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−Removed: are developing a breakthrough technology that uses clean energy and water to produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen.
+Added: are a developer of clean energy technologies.
+Added: Our current focus is on developing a thermochemical green hydrogen production technology
+Added: to lower the cost of green hydrogen production.
is the cleanest and most abundant element in the universe, and we can’t live without it.
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Water, on the other hand, is an infinite and renewable worldwide resource.
−Removed: However, extracting hydrogen from water is an expensive process.
−Removed: technology is mature and is currently the most reliable method to extract hydrogen from water.
−Removed: Unfortunately, the chemical catalysts
−Removed: that enable the water-splitting reactions in modern electrolyzers are currently made from platinum and iridium - both are very expensive
−Removed: precious metals.
−Removed: Working with a research team at UCLA, we are developing technologies to significantly reduce or replace catalysts made
−Removed: from rare materials with catalysts made from inexpensive earth abundant materials in today’s electrolyzers to lower the cost of
−Removed: Green Hydrogen.
−Removed: This technology has moved from the discovery phase to the validation and optimization phase.
−Removed: of today, however, high capital cost and its reliance on expensive electricity and clean water are the other reasons why electrolyzers
−Removed: haven’t revolutionized the green hydrogen economy as everyone hoped.
−Removed: To address these critical cost drivers, we are also developing
−Removed: a revolutionary technology to efficiently split water using heat to produce cheap green hydrogen.
−Removed: Working with a UCSB research team,
−Removed: we are exploiting the oxidation reduction features of multi-component materials including high temperature liquids to directly split
−Removed: water continuously in a series of chemical looping reactions, producing hydrogen and oxygen in separate reaction chambers.
−Removed: If successful,
−Removed: it will be a novel, first of its kind, high efficiency thermochemical water-splitter that uses low-cost common materials and common industrial
−Removed: temperatures of less than 1,000°C to potentially produce the world’s cheapest green hydrogen.”
−Removed: a 2020 report, Goldman Sachs estimated that Green Hydrogen will be a $12 trillion market opportunity by 2050.
+Added: the most common method of making green hydrogen is to split water into oxygen and hydrogen with an electrolyzer using green electricity
+Added: produced from solar or wind.
+Added: However, green electricity is and always will be very expensive.
+Added: It currently accounts for 73% of the cost
+Added: of green hydrogen.
+Added: By using heat directly, we can skip the expensive process of making electricity, and fundamentally lower the cost
+Added: of green hydrogen.
+Added: Inexpensive heat can be obtained from concentrated solar, geothermal, nuclear reactors and industrial waste heat for
+Added: use in our novel low-cost thermochemical water splitting process.
+Added: Working with a world class research team at UC Santa Barbara, our goal
+Added: is to help usher in the green hydrogen economy that Goldman Sachs estimated to have a future market value of $12 trillion.
+Added: have previously developed an innovative material technology to reduce the cost per watt of electricity produced by Photovoltaic, or PV,
+Added: solar modules.
of Critical Accounting Policies
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Issued Accounting Pronouncements
−Removed: reviewed currently issued pronouncements during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and does not believe that any other recently
−Removed: issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed unaudited
+Added: reviewed currently issued pronouncements during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and does not believe that any other recently issued,
+Added: but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed unaudited
financial statements.
−Removed: of Operations – Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: and administrative (“G&A”) expenses decreased by $2,243,799 to $350,548 for the three months ended September 30, 2023,
−Removed: compared to $2,594,347 for the prior period ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: The primary decrease in G&A expenses was the result of a decrease
−Removed: in fair value of non-cash stock compensation of $2,355,152, with an overall increase in G&A expenses of $111,353.
−Removed: and Development
−Removed: and Development (“R&D”) expenses decreased by $141,607 to $88,939 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared
−Removed: to $230,546 for the prior period ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: This overall decrease in R&D expenses was the result of a decrease in
−Removed: outside research fees.
−Removed: and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $1,027 and $1,070, respectively.
