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Chantal Marin
@chantalmarinb · CMO @Bioo, CEO @HoodooPro. MS in CS @Cal
It is not a scam. We are a company whose aim is to disrupt the energy game for better with an innovative technological solution. Doing so has great complexity and thus we appreciate all the constructive feedback.
That said, our technical team has been using a range of 3,5v and 0,5A as it is our minimum registered. As we have previously mentioned in several … See more
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Eddie Sellers Jr.
@eddie_sellers_jr_
Sounds like a scam.
"They claimed an output of "2-3 charges of 3.5V 0.5A". Have they ever had a phone charger in their hands?! USB has a standardised voltage of 5V. It is ALWAYS the same voltage, no exceptions. 3.5V will simply not work. And what counts as a charge anyway?! 0.5A is current, NOT capacity. [Note : this has since been fixed by Bioo. They now m… See more
Joshua Dance
@joshdance · Engineer, Product Manager, athlete
Love the idea, but it seems too good to be true. Do any parts of the system break down or need to be replaced? Do the bateria die? Do the wires corrrode or degrade?
Josh Lewis!
@joshlewis
I see that a 1 meter by 1 meter square you have will generate 28 kWh per year, minimum. Or about 2.3 kWh per month. So if I had a 25m x 25m square of these, I'd be able to power my entire house with nothing but sun and water?
I'm finding this extremely hard to believe. I'd love for it to be true, but... really?
Jaoued Ahmed
@jaouedahmed · Co-founder, MyAppConverter
This is cool! Can i charge my iPhone and IPad with it?
Jeffrey Wyman
@jeffrey_wyman · At the intersection of Tech and Business
I want to believe but I'm skeptical... do you need a mature plant - do they always generate .5A or just up to .5A? the numbers just don't seem that realistic, no?