Energy Recovery, Inc. · NASDAQ:ERII

Energy Recovery — Investor Presentation (December 2020)

21 slides from Energy Recovery's investor presentation, Dec 1, 2020

  1. Slide 1: Driving Industrial Sustainability: Delivering Value in Fluid-Flow Processes

    Driving Industrial Sustainability Delivering Value in Fluid-Flow Processes December 1, 2020 Joshua Ballard, Chief Financial Officer, Energy Recovery NASDAQ: ERII

  2. Slide 2: Forward Looking Statement

    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, antic

  3. Slide 3: Energy Recovery Snapshot

    ENERGY RECOVERY SNAPSHOT Financial Snapshot2 We develop and manufacture the PX® Pressure Exchanger®, a technology Product Rev Growth platform that reduces waste, improves operational efficiencies and drives Avg. Rev. Growth ‘15-'19 17% significant cost-savings for our customers 2020 (estimated) 25%

  4. Slide 4: We Have a Growing ESG Story

    WE HAVE A GROWING ESG STORY saved for customers on $2.0B energy expenses1 25k PXs installed worldwide product revenue from metric tons emissions avoided 90% energy-efficiency related products 12.4M due to PXs* = >2.5 million vehicles removed from the road PXs use components made Of waste metal from

  5. Slide 5: Pressure Exchanger Technology Platform

    PRESSURE EXCHANGER TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM Anatomy of a Pressure Exchanger Transfers energy from high-pressure to low-pressure fluids o We drive benefits by applying this through continuously rotating ducts with only one moving part technology to industrial fluid-flow systems: (the rotor) ▪ Decreased en

  6. Slide 6: How Pressure Exchanger Technology Reduces Energy Consumption

    HOW PRESSURE EXCHANGER TECHNOLOGY REDUCES ENERGY CONSUMPTION Sealed Phase Pressure Exchange Phase Two fluids on opposite sides of Rotor duct rotates to 1. Low pressure driven fluid PX; rotor duct is sealed, isolating pressure exchange phase enters the rotor duct high, low pressure fluid streams 2. H

  7. Slide 7: Pressure Exchanger Technology in Action: PX for SWRO

    PRESSURE EXCHANGER TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION: PX PRESSURE EXCHANGER FOR SWRO Flagship PX device recycles energy, reducing operational costs and emissions in SWRO facilities Without Energy Recovery Devices (ERDs) With PX Pressure Exchanger Approx. 60% of energy wasted during SWRO PX lowers energy consumpt

  8. Slide 8: Our PX Platform Has Come to Dominate Large Scale SWRO Desalination

    OUR PX PLATFORM HAS COME TO DOMINATE LARGE SCALE SWRO DESALINATION Cumulative Won Mega Project1 Desal Capacity (m3/day) 20,000,000 ERII Competitors 10,000,000 0 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 Technology Strength = High Margin 70% ERII Gross Margin 2 25% Russell 2000

  9. Slide 9: New Water Demand and Technology Shift Driving Secular Shift in SWRO

    NEW WATER DEMAND AND TECHNOLOGY SHIFT DRIVING SECULAR SHIFT IN SWRO Annual SWRO Capital Expenditures1 $8B SWRO Industry $130M ERI Product Revenue2 Energy Recovery Revenue SWRO Industry Capex $6B $100M $4B $70M $2B $40M $0B $10M '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 Our growth roughly tracks overall SW

  10. Slide 10: The World Needs More Water

    THE WORLD NEEDS MORE WATER Saudi Water Partnership Company has released its Seven-Year Statement for 2020-26 Africa’s largest dam powers dreams of prosperity in Ethiopia – and fears of hunger in Egypt Alaska Villages Run Dry and Residents Worry About a ‘Future of No Water’ Confidential & Proprietary

