[SPN-Discussion] Greentech Investors Forum--Using Airjets to Improve Aerodynamic Efficiency for Freight Trucks, Ships, Wind Turbines and More

[Gelvin Stevenson]

*Actasys, Inc.—Using Air Jets to Improve Aerodynamic Efficiency for Trucks,
Cars, Wind Turbines and More*

*Actasys, Inc.* Actasys is developing active aerodynamic systems by
leveraging a technology developed for aerospace applications. It is a
platform technology that can significantly improve energy efficiency and
reduce costs in a wide variety of markets, including transportation,
automotive, wind turbines, and buildings. Actasys is currently focusing on
the transportation market with a product that increases the fuel efficiency
of Class 8 trucks by up to 18%. The technology is based on synthetic jets,
actuators that with a minimal amount of power can create very powerful jets
of air, redirecting the main airflow in the desired directions.

Date: Friday, February 12, 2016

Time: 8:00am – 10:00am

Organizer: Gelvin Stevenson, PhD

Sponsor and Host: Crowell & Moring. LLC

Location: 590 Madison Ave. at 57th Street, southwest corner, 22nd floor


As a platform technology, synthetic jets can be applied to a wide range of
markets and applications.  When applied to wind turbine blades, they
significantly reduces stress from vibration of the blades while enhancing
efficiency and broadening the range of exploitable wind velocities.  For
wind turbines in urban scenarios, synthetic jets can significantly reduce
the tower heights (since they can reduce significantly the turbulence
generated by the buildings and readjust the flow to an optimal condition),
decreasing construction costs and widening the type of buildings suitable
for roof wind turbines. Actasys also intends to characterize use of the
technology within a wind farm, as it is likely it can reduce turbulence in
the wake of turbines, raising the overall energy production of the farm. In
the HVAC sector the technology drastically improves mixing and circulation
of air in rooms and can dynamically adapt the airflow from vents to meet
room occupancy requirements. There are numerous other potential
applications in architectural, structural, heating and cooling, marine, and
transportation markets.





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The initial commercial application of the technology is in heavy-duty
transportation, which presents an extremely large market opportunity. With
its technology Actasys can achieve up to 18% fuel savings for heavy trucks,
revolutionizing aerodynamic improvements for trucks without the need to
change shapes or make significant capital investments, just as new
regulatory requirements are being implemented for fuel efficiency in this
sector.  Not only are the fuel savings superior to any competing
technology, but the enhanced performance can be maintained in varying
environmental settings due to the ability of the system to adapt to any
kind of driving and weather conditions.



In 2015, as part of a shared research agreement with NYSERDA, Actasys
initiated road testing with trucks provided by the Price Chopper grocery
chain. Those results led to testing agreements with one of the top five
fleets in US and with the one of the largest tire manufacturers in the
world.



GIF thanks Investors Circle for its generous support, Geoff Miles and Chino
Maduagwu for developing and operating GIF’s video, social media and design
capabilities, Tonia Popke for her financial expertise, and Jesse Goldstein,
PhD, for his continued assistance.



Actasys is also currently in negotiation with multiple multinational OEM
suppliers for joint development and commercialization of the technology for
heavy-duty truck and other automotive applications.



Actasys intends to work with a partner to address the automotive markets
and then to leverage the technology platform to develop and commercialize
other applications, either with strategic partners or by selecting focused
market opportunities it can commercialize on its own.


Disclaimer: The Greentech Investors Forum (GIF) is not soliciting funds for
the presenting companies, nor is it encouraging parties to invest in them.
We try to find good companies—not necessarily good investments. They have
been advised on what is acceptable in terms of predicted results, but GIF
takes no responsibility for what they actually do, say, or how they perform
in the future. Also, for full disclosure, Jeff Smith is Counsel for EcoHub
and Gelvin Stevenson is working with them.

             To continue driving innovation off of this platform, Actasys
has a unit looking into modifying its modules to create a cheaper and more
efficient means of regulating temperature in trucks that transport
refrigerated goods and materials.

The modules will increase the air circulation and mixing, significantly
reducing the energy required to maintain the trailers at a set temperature.
Moreover, Actasys product will generate an air curtain at the door level
that will be activated any time that the door is opened for product loading
and unloading.



*Agenda:*          8:00 to 8:30    -   Networking

                        8:30 to 8:40    -   Introductions

8:40 to 9:10    -   Daniele Gallardo, Ph.D., Cofounder and VP of Business
Development, along with Dr. David Menicovich, Cofounder and CEO

9:10 to 9:30    -   Michael Roeth, Executive Director, NACFE and Operations
Leader, Carbon War Room, via phone

9:30 to 10:00  -   Discussion



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Bios



*Daniele Gallardo, Ph.D.*: Cofounder and VP of Business Development

            Dr. Gallardo received in B.Sc, and M.Sc, in Mechanical
Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy and he developed his
master thesis at the Field and Space Robotics Laboratory (FSRL), MIT. In
2014 he received his Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering from the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI). During his Ph.D. he focused on multiple
multidisciplinary projects involving aerodynamics, computational fluid
dynamics, and mathematical modeling applied to fluid-structure interactions
at the Advanced Autonomous Multiple Spacecraft (ADAMUS) laboratory.

