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| Our year-end cash balance of $291 million is somewhat better than our previous forecast of $285 million |
| And we're excited to get the KARNO commercialized as we shared on today's call, a lot of positive progress being made towards that |
| On today's call, it was the first time that we actually shared some of the emissions results from that, which came out very, very positively as you heard on the call |
| I am pleased to share that we were able to achieve some critical milestones over the past few months and that keep us on track with our previously shared timeline |
| In summary, we made great progress through the last quarter of 2023 and have a very exciting year ahead |
| Old-time structure here was really excited about the hybrid truck |
| Having an up to 40% tax credit will be a significant advantage for customers who are looking to adopt our solution |
| We are targeting three key markets that we believe the corner generator will be able to provide the most benefit, EV charging, the utilization of waste gas and prime power applications |
| The initiation of this program underscores our confidence in the potential of the KARNO generator innovative technology and in our ability to complete development and delivery of initial units later this year and begin scaling deployments with the capital we have on hand |
| Our strong capital position affords us the opportunity to further enhance value for our shareholders |
| This test highlights the KARNO Technologies' unique ability to operate on various fuels, which is an advantage versus conventional generators |
| I am pleased to share that we remain on track with these milestones and have made great progress towards them |
| As a reminder, the KARNO generator is a fuel-agnostic electric generator that is expected to offer significant benefits and advantages over conventional generators in the areas of efficiency, operating costs emissions, versatility, power density and many other characteristics |
| The Office of Naval Research recently presented at the work boat show, and they showcased the promising benefits that the KARNO generator can offer, including its impressive efficiency, limited expected maintenance and fuel flexibility |
| This leaves us in a strong financial position as we start 2024 with $291 million of capital and expect to utilize about $40 million to $50 million worth of this capital this year for our KARNO development |
| So, we are being cost conscious in that way of making sure that we're selecting the right materials to meet the performance but also have a solid build material cost |
| Because of the strong financial position, last quarter, we announced a $20 million stock repurchase program |
| We are pleased with the customer interest we have been receiving and the ongoing discussions we are having with likely early adopters |
| This estimate is a little higher than the $40 million we previously projected but also reflects a more rapid ramp-up in additive printer growth investments |
| In the fourth quarter, we also successfully tested flare gas that was collected in the Permian Basin as we ran it through the KARNO generator reactor and were able to produce heat levels we need to produce electricity |
| And so, from that standpoint, we are confident that the shift we made was the right shift for shareholders |
| One key benefit of the KARNO generator is not only being able to provide electricity to these facilities, but also to be able to utilize the excess heat from the generator to provide heating to the facility |
| This combined heat and power process will increase the overall efficiency of the KARNO generator and assist with reducing the financial payback time for customers |
| In addition to these three key markets, we will continue to look for unique market opportunities for the KARNO generator |
| Therefore, we believe that a share repurchase program was in the best long-term interest of our shareholders |
| One key callout is these expected emissions levels are achieved with no after-treatment and no exhaust catalyst, which would conventionally be needed with internal combustion engines and through additional testing, we expect to further improve NOx emissions |
| But is that something where you would consider doing like you've done with Permian gas where you could like deploy a unit out there even just on a temporary basis just to kind of prove the concept or demonstrated even if it wasn't going to be a permanent deployment, but just to show to test it, okay, here's a fierce gas from a landfill and it's running and then we're getting the positive results we want to see |
| As we highlighted today, we have a lot of exciting development plan for 2024 |
| One promising application that we are pursuing is being able to use the generator on Navy vessels |
| And after these positive test results, we are now excited to announce that Detmar is committed to an initial KARNO unit and to be part of our early adopters’ program |
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| We estimate that sales in 2025 will have gross margin that is slightly negative to breakeven |
| However, the reason really for driving that shift last quarter was because we saw a lot of challenging economics facing the EV trucking space |
| Gross margin is still somewhat uncertain as we ramp up production of printed parts and suppliers |
| And even since last quarter, we've continued to see it probably even get worse, at least sustain kind of but probably even get worse |
| Donovan Schafer And then just my last question would be as I think there's been a little bit of softness in the EV space |
| While this was a challenging decision, we continue to believe and we have seen more examples in the market of how this was the correct strategic move for the company and our shareholders |
| On our last earnings call, we announced the difficult yet necessary decision to wind down our electric powertrain operations and preserve the technology for potential later use or sale |
| While repurchasing shares is certainly unusual for a pre-revenue company, we thought it was important |
| Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements made on this call |
| So -- and those prices are actually quite -- certainly cobalt is very, very low right now |
| As such, are subject to risks and uncertainties |
| Tang is resigning due to personal reasons |
| In addition to GTL, we are in discussions with numerous other EV charging providers who are facing similar constraints on the available amount of electricity they can receive from the grid |
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