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Who we are

Lucid Energy is a renewable energy company that has developed an in-pipe turbine system that enables municipal, industrial and agricultural facilities to produce baseload, low-cost electricity from their gravity-fed water pipelines and effluent streams.

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Company Update

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Lucid Energy Inc., hydrokinetics engineering since 2007 $1.15 million in SBIR grants from U.S. Department of Energy Energy and water are linked: aging infrastructure, rising costs and lower demand - LucidPipe is a way to finance aging infrastructure Teaming with leading infrastructure companies (Mekorot, CH2M Hill, Siemens, Honeywell, Johnson Controls) at the nexus of smart energy and water Patent issued in May 2011; applied for additional US and International patents

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California Center of Excellence Riverside Public Utilities Riverside, CA • • •

Operating 4th Generation Product Very consistent over 6,500+ hours – 99% up time Generated 55+ MWH

LucidPipe Installed Lemona Booster Station - Riverside, CA

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The LucidPipe Power System™

Key Attributes:

System Economics:

• Low cost and easy to deploy •Generates baseload, dispatchable, low cost electricity •Scalable to pipe diameters 24 to 96 inches •Designed to include multiple turbines in series to maximize energy generation without disrupting operations

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LCOE – 3-5¢/KWH

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Power Output per turbine Pipe sizes range from 24” to 96”

LucidPipes are placed in series, 4 diameters apart to achieve maximum energy potential 6

Site Conditions PIPELINE CONDITIONS • Pipe diameter: 24 to 96+ inches

• Excess head: > 20 PSI (3 turbines in series) • Velocity: 3-9 FPS avg • Flow: 15MGD (24”)

• Pressure Drop: 5-10 PSI when operating;