telcom arena is just one segment that the VRB-ESS is targeting.

To: AuBug who wrote (282)	4/4/2006 2:29:17 PM
From: gg cox	Respond to of 413

""Our friends are planning to build a house on their northern Arizona land off the grid. I suggested they get one of these 5 KW cells or smaller and charge with their wind turbines and solar panels. Do they offer a home version yet?"" Suggest to them to get everything as efficient as possible as first step.VRB is taking orders for them now so it would be best to consult with them to determine proper size required. They are far superior to lead acids as they can be taken down by 80 percent of full charge with no ill effects thousands of times, out lasting lead acids by large factor...lead acids...if you take more than 20 percent off of full charge you start to shorten their life so they must be replaced. With VRB energy storage system you can increase the power by simply adding larger electrolyte storage tanks.