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Executive Summary

OPPORTUNITY
7AC Technologies, Inc. develops revolutionary Ultra Efficient Liquid Desiccant HVAC systems for Commercial and Industrial (C&I) buildings, delivering a 50%+ reduction in energy costs over conventional HVAC units. Harnessing waste heat EXISTING sources an result in 75%+ savings. of US FINANCING Closetoto halfand cool primary energy is used heat buildings or about HIGHLIGHTS $280B per year in energy costs. The market for all unitary HVAC equipment is $7.1B in the US and $28B globally. $330K Founder Our initial target is the $2.5B US Notes heating and cooling C&I segment. $245K NREL Our technology can be used for both Grant existing and new construction and requires no infrastructure modifications $100K DoD nor specialized installation skills. Grant We deliver superior performance in $40K Prizes ease- of-installation, reliability and cost $460K Angel while setting a new benchmark for Investment energy efficiency.

DIFFERENTIATION
Designed as a Direct Replacement for existing Roof Top HVAC units $1.6B US opportunity Patent Pending Membrane Technology No salt carry-over 50-75% improvement in energy consumption Payback of 1-2 years Cooling and Heating Lower manufacturing costs than conventional HVAC equipment

PRINCIPAL FOUNDERS
Peter Vandermeulen, President and CEO (BlueShift, Brooks, Varian) Art Laflamme, Engineering Manager (Tokyo Electron, Varian, ASM) Mark Rosenblum, Research Engineer (Schott Solar, ASE) Colin Paterson, Business Dev. (MMC Networks, AMCC, Fujitsu) Peter Luttik, Business Dev. (Arthur D. Little, Government Consultant)

ULTRA-HIGH EFFICIENCY HVAC


Single Packaged Rooftop Units (RTU) Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS)

BOARD
Steve Young (CEO Carrier India, UTC, Praxair, NAESCO board) Jed Swan (Goldman Sachs, Flexcon, Skidmore, Emerson-Swan) Mitch Tyson (CEO PRI-Autom., Adv. Electr. Beams, co-Founder NECEC)

TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD


Dr. Lucio Mesquita (Renowned expert in desiccant and solar systems) Michael Sherber, LEED AP (Carrier, UTC, ASHRAE Chair)

TECHNOLOGY
7AC has exclusively licensed 7 patents from the Department of Energys National Renewable Energy Laboratory and has filed 16 applications independently. The 7AC technology consists of an allplastic conditioner, responsible for treating the outside air, and a regenerator, for re-concentrating the desiccant. The liquid desiccant design allows for the utilization of waste heat sources, paving the way for true net-zero energy retrofits. Our proprietary membrane design guarantees zero salt carryover into the building air by confining the salt to the plate surface while allowing the free transfer of water vapor between the air. 7AC has already achieved 65% of the theoretical maximum performance of our prototype plate design with additional improvements underway. We have the ability to cool in summer and recover heat and moisture in winter, giving our system year round utilization with compelling payback terms. We save 50 to 75% in electrical energy compared to conventional HVAC equipment and have payback periods ranging from 4 to 12 months. Costs are similar to conventional HVAC systems.

DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE

$1.2M Invested IDENTIFIED BETA SITES to date Cities of Boston and Lynn (MA)
Cummings Properties (MA) Large defense contractor (MA) Tuong Minh Agency (Vietnam) Rocky Mtn. Test Ctr., DoE (WY) Large Supermarket Chain (IL) Food processing company (GA)

STRATEGY
Sell membrane plates stacks to HVAC equipment manufacturers and international partners. Build channels through independent distributors that already supply components to HVAC companies.. Target partners to date include Emerson Swan (New England) and Point Verde (Latin America). Target key national direct accounts and LEED engineering companies. Manufacturing is largely outsourced except for final assembly and test.

Q2 2011 o Membrane Plate Test Bed Q3 2011 o Prototype HVAC test bed Q2 2012 o Alpha Site Rooftop Installation 2012 o Beta Site Installations o Certification o Instrumentation & Data Gathering o Market Expansion

ES1P HVAC

Turning Energy into Savings

7AC Technologies 92 Cummings Park Woburn, MA 01801 978 270 3972 www.7actech.com

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