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Ocean Sun

Interim / Quarterly Report Aug 29, 2024

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S E C ON D Q U AR T ER & H AL F YE AR R EP O R T

2024

1 Annual report 2022

Table of contents

Key Financials 03
Operational update 04
About Ocean Sun 07
Share
Info
13
Shareholders (Top
20)
14
Responsibility statement 15
Income statement 16
Balance sheet 17
Cash flow statement 18
Changes in Equity 19
Notes 20

Key financials

10.0 MNOK Operating income H1 2024

-6.7 MNOK Result H1 2024

-9.4 MNOK Net cash flow H1 2024

3 7. 3 MNOK

Cash and cash equivalents at 30 June 2024

Operational Update

Ocean Sun's Q2 2024 revenue totalled NOK 2.4 million (Q2 2023: NOK 0.5 million). This includes NOK 0.1 million as the first instalment of the license fee from the Soneva project in the Maldives and NOK 0.8 million from the Acciona project, which was completed early in the quarter. The remaining revenue comes from the sale of goods. Additionally, research grants amounting to NOK 2.1 million were recognized during the quarter (Q2 2023: NOK 2.1 million). The company reported an operating loss of NOK 4.7 million in Q2 2024 (Q2 2023: NOK 4.5 million), including a nonrecurring cost of approximately NOK 0.3 million for interim financial reporting services.

Net financial income for Q2 2024 was NOK 0.5 million (Q2 2023: NOK 0.6 million), primarily due to interest income from cash and cash equivalents. The net cash flow for the quarter was NOK -1.6 million (Q2 2023: NOK -5.7 million), largely resulting from the operating loss, partially offset by positive working capital effects.

Total operating income for the first half of 2024 reached NOK 10.0 million (H1 2023: NOK 4.7 million), with research grants contributing NOK 6.5 million. The company recorded an operating loss of NOK 7.6 million in the first six months of 2024 (H1 2023: NOK 11.1 million).

Net financial income for the first half of 2024 was NOK 0.9 million, mainly driven by interest income from cash and cash equivalents. The net cash flow for the first half of 2024 amounted to NOK -9.4 million (H1 2023: NOK -11.6 million), primarily due to the operating loss and an increase in working capital.

As of June 30, 2024, cash and cash equivalents stood at approximately NOK 37.3 million, with NOK 0.9 million in restricted funds. The equity ratio was 85%, and the company had no interest-bearing debt.

Ocean Sun stock saw significantly higher trading volumes in Q2 2024, largely due to one institutional investor selling 2 million shares that were acquired during the IPO.

Financial results Completed projects

In Q1 2024, we delivered a 250 kWp demonstrator system to ACCIONA in Spain. As a leader in sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy, ACCIONA is using this system to explore the potential of floating solar in a real-world setting. The installation allows Acciona to gather valuable insights into construction, operation, and maintenance, which will help in scaling up the technology for broader commercial use. The system is performing well, and our partnership with ACCIONA remains strong.

During Q2, we commissioned the world's northernmost floating solar installation, integrated with a fish farm in Voldsfjorden, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. This 160 kWp double ring system, developed in partnership with Inseanergy, marks a milestone in combining floating solar technology with aquaculture. The system is designed to handle the region's harsh conditions, including winter storms and waves. Being the first project under our valued collaboration with Inseanergy, we look forward to undertaking several similar initiatives in the near future.

Our full-scale demonstrator for Statkraft in Albania (2 MWp) has received considerable attention in the first half of 2024, and we are actively working to test, make improvements and implement new learnings to ensure the ongoing production is in line with expectations. Testing and improving our module cleaning solution is a focus, to mitigate the frequent sandstorms present in the region. This work will continue in the second half of 2024 as well.

The Magat project, owned by SNAP/Scatec, in the Philippines (250 kWp) turned 5 years in June and continues to perform according to expectations. We are also here implementing improvements based on learnings from other locations.

Operational Update

Ongoing active projects

In June 2024, Ocean Sun announced the commencement of a groundbreaking 2MWp floating solar power system at Soneva Secret, a luxurious resort in the Maldives. The project is carried out in partnership with Canopy Power and is Ocean Sun's first fully commercial project. Once completed, it will also be the world's largest floating solar installation connected to a resort.