Dr. Gallardo currently covers the role of VP of Business Development at
Actasys. In less than 18 months he developed relationships with leading
American and European OEMs, negotiated and executed testing agreements with
several fleet operators (including one of the top five fleet operator in
US) and with one of the biggest tire manufacturers in the world. He also
developed relationships and is currently in negotiation with multinational
strategic partners that are going to collaborate with Actasys under joint
development agreements to commercialize its first products in the
transportation market.
Dr. Gallardo is also responsible for managing day to day operations at
Actasys.



*Michael Roeth*

Executive Director, NACFE

Operations Leader, Carbon War Room





Mike has worked in the commercial vehicle industry for nearly 30 years, is
the Executive Director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency
and leads the Trucking Efficiency Operations for the Carbon War Room.
Mike’s specialty is brokering green truck collaborative technologies into
the real world at scale.  He has a Bachelors of Science in Engineering from
the Ohio State University and a Masters in Organizational Leadership from
the Indiana Institute of Technology.  Mike served as Chairman of the Board
for the Truck Manufacturers Association, Board member of the Automotive
Industry Action Group.  He currently serves on the second National Academy
of Sciences Committee on Technologies and Approaches for Reducing the Fuel
Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles and is a Department of
Energy Merit Reviewer for the SuperTruck programs. He understands the
customers, operations and intricacies of the commercial vehicle industry
having held various positions in product development, engineering,
reliability, quality, sales, materials and plant management with Navistar
and Behr/Cummins.

260.750.0106     mike.roeth at nacfe.org      mroeth at carbonwarroom.com

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*Miles Flamenbaum: *Founder of SOMS Technologies, a clean technology
company that has successfully commercialized the microGreen Engine Oil
Filter.  The Company works with vehicle fleets to use the microgreen filter
to extend oil drain intervals up to 10X, achieving both environmental and
cost efficiencies.



               Miles is a business and corporate development professional
with extensive experience in technology development and commercialization.
He has focused his career as a senior manager in public, private and
venture-backed companies to license, acquire and commercialize

technology assets. Previously he was Director of Business Development and
Administration at Medical Instill Technologies. He was also Director of
Corporate and Business Development at Oxford

Glycosciences Plc (OGS), a UK based company listed on both the London and
NASDAQ exchanges.



               At OGS, Miles was Secretary of the Executive Committee,
leading merger, acquisition and integration activities. Miles has
successfully created and implemented business development and growth

strategies. He developed relationships with customers and strategic
partners, executing transactions resulting in the creation of over $165
million of value. Miles has managed cross-functional teams involved in
product development and commercialization. He is also a member of the
CEOConnex, a program sponsored by the Center for Economic Growth, a
regional business accelerator based in Albany, NY. Mr. Flamenbaum is also
an inventor on seven US patents. He is a graduate of Franklin &

Marshall College (BA), Boston University (MA, International Relations), and
Brooklyn Law School (JD) and is a member of the New York State Bar
Association.


*David Menicovich, Ph.D.: Cofounder, CEO, and VP of Product Development:*
was born in Isreal and received his BArch from the Tel Aviv University in
2001.  In 2005 he received his MsAAD from Columbia University and in 2013
he completed his Ph.D. in Architectural Sciences at the Center for
Architecture, Science and Ecology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  As
his Ph.D., he developed an Active Flow Control system integrated into tall
buildings for the reduction of crosswind response with applications to wind
energy generation and indoor air quality. He has more than 10 years of
international experience in building design and architectural project
management at companies such as OMA, REX and Snohetta. He specializes in
the design of advanced technologies for greater sustainability in the built
environment and experienced in multidisciplinary collaboration for the
development, transfer, integration and commercialization of new technology
in academia, industry and between both.

            David leads the product development efforts and manages the
full scale system validation project under the New York State Energy
Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) grant.

*Michael Amitay, Ph.D.: Cofounder, CTO and President,* is a Endowed
Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Flow
Physics and Control (CeFPaC).  Dr. Amitay has been involved in leading-edge
research during the past twenty five years related to experimental
aerodynamics, fluid mechanics and flow control.  He has been performing
meticulous experimental studies extensively utilizing the PIV technique to
unveil fundamental physical processes in DoD-, federal-, state-, and
industry-sponsored studies.  His technical contributions include the
adaptation of synthetic jet technology for enhanced aerodynamic performance
of lifting surfaces.  This has led to the development of a new flow control
approach termed virtual aeroshaping and another concept for controlling
internal flows based on collectively interacting synthetic jet arrays.



          Dr.Amitay’s mastery of this complex field of specialization is
demonstrated by his published works, which include more than 120 archival
and conference publications, and three book chapters.  In addition, three
of his conference papers were awarded “best technical paper” in 2000 by the
ASME and in 2001 and 2002 by the AIAA.  He also holds two U.S. patents, two
PCTs and three provisional patents.  Over the last fifteen years Dr. Amitay
has been conducting experimental investigation on the feasibility of using
flow control (in lieu of control surfaces) for flight control of various
vehicle scales.  In 2011, he won the “Supplier of the Year” award from
Boeing in the Technology category (work related to the implementation of
synthetic jets to enhance the control power on control surfaces for
commercial airplanes).

          Dr. Amitay currently covers the role of Actasys' CTO and
President, and leads the research and development efforts.
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