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    HelioDrive is a solar tracker technology invented in 2013 that provides a low-cost alternative to traditional electronic trackers. It uses paraffin wax as a thermal actuator to power a parabolic concentrator, turning linear motion into rotational torque for tracking the sun without electronics, sensors, or electrical power. The technology was created by Sulas Industries to address the high costs and complex maintenance of electronic trackers. It has been successfully tested and installed in single-axis trackers for commercial and industrial solar installations. Vernet and Sulas are seeking partnerships with solar racking companies to commercialize their HelioDrive model HD50 for driving rows of up to 90 solar panels each in a decentralized configuration.

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    HelioDrive is a solar tracker technology invented in 2013 that provides a low-cost alternative to traditional electronic trackers. It uses paraffin wax as a thermal actuator to power a parabolic concentrator, turning linear motion into rotational torque for tracking the sun without electronics, sensors, or electrical power. The technology was created by Sulas Industries to address the high costs and complex maintenance of electronic trackers. It has been successfully tested and installed in single-axis trackers for commercial and industrial solar installations. Vernet and Sulas are seeking partnerships with solar racking companies to commercialize their HelioDrive model HD50 for driving rows of up to 90 solar panels each in a decentralized configuration.

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    HelioDrive is a solar tracker technology invented in 2013 that provides a low-cost alternative to traditional electronic trackers. It uses paraffin wax as a thermal actuator to power a parabolic concentrator, turning linear motion into rotational torque for tracking the sun without electronics, sensors, or electrical power. The technology was created by Sulas Industries to address the high costs and complex maintenance of electronic trackers. It has been successfully tested and installed in single-axis trackers for commercial and industrial solar installations. Vernet and Sulas are seeking partnerships with solar racking companies to commercialize their HelioDrive model HD50 for driving rows of up to 90 solar panels each in a decentralized configuration.

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    / HelioDrive Introduction

    / 1
    Who we are ?

    / =

    > 100-year-old French company known globally for applications based


    on paraffin wax technology.
    > Global supplier for automotive, aerospace and sanitary industrial applications.
    > Current manufacturing in France, USA and China.
    > www.vernet-group.com

    / =

    > Inventor of HelioDrive Technology.


    > Technology created in 2013, globally patented
    > Based out of Colorado, USA
    > www.sulasindustries.com

    / 2
    Issues with Electronic trackers

    / High purchase Cost.

    / Expensive to Install.

    / Complex and costly


    ongoing maintenance.
    / 3
    Our solution

    / What we don’t have / What we do have

    > Electronics > Autonomous power (sun)

    > Sensors > One moving part

    > Software > Quick installation and


    deployment
    > Wiring
    > Disaster resistant (floods,
    > Electrical power used lightning, wind etc…)

    / 4
    Introduction to the HelioDrive

    / Receiver : Contains engineered


    paraffin wax as thermal actuator.

    / Concentrator : Tracking
    logic using parabolic
    concentration optics.

    / Mechanical Assembly :
    Turns linear motion into
    rotation torque & part of
    tracking logic.

    / 5
    What the HelioDrive replaces

    / Typical electronic horizontal single


    axis tracker (de-centralized design)
    > Motor
    > Slew drive
    > Solar Panel and battery pack
    > Software

    / HelioDrive based horizontal


    single axis tracker
    (de-centralized design)
    > HelioDrive
    > Drive system to each row

    / 6
    Paraffin wax technology

    / The HelioDrive is a paraffin wax


    based technology

    / High force/torque from small


    device

    / Used in the automotive


    industry for over 80 years

    / Reliable, inexpensive, and


    accurate enough

    / 7
    HelioDrive in action

    >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uq6307xa8U&feature=emb_logo
    >Technical video describing the basic functionality of the HelioDrive

    https://youtu.be/MqjFow2MIlg
    Test video of our current HD50 HelioDrive model driving a single row
    assembly (de-centralized concept)

    https://youtu.be/e23CsePDRDg
    Sulas’s test facility in Colorado showing both a centralized system and TOP
    (background)

    https://youtu.be/lxQkVI2Cpx0
    A TOP installation in Parshall, Colorado

    https://youtu.be/2GxV8SEJ3Vc
    Two TOP installations in Silverthorne, Colorado
    / 8
    Installations

    / 9
    Potential Market

    / The Market

    > Of the three possible solar markets, residential,


    industrial & commercial (C&I), and utility, we
    believe the HelioDrive is prime to enter the
    C&I ground mount market.

    > We believe this market is currently underserved


    for a tracking solution and will be more accepting
    of a new and innovative product such as the
    HelioDrive.

    / 10
    Potential customers

    / Vernet and Sulas are currently looking to work with :

    > Solar racking companies actively pursuing to enter growing and lucrative solar
    tracker market, however might not want to deal with electronics
    > Companies looking for a better and innovative tracking solution that is cost
    effective with low O&M

    / 11
    HD Configuration

    > Currently the HD50 HelioDrive model is being commercialized which is the
    perfect product to drive a single de-centralized row of up to 90 solar panels
    (see picture below)
    > A properly designed rack system is necessary to achieve this and why we want
    to work with a racking company to create this product.

    / 12
    / Interested in working with us or need more information?
    Please contact us

    / 13
    Thank you for
    your attention !

    SMM DEC. 2018

    BtoC Communication
    / 14 Cécile

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