Firefly International Energy Co. Inc.

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1 Firefly Internatinal Energy C. Inc.

2 Future : Lead-Carbn = Firefly (Advanced Lead- Acid Battery) Firefly s revlutinary battery technlgy was brn in the Research and Develpment labratry f Caterpillar, Inc., a wrld-renwned manufacturer f heavy equipment Caterpillar has lng been a cnsumer f batteries fr its many heavy equipment prducts. These, by their very nature, put a severe strain n batteries. Ht and cld extreme temperatures, severe vibratin, and prlnged perids f disuse are standard perating cnditins fr heavy equipment batteries. With a new crprate fcus n imprving batteries, CAT electrnics turned the issue ver t their R&D arm.

3 FireFly Carbn Fam Technlgy (Advanced Lead Acid Batteries) Thrugh material innvatin, Firefly succeeded t ffer Higher Efficiency & Cycle life which brings dwn the ttal cst f wnership Firefly's gal is t manufacture the lwest-cst-f-wnership, energy-strage systems in the wrld This revlutinary technlgy was invented by Mr Kurt Kelly. He was able t cnfigure the material in such a way that it thrived in the harsh lead acid chemistry envirnment Mr. Kurt Kelley

4 Abut the cmpany Firefly was started in 2003 by Kurt Kelley (Technical) & Few Others Kurt Kelley is the inventr f the technlgy This technlgy was develped in the labs f Caterpillar Cnsidering the ptential f the technlgy, Caterpillar spun f this technlgy t frm Firefly In 2010 New Management bught assets f Firefly Energy

5 Lead Acid Battery Prblems Crrsin Shedding Sulfatin Cst Effective Slutin Use f Carbn as envisaged by Experts

6 Kurt is a gelgist, by training. He wanted t use carbn fr slving the prblems f lead acid batteries in He fund that the Pb acid battery literature is discussing the same in detail.

7 Firefly Technlgy Carbn Micrcell technlgy Disruptive prcesses and perfrmance Battery design capable f using multiple chemistries Utilizing lead-acid chemistry presents greatest gains Advanced battery perfrmance fr lead-acid csts Insensitive t state-f-charge

8 Firefly s Revlutinary Prduct Frm decades-lng use f Lead Plates with limited Surface Area. 30% - 40% Utilizatin T Micr Cellular-based Batteries with 2000x Surface Area 90% Utilizatin

9 Firefly battery get s better life Frm decades-lng use f lead plates with limited surface areas. Lw Utilizatin T micr-cellular-based Fam plates with much greater surface areas Exceptinal Utilizatin

10 FF battery has better heat transfer Traditinal Cell Firefly 3D Cell Psitive Plates Negative Plates Infrared images snapped at the end f a 5C (12 minute) discharge f bth a Firefly 3D cell and a traditinal cell. Mre unifrm temperature distributin f the 3D cell = unifrm current density distributin = higher verall active material utilizatin Mre unifrm temperature distributin will minimize lcalized psitive grid crrsin (PCL1) lcalized psitive active material wearut (PCL2) Internal testing 10

11 Firefly Micrcell Carbn Fam Technlgy (Advanced Lead Acid Batteries) The Slutin Firefly: Micrcell Carbn Micrcell Battery Increased pwer density and specific energy ver traditinal Pb Acid battery 2-3x recharge rate 2-3x the calendar life expectancy f Pb Acid Battery 2-3 times cycle life expectancy f Pb Acid Battery Manufactured cst equivalent t premium lead acid New Cmbinatin f Off the Shelf Materials Up t 12-15% reductin f lead Envirnmentally safe Fits int existing lead acid battery infrastructure Manufacturing Prductin Custmer use End f life recycling Quantum Leap in Perfrmance

12 FireFly Carbn Fam Technlgy (Advanced Lead Acid Batteries) Cmparisn Li in Carbn Fam Pb acid batteries (SMF) Perfrmance 3C 8C 5C Life (80% DOD) 1000 cycles 1000 cycles* 300 cycles Discharging Temp Range -10 C t 60 C -40 C t 60 C -20 C t 60 C Charging Temp Range 0 C t 45 C -40 C t 60 C -15 C t 50 C Self-Discharge very lw 0.15% per day 0.3% per day PSOC N effect n Life N effect n Life Affects the battery life Serviceability Maintenance free Maintenance free Maintenance free Standards NA SAE J2185 & BCI : 05 NA Cst per kw H in $ * with ur BMS Firefly s Micrcell Carbn Fam technlgy ffers Higher Efficiency, High shelf life at Lwest-cst-f-wnership

13 The Result : Cycle Life

14 Objective f Research - Firefly 1) Maximize specific energy (energy strage per unit f weight, measured in watthurs per kilgram) ver designated discharge scenaris 2) Maximize the specific pwer (pwer per unit f weight, measured in watts per kilgram) ver designated high rate discharge scenaris 3) Maximize battery life, nt nly in envirnmental durability but mst imprtantly in cycle life (number f pssible charges and discharges) 4) D it all at extremely lw csts

15 Prblems f Existing Battery Technlgy Service Life Cycle life Recharge time Size & Weight

16 Technlgy-Micrcell fam based batteries During research Kurt discvered that much f the lead in the grid structure f cnventinal batteries can be replaced by a ttally new type f material Carbn was fund t have the requisite physical and chemical prperties It was used in negative plate first fr ptimum cnfiguratin and architecture within the battery itself

17 The Technlgy: Ptential As cmpared t ther energy strage chemistries, Lead Acid Battery Chemistry is currently engineered t nly 20%-40% f its ptential. Lng-Term Firefly Technlgy Map mves Lead-Acid battery Chemistry t 90% f its ptential.

18 The Cmpany & Prgress: Facilities 53,000 sf facility Research, Engineering, Manufacturing, Admin $8M+ invested in research lab, electrical testing, and pilt manufacturing equipment Over 200 battery test channels with full temperature cntrl

19 The Cmpany & Prgress: Markets Military Markets and Aerspace Markets Batteries currently in use by tw defense cntractrs in military applicatins. Open rders nw being filled frm US facility Strng value prpsitin fr the weight savings, safety, cst, and sustainable capacity f the Firefly technlgy Heavy Hybrid and electric Vehicles 30kWh battery pack currently being installed in hybrid mining vehicle Electric lcmtive Light Hybrid and Electric Vehicles On and Off-Grid Energy Strage Backup, alternative energy, UPS, lad shifting

20 Applicatin Areas Deep-discharge applicatins in: Railways Telecm Defense RVs/ Marine Bats Offices Residential Areas Renewable/Grid Scale Energy Strage 5/20/2015

21 Oasis Grup 31 Specificatin Specificatins: Grup 31 Dimensins Nn- Spillable Weight: 33.5 kg C/20: 118 Ah C/10: 110 Ah RC: 215 min - SAE J537 CCA: 625 A - SAE J537 CA: 800 A Cycle Life: % DD (warranty) 702 J-2185 Cycles 126 hrs J-930 Vibratin Target market/applicatin fr the Grup 31 Oasis battery was lng runtime (10 hur discharges) daily cycling applicatins. 21

22 Achievements US Army apprval fr supply f batteries Mre than 7 patents in its fld 23 Patent Applicatins pending First Majr Develpment since AGM Batteries

23 In summary, The 3D cell architecture results in numerus attributes: Instantaneus Pwer (2 hurs and faster run-time rates) Fast recharge capability Cntinuus pwer thrugh discharge prcess Recvery t full capacity after ff-seasn strage Excellent cld temperature capacity utilizatin High temperature resiliency Recvery t full capacity after discharge Higher cycle life

24 Thank Yu!