  11. Slide 11: Existing Fresh Water Supplies Will Likely Not Meet Future Demand

    EXISTING FRESH WATER SUPPLIES WILL LIKELY NOT MEET FUTURE DEMAND 60% >2B People 30% 26% The world will only 1/4 of all people live Potable water demand Global population is have 60% of the water in high water-stress expected to increase expected to grow from it needs by 2030 territories 30% by 2050

  12. Slide 12: Thermal Desalination Technology Shift to RO Underpinning Market Growth

    THERMAL DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY SHIFT TO RO UNDERPINNING MARKET GROWTH SWRO Eclipsed Thermal Desalination as Technology of Choice in the 2000s o Existing thermal capacity should eventually be replaced by SWRO without impacting base demand for water o SWRO is more efficient, less energy intensive and

  13. Slide 13: Leveraging PX Technology for Growth and Diversification Beyond Desalination

    LEVERAGING PX TECHNOLOGY FOR GROWTH AND DIVERSIFICATION BEYOND DESALINATION Ultra High- Other Future Zero Mixing VorTeq / O&G Pressure RO Industries Enabling Technologies Transformative Technologies o Incremental R&D: widen technical aperture o Potential to transform an industry, as we of highly eff

  14. Slide 14: Zero Liquid Discharge - Ultra High-Pressure RO for Industrial Wastewater

    ZERO LIQUID DISCHARGE (ZLD) - ULTRA HIGH-PRESSURE RO FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER o India and China have mandated ZLD requirements aimed at reducing industrial wastewater discharge and reusing water o We can lower the high cost of ZLD processes by recovering up to 60% of wasted energy depending on syst

  15. Slide 15: We Are Applying Our PX Expertise to Oil & Gas

    WE ARE APPLYING OUR PX EXPERTISE TO OIL & GAS Water and Oil & Gas have similarities o High pressure fluid-flow environments o Potential to transfer pressure energy from a high-pressure fluid to a low-pressure fluid o Opportunities to eliminate waste in system – increase efficiencies and decrease cos

  16. Slide 16: VorTeq Protects High Pressure Pumps, Reduces Costs

    VORTEQ PROTECTS HIGH PRESSURE PUMPS, REDUCES COSTS Status Quo With VorTeq Frac fluid processed by VorTeq pumps handles Pumps are frac fluid isolated, clean water fed to pumps o Pumps handle frac fluid (water, chemicals o Capital savings ($1M - $2M1) – less pump and sand) redundancy = less waste o Pu

  17. Slide 17: We Must Pass Clear Hurdles to Commercialize the VorTeq

    WE MUST PASS CLEAR HURDLES TO COMMERCIALIZE THE VORTEQ o Three critical hurdles ▪ Successfully frac 2-3 live wells ▪ Proof of customer value proposition ▪ Optimize cartridge life before repairs or replacement ✓ Highest operational cost to ERI o Must pass commercialize by June 2021, or cease R&D effo

  18. Slide 18: Disciplined Focus Driving Top and Bottom-Line Growth

    DISCIPLINED FOCUS DRIVING TOP AND BOTTOM-LINE GROWTH Drive Diversified PX Top Line Growth1 17% Average Annual Growth Projected Desal Revenue Growth Up to Up to 25% 25% 10% 19% With successful R&D efforts, 17% 5% z diversified growth by applying 44% 14% PX technology across variety of $44 $50 $58 $61

  19. Slide 19: ESG at Energy Recovery

    ESG AT ENERGY RECOVERY o First Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report issued Sept 2020 ▪ Aligned with SASB and GRI sustainability reporting frameworks; select United Nations Sustainable Development Goals o Our products address climate change, sustainable industrialization, energy efficiency,

  20. Slide 20: Thank You

    zo) energy recovery’ Thank You

  21. Slide 21: Contact Us

    CONTACT US James Siccardi, VP, Investor Relations Energy Recovery, Inc. +1.832.474.7628 | Mobile 1717 Doolittle Drive jsiccardi@energyrecovery.com San Leandro, CA 94577, USA ESG@energyrecovery.com energyrecovery.com (for ESG inquiries) Confidential & Proprietary 21

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