Investment Highlights * After start-up period, acquired Johnson Controls’ zinc bromine technology in 1994 * Completed all additional R&D and beta testing by 2004 * Over 20 patents held and patent applications filed * More than $70 million invested to date * Raised $20 million via IPO in June 2007 * Transitioning from development stage to operating company * The ZBB systems are made from materials that can be recycled and are considered environmentally friendly Company Overview ZBB Energy Corporation (AMEX:ZBB) is engaged in the development and manufacturing of large capacity energy storage systems based on its proprietary and patented zinc bromide technology. ZBB currently generates revenue primarily from the sales and maintenance of its proprietary energy storage system. The company was founded in 1998 and is a Wisconsin incorporated entity with its headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin U.S.A. As a leading innovator of modular, transportable energy storage products ZBB maintains an ongoing commitment to Research and Development with state-of-the-art dedicated R&D facilities located in Bibra Lake, Perth, Western Australia. Value Proposition ZBB Energy has emerged from being a development company to a commercial production company. The company’s systems complement fuel cells and other renewable energy sources. In fact, it serves the vast, global renewable energy markets, including electric power producers and their commercial and industrial customers for energy storage. The company offers power producers an alternative solution to building out large sub-stations to combat peak power demands. Sub-stations can cost as much as $20 million, and many metropolitan areas do not have the real estate to allow for their construction. ZBB systems can be installed for about $500,000 — a fraction of the cost of a new sub-station — and they can be easily installed and moved to anywhere on the power grid without a lot of space required. The disproportion between the levels of power generation and power needs at different times of the day is very high; and there are few cost-effective, large-scale ways to store power for when and where it is needed. This gap creates an unlimited opportunity for ZBB and represents a $5.0 billion large-capacity battery market. ZBB’s initial target markets for storage systems will be the $3.0 billion annual market for utility applications and the $1.0 billion annual rapidly growing market for renewable energy applications. With ZBB’s cost-effective technology; the large, addressable market; and the need for energy storage, ZBB is primed for explosive growth.
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