MARKET NEED

• The increasing yearly impact of natural and climate change related disasters (e.g. Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Blizzards, Wild Fires, Floods, tsunamis, Tornados, etc.) and man-made disasters  (e.g.: aging power grid failures, wars, terrorism and cyber-terrorism)  all contribute to power blackouts and energy emergencies. All expectations are that the “Need For Emergency Power” trend will continue.

• Civilians / Consumers / Ordinary Citizens, in their daily lives – in countries around the world – are dependent upon a steady supply of electric power for their homes and small businesses. Now, during this unprecedented time of pandemic, a large portion of the global work force has shifted to home based operations – working remotely for large companies or for themselves as small businesses. Their ability to function depends upon a source of reliable electric power. But as it has been proven time and again, that power can easily be disrupted by any number of weather emergencies and other natural disasters.

When Power Emergencies happen – they often affect Tens of Thousands-to- Millions of homes and businesses across multiple States.

• OFFICES: Many Businesses have UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supplies) in their offices or at their Point Of Sale (POS) locations so that if a power outage happens their computers will not crash – and they can do an orderly shut down. With EPOD systems in place the businesses will have the option of continuing work for as long as they want because EPOD can function as the world’s 1st Self-Recharging UPS system.
• Portable, rechargeable electronic devices like Smart Phones & Laptops, as well as the expansion of 1st Responder and Military use of rechargeable batteries have been proliferating globally for the last 30 years. Rechargeable devices and batteries, large and small, are widely used by many market segments from Consumers and Industry to governmental agencies. All of these market group end-users are becoming increasingly dependent upon a source of reliable emergency power without the inherent risks of storing, transporting and using combustible fuels.
• Everyone who needs electricity, whether in apartments, homes, businesses, military operations, or for governmental responses (e.g. FEMA) during power emergencies, face the same problem:  the lack of having an easily portable source of emergency power that is steady, safe, reliable, eco-friendly, non-fossil fuel dependent, non-polluting and rechargeable. EPOD is the Solution that they have been seeking!

EPOD has been specifically designed to address the various market needs that become apparent during energy emergencies.

The need for immediate energy to power everything from area lighting, portable heaters (in cold weather) and Fans (in hot weather) to keeping food from spoiling in refrigerators and supporting communications via recharging phones, powering laptops and providing a stable Internet connection… All aimed at providing a “bubble of family survival” continuity.

EPOD is also a critical tool for 1st Responders to bring portable power into hospitals and homes where the loss of electric power can mean almost certain death to patients hooked to critical life saving technology that must remain powered up. Keeping 1st Responder Radios recharged during mass power outages caused by natural and man-made power emergencies is the difference between a cohesive in-communication Police Force, Fire Department and EMS Response units – or a large group of individual 1st responders who are out of touch with their dispatchers and command structures. No power to recharge radios can lead to chaos, and unnecessary deaths, in major cities.

Military operations in the 21st century are also critically linked to their portable power supplies. Whether it’s communications, lighting, surveillance or targeting equipment… Portable Power is at the heart of modern militaries. The US Military has a “No Residual Presence” policy that means the 50 to 100 pounds of rechargeable (or disposable) batteries carried by many troops in training or on actual missions cannot be left behind in the theater of operations. EPOD is designed to lower the physical burden of carrying so many batteries while providing power and recharge options in the field with a non-fossil fuel, solid power system that has a safe, lightweight format with easy logistics.

Governmental agencies such as FEMA, tasked with providing emergency relief to 100’s or 100’s of thousands of people during all types of emergency situations, often find themselves operating command centers and relief facilities that require the constant use of dangerous fossil fuel generators that burn much more fuel than the power consumed. Additionally, many make-shift shelters (both indoors and outdoors), provided to people forced from their homes, are without power. EPOD is designed to allow agencies to stockpile EPOD units in advance of major power emergencies so that emergency power can be easily distributed to families suffering from being displaced from their homes.