−Removed: Income/(Expenses)
−Removed: income and (expenses) decreased by $874 to $421 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $1,295 for the prior period
−Removed: ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: The decrease in other income and (expenses) was the result of a decrease in interest income of $874.
−Removed: in other income and (expenses) was primarily due to the net change in interest income.
−Removed: Income (Loss)
−Removed: net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $440,093, compared to $2,824,625 for the prior period ended September 30,
−Removed: The decrease in net loss was due to a decrease in non-cash other income associated with the net change in stock option expense
−Removed: in the current period.
−Removed: These estimates were based on multiple inputs, including the market price of our stock, interest rates, our stock
−Removed: price volatility, variable conversion prices based on market prices as defined in the respective agreements and probabilities of certain
−Removed: outcomes based on management projections.
−Removed: These inputs were subject to significant changes from period to period and to management’s
−Removed: therefore, the estimated fair value of the stock options fluctuate, and the fluctuation may be material.
−Removed: The Company has not
−Removed: generated any revenues.
−Removed: of Operations – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022.
+Added: of Operations – Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023.
and Administrative Expenses
−Removed: and administrative (“G&A”) expenses decreased by $5,786,526 to $2,617,526 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023,
−Removed: compared to $8,404,052 for the prior period ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: The primary decrease in G&A expenses was the result of a decrease
−Removed: in fair value of non-cash stock compensation of $5,905,461, with an overall increase in G&A expenses of $118,935.
+Added: and administrative (“G&A”) expenses decreased by $1,234,562 to $381,376 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared
+Added: to $1,615,938 for the prior period ended March 31, 2023.
+Added: The primary decrease in G&A expenses was the result of a decrease in fair
+Added: value of non-cash stock compensation of $1,309,533, with an overall increase in G&A expenses of $74,971.
and Development
−Removed: and Development (“R&D”) expenses decreased by $567,698 to $113,939 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared
−Removed: to $681,637 for the prior period ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: This overall decrease in R&D expenses was the result of a decrease in
−Removed: outside research fees.
−Removed: and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was $3,080 and $3,188, respectively.
+Added: and Development (“R&D”) expenses increased by $73,939 to $88,939 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared
+Added: to $15,000 for the prior period ended March 31, 2023.
+Added: This overall increase in R&D expenses was the result of an increase in outside
+Added: research fees.
+Added: and Amortization Expense
+Added: and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $1,027 and $1,026, respectively.
Income/(Expenses)
−Removed: income and (expenses) decreased by $1,195 to $1,335 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $2,530 for the prior period
−Removed: ended September 30, 2022.
+Added: income and (expenses) decreased by $127 to $337 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared to $464 for the prior period ended
+Added: March 31, 2023.
The decrease in other income and (expenses) was the result of a decrease in interest income of $127.
−Removed: decrease in other income and (expenses) was primarily due to the net change in interest income.
+Added: The decrease in
+Added: other income and (expenses) was primarily due to the net change in interest income.
Income (Loss)
−Removed: net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $2,733,210, compared to $9,086,347 for the prior period ended September 30,
−Removed: The majority of the decrease in net loss was due to a decrease in non-cash other income associated with the net change in stock
−Removed: option expense in the current period.
−Removed: These estimates were based on multiple inputs, including the market price of our stock, interest
−Removed: rates, our stock price volatility, variable conversion prices based on market prices as defined in the respective agreements and probabilities
−Removed: of certain outcomes based on management projections.
−Removed: These inputs were subject to significant changes from period to period and to management’s
+Added: net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $471,004, compared to $1,631,500 for the prior period ended March 31, 2023.
+Added: decrease in net loss was due to a decrease in non-cash expense` associated with the net change in stock option expense in the current
+Added: These estimates were based on multiple inputs, including the market price of our stock, interest rates, our stock price volatility,
+Added: variable conversion prices based on market prices as defined in the respective agreements and probabilities of certain outcomes based
+Added: on management projections.
+Added: These inputs were subject to significant changes from period to period and to management’s judgment;
therefore, the estimated fair value of the stock options fluctuate, and the fluctuation may be material.
−Removed: The Company has not
−Removed: generated any revenues.
