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AEE SoCal Meeting Sasha Braun, Founder Richard Dash, Cofounder sasha@aluminaenergy.com dash@aluminaenergy.com www.aluminaenergy.com The magnitude of the problem - Pollution was responsible for about 9 million premature deaths in 201516%

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Sasha Braun, Founder

sasha@aluminaenergy.com

www.aluminaenergy.com

AEE SoCal Meeting

Richard Dash, Cofounder

dash@aluminaenergy.com

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The magnitude of the problem

  • Pollution was responsible for about 9 million premature deaths in 2015—16% of

all deaths worldwide.

  • Pollution causes three times more deaths than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria

combined, and 15x more deaths than from all wars and other forms of violence.

  • In the most severely affected countries, pollution related diseases are

responsible for more than one death in four (over 25%).

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  • 1. P

. J. Landrigan et al.,” The Lancet Commission on pollution and health,” www.thelancet.com Published online October 19, 2017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32345-0

  • 2. Burden of disease from Ambient Air Pollution for 2012, World Health Organization, 2013
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The Challenge – Alternatives to Fossil Fuels

References available upon request

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solar and wind energy are the only renewable resources available in sufficient quantity to meet the world’s energy needs

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The Challenge – Solar and Wind Energy is Intermittent

Source: State of Charge Report Massachusetts Energy Storage Initiative http://energystorage.org/system/files/attachments/ma_storage_study.final_w5768299x7ac2e.pdf

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The Challenge – Renewable Intermittency Causes Curtailment

Source: CAISO Curtailment Report 2018 http://www.caiso.com/informed/Pages/ManagingOversupply.aspx

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wind and solar curtailment totals by month in California

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The Challenge – Fossil Fuel Combustion for Heating and Cooling

Source: available upon request

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Over 95% of thermal energy is generated from combustion of fossil fuels

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Our Objective & Solutions

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Our goal is to develop renewable energy storage and generation systems to replace the combustion of fossil fuels in the commercial, industrial and utility sectors

  • Electric Energy Storage System
  • 24/7 Solar Energy Per Demand System
  • Renewable Thermal Energy Storage and Generation
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Our Solution - Renewable Thermal Energy Storage & Generation System

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System Specifications

Round Trip Efficiency ~75-85% Levelized Energy Cost $5/MMBTU - $8/MMBTU Charge and Discharge Flexible, Per Demand Lifecycle 30 years End Use Applications Steam, Hot Water, Cooling

Heater

Charging APB-TES

Charge Power Electricity

Discharging APB-TES

Blower Blower

Discharge Component

(Boiler or Heat Exchanger) Air @ 850oC Air @ 700oC Air @ 150oC

Steam, Hot Water, Cooling

zero emission thermal energy at HALF the cost heat pumps, electric boilers, and natural gas

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Our Solution – Electricity Energy Storage System

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energy storage at HALF the cost of batteries and pumped hydro storage

System Specifications

Round Trip Efficiency Current: 50-55% Future: 65-75% Levelized Energy Cost of Storage $0.05/kWhe - $0.10/kWhe Charge and Discharge Flexible, Per Demand Lifecycle 30 years

Heater

Charging APB-TES

Charge Power Electricity

Discharging APB-TES

Blower Blower Power Cycle (Steam Turbine and Generator) Air @ 850oC Air @ 700oC Air @ 150oC

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A Breakthrough Electric Energy Storage System Enabled By APB-TES Technology

Alumina Energy Electric Energy Storage System Future Systems

Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2014

APB-TES Enables A Breakthrough in Energy Storage Cost Reduction

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Alumina Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage (APB-TES) Technology

Flexible Charge & Discharge Electric & Thermal Applications 100 - 1,000oC Applications High Energy Density 135- 421 kWh/m3 Flexible Capacity MWh - GWh $10-25/kWh(th) Infrared Image of Storage Flow

Even thermal dispersion during flow

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Alumina Packed Bed Thermal Energy Storage Prototypes

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  • Waste Heat Recovery (100-1,000 oC)
  • Single Cycle Gas Turbine
  • Combined Cycle Gas Turbine
  • Combined Heat & Power
  • District Heating

Other APB-TES Applications

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Alumina Energy APB-TES Packed Bed Alumina Ceramic Max Temp. 1,000oC 13,228 lbs per MWh@ 600oC Siemens Future Energy System Packed Bed Rocks

  • Max. Temp. 600oC

20,000 lbs per MWh @ 600oC Energy Nest Concrete Blocks Max Temp. 600oC 60,000lbs per MWh@ 600oC

50% Lower Capital Cost 80% Lower Operational Cost

Energy Storage Type Energy Density Maturity Capacity Charge Temp. Efficiency Charge Adaptability Cost APB-TES

135-421 kWh/m3 Pre-Commercial Flexible 100-1,000oC 95% Electric & Thermal $10-25 kWh(th)

Hot Water TES

60-80 kWh/m3 Commercial 100 kW-50 MW 20oC 95% Thermal $10-30 kWh(th)

Ice TES

100 kWh/m3 Commercial 100 kW-50 MW

  • 6 to -3 oC

90% Electric $10-30 kWh(th)

