Desalination & Related Water Technologies - Selling to a U.S. plant

Maritime Business & Technology Summit November 29, 2011

PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

Nanocomposite RO Membranes

Higher FluxBest-In-Class Salt RejectionStandard Module / Easy RetrofitNSF Standard 61 Certified

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First significant advancement in RO membrane technology in 25+ years

4 Patents7 Patent Applications

12 Countriesprotects

Nanocomposite Membrane Technology

PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

Nanocomposite Membranes Lower the Cost of Desalination

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or or

PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

NanoH2O Timeline

PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

$2 Billion Core RO Market – Only 3 IncumbentsAnnual Core RO Membrane Module Revenue

Opportunity2010 - 2016

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Source: DesalData (GWI) and NanoH2OS

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BWRO

OtherRO

NanoH2O Goal:To Become the4th Major RO

Membrane Supplier

PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

U.S. Market: Small Brackish & Ground Water Plants

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But Trends May Change That:

• Shale Gas

• PPCP Regulation

• Climate Change

PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

U.S. SWRO Market = Caribbean / C. America OEMs

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PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

California as an Example of U.S. SWRO

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Source: Water Desalination Report

• Global EPCs and Engineering Consultancies are key

• Permitting and Special Interest Groups affecting timeline

• Hard to commit significant resources at this time

PROPRIETARY & CONFIDENTIAL - 2011

Being a SoCal RO Membrane Company…

• Frequent Flyer

• Permitting, Utilities and Taxes are Challenging

• Experienced Workforce

• Any Expansion will Need to Consider other Geographies

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