+Added: The Company has not generated
+Added: any revenues.
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: During the nine
−Removed: months ended September 30, 2023, we did not generate any revenues, and recognized a net loss of $2,734,545, due to a change in non-cash
−Removed: stock compensation, and cash of $790,889 used in operations.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2023, we had working capital of $4,055,886 and a shareholders’
−Removed: equity of $595,110.
+Added: During the three
+Added: months ended March 31, 2024, we did not generate any revenues, and recognized a net loss of $471,341, due to a change in non-cash stock
+Added: compensation, and cash of $431,405 used in operations.
+Added: As of March 31, 2024, we had working capital of $3,285,252 and a shareholders’
+Added: deficit of $177,578.
believes that we will be able to continue to raise funds through the sale of our securities to existing and new investors.
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dilution for our stockholders, in case of equity financing.
−Removed: of September 30, 2023, we had working capital of $4,055,886 compared to $4,845,188 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: This decrease
−Removed: in working capital was due primarily to a decrease in cash.
−Removed: the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we used $790,889 of cash for operating activities, as compared to $1,250,049 for the prior
−Removed: period ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: The decrease in the use of cash for operating activities for the current period was a result of a decrease
−Removed: in research and development cost.
−Removed: cash provided from equity financing activities was $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to $1,000 for the prior
−Removed: period ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: The decrease was due to less equity financing during the current period.
−Removed: Our capital needs have primarily
−Removed: been met from the proceeds of the sale of our securities, as we currently have not generated any revenues.
+Added: of March 31, 2024, we had working capital of $3,285,252 compared to $3,678,942 for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: This decrease in
+Added: working capital was due primarily to a decrease in cash.
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2024, we used $431,405 of cash for operating activities, as compared to $194,320 for the prior period
+Added: ended March 31, 2023.
+Added: The increase in the use of cash for operating activities for the current period was a result of an increase in
+Added: research and development cost, advertising and marketing, and salaries.
+Added: cash provided from equity financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 was $0.
+Added: There was no equity
+Added: financing during the current or prior period.
+Added: Our capital needs have primarily been met from the proceeds of the sale of our securities,
+Added: as we currently have not generated any revenues.
independent auditors, in their report on our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, expressed substantial
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Our financial statements as of
−Removed: September 30, 2023 have been prepared under the assumption that we will continue as a going concern.
−Removed: Our ability to continue as a going
−Removed: concern ultimately is dependent upon our ability to generate revenue, which is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional equity
−Removed: or debt financing, attain further operating efficiencies and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations.
−Removed: Our financial statements
−Removed: do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
+Added: March 31, 2024 have been prepared under the assumption that we will continue as a going concern.
+Added: Our ability to continue as a going concern
+Added: ultimately is dependent upon our ability to generate revenue, which is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional equity or debt
+Added: financing, attain further operating efficiencies and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations.
+Added: Our financial statements do not include
+Added: any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
OF OPERATION AND FINANCING NEEDS
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The Company’s current
−Removed: focus is on developing lower cost replacements for precious metal based catalysts for existing hydrogen electrolyzers and developing
−Removed: a high efficiency thermochemical water splitting technology using heat to produce the cheapest green hydrogen comparable to the cost
−Removed: of producing gray hydrogen made from fossil fuels.
−Removed: plan of operation within the next twelve months is to utilize our cash balances to continue funding the two sponsored research programs
−Removed: at UCSB and UCLA, as well as further solidifying our brand and social media presence in the hydrogen technology sector.
+Added: focus is on developing ThermoLoop™, a breakthrough technology that uses water and heat rather than electricity to potentially produce
+Added: the world’s lowest cost green hydrogen.
+Added: plan of operation within the next twelve months is to utilize our cash balances to maintain the existing ThermoLoop™ technology
+Added: development program at UCSB.
believe that our current cash and investment balances will be sufficient to support development activity and general and administrative
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its current operating plan and condition.
+Added: We do not expect increased expenses until early 2026 when we ramp up prototyping efforts related
+Added: to our thermochemical water splitting technology.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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