Molten Salt TES

75-100 kWh/m3 Commercial 10 MW – 250 MW Under 600oC 75-95% Thermal $30-45 kWh(th)

Concrete TES

75-100 kWh/m3 Pre- Commercial 1 MW – 250 MW Under 600oC 75-95% Thermal & Electric $20-25 kWh(th)

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Company overview

  • Founded in 2015
  • Over $2,500,000 invested in technology development from DOE, NSF, NRC
  • 6 granted patents and 1 pending patent with national and international filings
  • 2 business executives & 5 PhD engineers
  • Exclusive Technology License & Partnership from The City College of New York

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  • Dr. Jacob Karni, Advisor

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota Professor Weizmann Institute of Science Industry Expert

  • Dr. Jeffery F. Morris, Advisor

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering California Institute of Technology Professor City College of New York Director Levich Institute

  • Dr. Hitesh Bindra, Inventor & Advisor

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering University of Minnesota Professor Kansas State University Industry Expert – Westinghouse, Caterpillar, eSolar

  • Dr. Pablo Bueno, Inventor & Advisor

Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering University of Texas at Austin,

  • Sr. Researcher Southwest Research Institute

Our Team

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Richard Dash, CEO & Cofounder

30 years of global experience as executive consultant and facilitator with senior leadership teams of fortune 100 and 500 companies.

Sasha Braun, COO & Founder

8 years

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experience in hardware technology commercialization and start up development. Previously managed commercialization for a $20M portfolio of SBIR/STTR R&D projects at RadiaBeam Technologies. Current Advisor to Cazcanes Tequila. Completed NIH I-Corps program in 2016 and Power Bridge NY I-Corps program in 2019.

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2008-2012

CCNY $1.3M DOE SunShot grant project awarded Two prototype systems built and tested

Development Timeline & Traction

2013-2014

Discussions with CCNY begin Exclusive option agreement for technology signed

2015

Alumina Energy founded. Alumina Energy signed exclusive technology license agreement with CCNY PortTech LA Pitch Semi-Finalist

2016-2017

Saint-Gobain NOVA Innovation Competition Finalist Argonne Chain Reactions Innovation Competition Finalist RTE Smart Innovation Challenge Finalist

2018

Strategic partner development & project development APB-TES product development Stora Enso Vertical VC Accelerator Competition Finalist Joins Colorado Cleantech Association

2019

PowerBridge NY I-Corps Boot Camp Cohort 6 LACI Energy Innovator Cohort 3

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APB-TES Technical Publications

  • 1. M.E. Skuntz, D. Perera, J.E. Maneval, J.D. Seymour, R. Anderson, Melt-front propagation and velocity profiles in packed beds of phase-change materials measured by

magnetic resonance imaging, Chemical Engineering Science 190 (2018) 164-172

  • 2. M.M.S. Al-Azawii, C. Theade, M. Danczyk, E. Johnson, R. Anderson, Experimental study on the cyclic behavior of thermal energy storage in an air-alumina packed bed,

Journal of Energy Storage, 18C (2018) 239-249.

  • 3. E. Johnson, L. Bates, A. Dower, P

.C. Bueno, R. Anderson, Thermal energy storage with supercritical carbon dioxide in a packed bed of alumina: modeling charge- discharge cycles, The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 137 (2018) 57-65.

  • 4. F. I. Valentin, R. Anderson, M. Kawaji, Experimental investigation of convection heat transfer in high pressure and high temperature gas flows, Journal of Heat Transfer 139

(2017) 091704-1.

  • 5. R. Anderson, L. Bates, E. Johnson, J.F. Morris, Packed bed thermal energy storage: A simplified experimentally validated model, Journal of Energy Storage, 4, 2015
  • 6. H. Bindra, P

. Bueno, & J.F. Morris, Sliding flow method for exergetically efficient packed bed thermal storage, Applied Thermal Engineering, 64, 2014

  • 7. H. Bindra, P

.Bueno, J.F. Morris & R. Shinnar, Thermal analysis and exergy evaluation of packed bed thermal storage systems, Applied Thermal Engineering, 52, 2013

  • 8. R. Anderson, S. Shiri, H. Bindra & J. F. Morris, Experimental Results and Modeling of Energy Storage and Recovery in a Packed Bed of Alumina Particles, Accepted to

Applied Energy, to appear 2014

  • 9. Shinnar, R. Citro, F., “Solar Thermal Energy: The forgotten energy source,” Elsevier, Technology in Society 29 (2007)

10.Reuel Shinnar, Francesco Citro., “A Road Map to the Decarbonization of the U.S. Energy Mix, The Potential Impact of Concentrated Solar Power,” The Clean Fuels Institute, City College of New York (2006) 11.Shinnar, R., "The Rise and Fall of Luz”, ChemTech, 23, 50-53, (1993). (for solar energy) 12.Shinnar, R. "The Energy Crisis in Perspective", Chem. Tech. (1975) 13.Shinnar, R, "Net Energy or Energy Analysis", Symposium on Economics of Natural Resources, The City College of New York (1975)

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Sasha Braun, Founder

sasha@aluminaenergy.com

www.aluminaenergy.com

THANK YOU!

Richard Dash, Cofounder

dash@aluminaenergy.com