There are multiple applications could be applied including submarines, spacecraft, satellites and GPS devices. Aerospace and defense has been a pioneering market for thermoelectric, many thermoelectric applications have already been applied in military, and the market is still growing. Estimated market can reach $2 billion by 2020, and the margin is nearly 80%. But on the other hand, economic cycles is very long. They need political authorization for defense budget and also need to build relationship in the defense market, as well as research grant from U.S Air Force and Army. This most important thing in this market is prioritizing performance and weight over economic and payback. So i think Alphabet could start here because the profit and market is most attractive, and then they can figure out how to reduce the cost for more markets at the same
There are multiple applications could be applied including submarines, spacecraft, satellites and GPS devices. Aerospace and defense has been a pioneering market for thermoelectric, many thermoelectric applications have already been applied in military, and the market is still growing. Estimated market can reach $2 billion by 2020, and the margin is nearly 80%. But on the other hand, economic cycles is very long. They need political authorization for defense budget and also need to build relationship in the defense market, as well as research grant from U.S Air Force and Army. This most important thing in this market is prioritizing performance and weight over economic and payback. So i think Alphabet could start here because the profit and market is most attractive, and then they can figure out how to reduce the cost for more markets at the same