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04-23-2008, 04:52 PM
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Add some sun to your coffee, solar power style!
Now I'm not normally one to post something like this, but I really have a hard time not doing so for this...
My cousins have come up with a brilliant idea for a company. The company is called Solar Roast, and they use mirrors and the power of the sun to superheat air and use it to naturally roast organic coffee beans. Even the electricity that runs their little roaster enclosure is powered by separate solar powered panels. It's a really cool idea, and to be honest (and this a non-biased opinion, confirmed by many of my co-workers) the best-tasting coffee I've had in awhile. I posted it on digg for those of you with digg accounts (http://digg.com/food_drink/Organic_C...th_solar_power), but the direct link to their site is www.solarroast.com Like I said, I'm just trying to help out my family's already steadily-growing customer base, while they're trying to help the environment while at the same time providing some of the best-tasting coffee available. If you don't mind taking a look, I (and they) would greatly appreciate it!  Thanks, Ben
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04-23-2008, 04:57 PM
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Cool idea, how large is the business?
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04-23-2008, 05:10 PM
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To be honest, I'm not 100% sure what the true customer base is, but they currently have 3 physical locations. My uncle and other cousin in Michigan are in the process of going through the legality issues of franchising it in their area.
Their new version of Helios (v4) was built with the intention of being able to roast a MUCH larger amount of coffee, as their previous roasters just couldn't keep up with the demand. It can handle, if I'm not mistaken, 2000lbs a week. It's been really cool to watch the whole thing progress (of course I get all the "hey Ben, look at our development progress!" emails full of pictures...) and see an idea on paper materialize into a real-world success. Did I mention the coffee tastes amazing?
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09-03-2008, 10:15 AM
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Agreed, a free sample would be cool, just to compare to my usual coffee brands
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09-03-2008, 08:14 PM
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Very cool. I'd be interested in purchasing the Solar Roast Sample Pack........do you know if they ship to Canada?
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09-03-2008, 11:10 PM
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That's a cool enough story that I bought a single origin sample pack
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