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EmEfcy Bio-EnErgy SyStEmS

company locaTion counTry conTacT name Telephone email address company WebsiTe disrupT-o-meTer 7 Haeshel st, Caesarea Industrial Park, P.O. Box 3171 , 30889, Israel Israel Eytan Levy (CEO) +972 (4) 6277555 eytan@emefcy.com info@emefcy.com www.emefcy.com Highly Disruptive

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Technology

Megawatter

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2.0 Technology

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Emefecy is an Israeli based, venture backed water technology start-up founded be serial water entrepreneurs, Eytan Levy and Ronan Shechter. The lead VC investor is Pond Ventures. The company has developed a market ready microbial fuel cell / bio-electrochemical treatment technology aimed at the industrial wastewater treatment market. MEGAWATTER electrogenic bioreactor wastewater treatment

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2.1 WhaT is iT?

Electrogenic bioreactors (EBR) use electrogenic bacteria that, while breaking down organic matter, release electrons (to the anode upon which they are growing) and protons. The result is the generation of either electricity or products such as hydrogen and an increased destruction of organic matter leading to less sludge than typical in biological waste treatment.

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2.2 WhaT makes iT differenT?

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Electrogenic Bioreactor Diagram

Primary advantage of Megawatter over other EBR technologies is the use of low cost electrode materials to decrease CAPEX. Other advantages of their design include: Scalable Modular Customizable Can be installed in as retrofit Practical design Integrated power management system

While most companies working on EBR technologies are focusing on increasing the electrical energy generation per square metre, Emefcy has focused on lowering the cost of the materials in their systems and a practical design for implementation in wastewater treatment plants.

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Emefcy is targeting industrial wastewater treatment plants with where the influent is not suitable for anaerobic digestion (due to salinity or sulphide content) which Megawatter can handle. The alternative to anaerobic digestion aerobic digestion that might otherwise be used is energy intensive giving a clear advantage to the Megawatter systems.

3.0 markeT sTraTegy

The target market is high strength organic wastewater, which is not suitable for anaerobic digestion due to high salinity, high sulphate or highly variable characteristics. The MegaWatter Process can cope with high salinities and provides a cost effective alternative to aerobic treatment due to lower energy costs, potential net energy generation, and lower sludge production. Specific industrial wastewater treatment applications that this is suitable for include: Pulp and paper plants Petrochemical processing Food and Beverage Agricultural wastewater (swine and dairy farms)

4.0 number of planTs

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5.0 inTellecTual properTy Emefcy has patents pending covering the electrode materials and
structure it uses, as well as the reactor configuration. Title: Electrodes for use in bacterial fuel cells and bacterial electrolysis cells and bacteria fuel cells and bacterial electrolysis cells employing such electrodes WO2009IL1017A / 2009-11-01

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There appears to be several pilot plants only. Emefcy plans to take their product fully commercial in 2011.

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6.0 compeTiTive analysis

Emefcy appear to be the first company to take EBR technology to market. There are several competitors including Hy-SyEnce, IntAct Labs, and Trophos Energy. These competitors all appear to be behind Emefcy in terms of commercialization. Another competitor, Bilexys appear to be slightly behind Emefcy in terms of commercialization but they focus their Bio-electrochemical system on producing products such as caustic sodas and hydrogen peroxide. A start-up out of Cornell University, 6 Convert, is also working towards commercialising a microbial fuel cell technology.

The track record of the team is impressive (they founded AqWise) and the recent VC funding will enable the company to forge ahead with implementation of its business strategy.

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7.0 key Take-aWays

Emefcy appear to have a very practical approach to the market. They are aiming to provide cost effective, low energy method of treating high strength industrial wastewaters.

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company concEpt company location tElEphonE WEBSitE contact namE E-mail aDDrESS coUntry tEchnology offEring BUSinESS moDEl DiSrUpt-o-mEtEr Emefcy Bioenergy Systems Using electro-active biofilm attached to an electrode to generate electricity through the degradation of organic contamination in wastewater

+972 (4) 6277555 www.emefcy.com Eytan Levy (CEO)

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Israel Highly Disruptive Demonstration Scale Pre-Revenue Energy Patents Pending Private 2007

eytan@emefcy.com, info@emefcy.com

Electrogenic Bioreactor Equipment/Product Sales/Service

Venture Capital (Pond Ventures, Israel Cleantech Ventures, Plan-B Ventures)

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7 Haeshel St, Caesarea Industrial Park, P.O. Box 3171, 30889, Israel

Dated: March 2011