Energy Recovery, Inc. · NASDAQ:ERII

Energy Recovery — Investor Presentation (March 2018)

20 slides from Energy Recovery's investor presentation, Mar 21, 2018

  1. Slide 1: ERI Investor Presentation 2018

    ERI INVESTOR PRESENTATION (NASDAQ: ERII) 2018

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statement

    This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this report include, but are not limited to, statements about our expectations, objectives, anticipations, plans, hopes, be

  3. Slide 3: VorTeq Update

    Page 3 VORTEQ UPDATE o Significant internal lab testing on harder-grade components • Performed 9600 psi, 45,000 lbs proppant test on single cartridge with one end cover in harder-grade and one end cover in softer-grade • Harder-grade performed as expected showing no signs of material degradation • S

  4. Slide 4: VorTeq Update - Continued

    Page 4 VORTEQ UPDATE - CONTINUED o Based on internal testing, Company opts to utilize harder-grade for all cartridge components o Cartridge components have arrived and will continue to arrive into April o Final machining and qualification of received components to continue in parallel o Timing of co

  5. Slide 5: Energy Recovery Snapshot

    ENERGY RECOVERY SNAPSHOT Page 5 What We Do/Product Strategy An energy solutions provider and technology leader in applying fluid dynamics and advanced materials science Who We Are  Create markets to preserve or eliminate pumps that are subject to and destroyed by hostile process fluids  Convert wa

  6. Slide 6: Material Science Arbitrage – Pump Preservation

    MATERIAL SCIENCE ARBITRAGE – PUMP PRESERVATION Page 6 Typical pumps present design and material composition challenges:  Multiple moving parts, multiple potential points of failure  Components chiefly comprised of alloys, coated alloys and polymers Susceptible to abrasion, erosion, fatigue and cor

  7. Slide 7: Pressure Energy Recycling - Convert Wasted Pressure to Electricity

    PRESSURE ENERGY RECYCLING - CONVERT WASTED PRESSURE TO ELECTRICITY Page 7 Pressure energy is being needlessly wasted:  Dissipation of energy through valves, chokes or geological mass wastes valuable energy  Wasted pressure energy = wasted electricity and $$$ We recycle otherwise wasted pressure en

  8. Slide 8: Core Technology – The Pressure Exchanger

    CORE TECHNOLOGY – THE PRESSURE EXCHANGER Page 8 Fluid Flows in Pressure Exchanger Hydraulic Piston Concept Pressure Exchange Snapshot

  9. Slide 9: Pump Preservation – Pressure Pumping

    PUMP PRESERVATION – PRESSURE PUMPING Page 9 Status Quo With VorTeq NO SAND OR CHEMICALS ENTER THE PUMPS

  10. Slide 10: Pump Preservation – VorTeq Creates Significant Value

    PUMP PRESERVATION – VORTEQ CREATES SIGNIFICANT VALUE Page 10 Existing Pumping Model with 15 to 20 PD Pumps New Pumping Model with 3 to 4 Centrifugal Pumps Centrifugal Pump Model $8M to $12M p/yr p/fleet* Reduced Maintenance: $3M to $4M p/yr p/fleet* Decreased Pump Redundancy / Lower CAPEX: $1M to $2

  11. Slide 11: VorTeq Commercialization Path

    Page 11 VORTEQ COMMERCIALIZATION PATH  Commercialization is twofold:  Schlumberger Licensing Agreement • Acceptance standards inclusive of M1 & M2 as well as other performance tests • SLB responsible for missile manufacturing, ERII to provide PXs, housing and motors • Five years from first unit to

  12. Slide 12: Pump Preservation – MTeq Mud Pumping Solution

    PUMP PRESERVATION – MTEQ MUD PUMPING SOLUTION Page 12 Status Quo With MTeq NO MUD PASSES THROUGH THE PUMPS

  13. Slide 13: Pump Preservation – MTeq Unlocks Value for Operators

    PUMP PRESERVATION – MTEQ UNLOCKS VALUE FOR OPERATORS Page 13 Drilling Configuration with MTeq & Centrifugal Pumps Reduced Operating Cost  Reduced R&M  Increased pump life  Fewer pumps Reduced Logistics  Lower load requirements  Less rig-up and rig-down time Increased Productivity  Reduction in

  14. Slide 14: Pressure Energy Recycling – Desalination

    PRESSURE ENERGY RECYCLING – DESALINATION Page 14 Status Quo With Pressure Exchanger  From first sale to 90% market share in under 10 years*  18,000 PX devices installed worldwide  Up to 25-year life with virtually no maintenance  60%+ gross margins Wasted Pressure Energy Toward Geologic Mass 60%

  15. Slide 15: Industry Agnostic R&D Allocation Process

    INDUSTRY AGNOSTIC R&D ALLOCATION PROCESS Page 15 What criteria qualifies a market opportunity?  High rates of flow  High pressure differentials  High capital intensity  Hostile process fluids Fracing Upstream Drilling Desalination

  16. Slide 16: Execution of Strategic R&D

    Page 16 EXECUTION OF STRATEGIC R&D Evaluation Criteria to Determine Funding  Value to Customer  Market Size  Net Present Value  IP Potential  Technical Difficulty  Strategic Fit  Internal Competency  Time to Market  Ease of Entry  Concept Uniqueness

  17. Slide 17: Disrupting Global Pumping Market

    DISRUPTING GLOBAL PUMPING MARKET Page 17 Global Pumping Market Exceeded $53B in 2017 Significant Arbitrage Opportunity in the Pumping Market  Pump aftermarket components cost industries $9 billion in 2017  Replacement pump sales exceed $25 billion in 2017 Source: McIlvaine Pump Report and Manageme

  18. Slide 18: Wasted Pressure Energy Market Opportunity

    WASTED PRESSURE ENERGY MARKET OPPORTUNITY Page 18 Source: McIlvaine Pump Report and Management Estimates Energy Recovery Devices Target Control Valve and High Performance Pump Applications Wasted Pressure Energy Opportunity in Excess of $5.5B in 2017 TOTAL MARKET OPPORTUNITY IS SEVERAL ORDERS OF MAG

  19. Slide 19: Ubiquitous Technology with Significant Growth

    Page 19 UBIQUITOUS TECHNOLOGY WITH SIGNIFICANT GROWTH *Pro Forma Water Business Provides Funding Mechanism for Future R&D Future Derivative Applications Annual R&D Spend:  $9.7MM (27.5% of OPEX) in 2014  $7.6MM (20.5% of OPEX) in 2015  $10.1MM (27.8% of OPEX) in 2016  $11.5MM (30.6% of OPEX) in

  20. Slide 20: Thank You

    THANK YOU energy recovery”

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