pittsburgh green innovators: mobile fab-lab laura bechard | mara palmer | ana taylor april 13, 2013
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BACKGROUND: PGI & MOBILE FAB-LABS
• Pittsburgh Green Innovators• Founded 5 years ago• Focus on green economic development• Project-based learning
• Mobile Fab-Labs•MIT’s Center for Bits & Atoms•Worldwide project•Bring laboratories to less fortunate areas
THE PROJECT
R E Q U I R E M E N T S
• Mobile laboratory space
• Sustainability curriculum
• Lab employs green technology
• Cost estimates
S O L U T I O N S
• 2 laboratory activity descriptions
• 3 options for mobile space
• Vector Technology contact
• Itemized budgets for each option
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CURRICULA
W I N D E N E R G Y
• Create crude biofuel
• Learn:• How Biofuel is Made• How it is a renewable
resource• Test biofuel in generator
• Materials:• Beakers• Graduated cylinders• Mason jars• Virgin vegetable oil• Methanol
B I O F U E L P R O D U C T I O N
• Build scaled windmill
• Learn:• Rotational energy• How & why wind
energy in renewable• Test wind turbine on
small light source
• Materials:• Kid Wind classroom kit• All materials included
Initial Cost of Experiments :(based on a group of 24 students):
$3,000.00
VECTOR TECHNOLOGY
• Product by Optimus Technologies
• Allows diesel engines to run on biofuel
• Currently used in Pittsburgh’s salt trucks and Giant Eagle’s food trucks
• Costs about $10,000 for our mobile fab-lab
MOBILE LABORATORY SPACE OPTIONS
Tractor
Trailer
Option 1 Pick-Up
Truck & Tow-
Behind Trailer
Option 2
Box Truck
Option 3
• Large• Eye-catching• 12 laboratory
benches• Difficult to
maneuver• Commercial
license required
OPTION 1:
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Vehicular Cost of Option 1:
$105,000.00
• Medium size option
• Less eye-catching• 8 laboratory
benches• Maneuverable in
city• Vector System
compatible
OPTION 2:
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Vehicular Cost of
Option 2:$76,000.00
• Smallest option• Eye-catching• 6 laboratory
benches• Easy to
maneuver• Vector
Technology compatible
OPTION 3:
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Vehicular Cost of
Option 3:$65,000.00
COST COMPARISON
Option 1Tractor Trailer
Option 2Pick-Up Truck
&Tow-Behind
Trailer
Option 3Box Truck
$110,000.00
$80,000.00
$70,000.00
• The final cost analysis* includes both the cost of the materials for each experiment and the vehicular cost of each option.
* All final costs were rounded. For specific values, please see Appendix C (page 19) in the Final Proposal.
FINAL PRODUCT
• Detailed budget for all mobile space options• Tractor Trailer vs. Pick-Up w/ Tow Behind vs. Box Truck
• Laboratory curricula descriptions (2)•Biofuel Production & Wind Energy material list• PowerPoint presentations for instructive use•Complete procedure
• Vector Technology (via Optimus Technologies)• Information•Contact with CEO & Business Analyst
ACKNOWLE
DGEMENTS
• Thomas Bartnik - Pittsburgh Green Innovators
• Tim McMurray & Barbara Paul - Pitt Mobile Lab
• Ian Winner (Business Analyst) & Colin Huwyler (CEO) – Optimus Technologies
• Dr. Bhavna Sharma –Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
• Sina Arjmand – Swanson School of Engineering
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