66%+
RTE Pass Threshold
20 m
Prototype Diameter
11.0×
T1 Investor MOIC
$1 M
Total Ask
The Technology
BOB · BUOYANCY GENERATOR CYCLE
Cutaway view: main ballast tank, lower tank, central penstock and bottom Kaplan turbine with generator.
Works in any body of water with sufficient depth. Independent of wind, wave or tidal conditions. Near-zero cradle-to-cradle environmental impact. No rare metals, non-explosive, non-combustible.
Projected 8-12 hour round-trip energy generation cycling through buoyancy and ballast stages.
Independent Validation
Independent desktop concept review using first-principles physics (buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, orifice flow). Confirmed the sink/float mechanism is physically valid. Recommended optimisation before prototype — which was later performed by Qfinsoft.
Full system-level simulation across seven design variants (C1–C7). Key breakthrough: top-discharge ballast emptying reduces energy input by 47 % versus original design, raising modelled round-trip efficiency to as high as 68.9 %.
Lakes, dams, fjords or open sea — BOB-GEN arrays deploy on almost any body of water.
The Investment Thesis
Every other water-based renewable is either intermittent, site-locked, or unbankable. BOB-GEN combines the cheapest generation on earth with the oldest, most proven form of grid-scale storage — on a single concrete hull.
Ranges: wave €160–750/MWh · tidal €110–480/MWh · floating wind €145–350/MWh · fixed offshore wind $55–170/MWh · utility PV ~$43/MWh weighted avg. Sources: IRENA Renewable Power Generation Costs 2024; EU JRC / Ocean Energy Europe; PV-Tech 2024.
Solar sales by day plus PHS arbitrage / firming revenue around the clock — from the same footprint, same mooring, same grid connection.
Wave and tidal need bespoke seabed engineering. BOB uses standardised, locally poured concrete hulls — no exotic supply chain, no site-locked geology.
Lithium batteries degrade in 10–15 years. Concrete marine structures last a century. LCOE amortises over a far longer bankable life.
Why This Is Lucrative
Long-duration energy storage is a $1.5 trillion global bottleneck — every utility on earth needs it, no one has built it cheaply. BOB-GEN is the first design that pairs the world's cheapest generator (solar) with the world's most proven storage (pumped hydro) on a single, replicable, concrete vessel. At a target LCOE of ~$55/MWh delivered 24/7, it undercuts lithium storage, undercuts every marine renewable, and matches unfirmed utility PV. A $1M commercial POC de-risks the entire category and unlocks utility-scale off-take across every coastline, lake, fjord and reservoir on the planet.
Future Applications
The BOB-GEN deck is uncommitted real estate on a stable, grid-connected marine foundation. Beyond solar and pumped-hydro storage, it can host high-load infrastructure that turns each vessel into a multi-purpose energy node.
Data centres are power-hungry and land-scarce. Placing modular compute containers on the BOB-GEN deck gives operators direct access to firm, low-cost clean power and a naturally cooled environment — without competing for grid capacity or land permits.
Electrolysers need cheap, steady renewable electricity and water — both are already on-site. Surplus solar and stored PHS output can run electrolysis to produce green hydrogen or ammonia for ports, shipping, and export markets.
Reverse-osmosis units powered by the vessel's own solar and stored energy can deliver fresh water to coastal communities and islands without stressing onshore grids or real estate.
Remote islands, coastal mines, and aquaculture operations can replace diesel generators with a floating solar-plus-storage microgrid that is delivered, anchored, and commissioned in weeks.
Strategic Takeaway
The same concrete hull, mooring, grid connection and control system can be reconfigured for data centres, hydrogen production, desalination, or remote microgrids. This dramatically expands the addressable market beyond power generation and gives investors exposure to several of the fastest-growing clean-tech verticals from one standardised vessel design.
Prototype Program
A 12-month, two-tranche, milestone-gated program that answers one binary question: does BOB-GEN achieve ≥ 66 % measured round-trip efficiency in open water?
Released at signing
Released on Tranche A sign-off
A complete Prototype Results Pack containing:
Timeline: approximately 4–5 months from signing to Results Pack. Investor may nominate or approve the verifying engineer.
Investment Terms
Underwriting only one thing: whether the technology achieves ≥ 66 % measured RTE in a controlled open-water test.
If the threshold is not met, the note does not convert and the $1 m is at risk. This is pure prototype-stage binary risk.
Not underwriting: T2 capital structure, production ramp, or contractual price escalation (the primary upside lever — estimated 50–70× MOIC if achieved).
The concrete vessels are built to withstand the harsh marine environment. Projected minimum 35 year service life.
Investor Materials
Confidential — available on request for serious investors under NDA
For more information please contact us.
Path Forward
Commercial unit economics (projected): ~$1.5 m build cost, $3 m target sales price for a 60 m unit carrying 2.6–3.3 MW solar + 630 kWh storage. Concrete hull projected life > 35 years.
Execution Team
CEO · Inventor · Patent Holder
Commercial diver, rigging supervisor and energy-storage innovator. Deployment lead with deep domain expertise in marine operations. Holds the core patents.
Founder
CTO · Technical Lead
Apocalypse (Cape Town). 20+ years bespoke fabrication. SAISC Steel Awards 2013 winner. Built SAMSA-approved 70 m LOA barge. IMDB credits include Dredd, Maze Runner, Bloodshot. Led Discovery Channel Harley replica fleet.
Co-Founder
Transparency
We are raising a USD 1,000,000 convertible note to fund the open-water prototype that will prove (or disprove) ≥ 66 % round-trip efficiency.