Work on the installation has already begun with detailed engineering ongoing and orders for long lead items placed. Ocean Sun sees this as the first of many similar installations for the thousands of islands in need of renewable energy. Canopy Power is a great partner in this pursuit, and we look forward to deepen our collaboration with them.

The R&D project in La Palma, known as the BOOST project, is still at shore. Learnings from the event in January have been analysed in detail, and we see there are more potential root causes to the module failure than previously concluded. We aim to complete the engineering work and initiate re-launch of this project in 2024. The BOOST project location is ideal for Ocean Sun to continue R&D and test our most robust designs under harsh conditions as we aim to compete with other technologies offshore in the coming years.

Engineering and feasibility studies

Engineering and site optimised designs are an integral part of an Ocean Sun's delivery and is sold as a package before we invest engineering hours in a new opportunity. For most projects, this is a key milestone in the sales process. During the first half of 2024, work has been ongoing with several such studies and additional agreements have been signed for delivery in the second half of the year in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Latin America and Southern Europe. These feasibility studies have become an integral part of our sales strategy, as they provide early revenue and helps the customer make quicker decision about their project.

Governmental funding

Following the completion of the BOOST project at year end 2023, Ocean Sun has intensified the work with acquiring additional soft funding and has now been granted funding from Innovation Norway, totalling NOK 3.9 million, for a project focused on the operation and performance of Ocean Sun's FPV systems. The project started in Q2 2024 and has a duration of 2 years.

Backlog

In addition to the 2MWp Maldives project, Ocean Sun has a backlog of one project in Greece and one project in Singapore totalling 5.5 MWp. Both projects have signed license agreements, are partly paid, and we are actively working with our partners to initiate construction. The 1.2MW project signed with Sunseap in Singapore in March 2022 will not be built as originally planned and is therefore no longer considered Backlog.

In terms of pipeline, we are actively engaging in several projects in key markets in line with our strategy. Below project list covers the 13 most mature projects in our sales pipeline, totalling 36.4 MWp. All projects are expected to close within a year, and meet our requirements in terms of maturity, customer, location, and sea-state,

Southeast Asia: 17.6 MWp (6 Projects) Americas: 11 MWp (2 projects) Europe: 6.2MWp (3 projects) Northeast Asia: 1.5 MWp (2 projects)

Other defined projects currently being worked on and are continuations of the pilot projects included in the pipeline, are now more than 600MWp.

Operational Update

Organisation

On 15 February 2024, Kristian Tørvold was promoted to CEO effective immediately, replacing Ocean Sun's founder Børge Bjørneklett, who left the company. During the first months under Kristian, Ocean Sun pointed out a more defined and focused strategy, including employee empowerment and an increased focus on targeted pipeline growth, primarily within the reservoir and sheltered nearshore market segments.

This was followed by a process of strengthening the team with a new Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO) during Q2. With more than 400 relevant applicants combined for the two roles we are glad to see the strong interest in our company, but more so for filling the two positions with top tier candidates that will join us during the fall.

David Knutsen, joining as CPO brings over a decade of experience in the maritime industry, having played a pivotal role in the development of the world's first floating LNG transfer system as Co-founder and CTO of ECOnnect Energy AS. His expertise in marine technology and experience in product development and scaling innovative solutions will be invaluable to Ocean Sun as we continue to expand our offerings. David holds a Master's degree in Marine Technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Carl Petter Lehne (COO) joins Ocean Sun after a successful tenure at Metier, where he led the Industry and Infrastructure Group. With a rich background in managing complex infrastructure projects, including key roles at Multiconsult engineering projects, Carl Petter brings a deep understanding of best practices in project development, management and execution. His knowledge will be instrumental in guiding Ocean Sun through its current scale-up phase. Carl Petter holds a Master's degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on Marine Technology and Geotechnical Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

A bold solution to our global energy needs

Inspired by nature, our patented technology is based on solar modules mounted on hydro-elastic membranes and offers cost and performance benefits not seen in any other floating PV system today.

With offices in Oslo, Singapore and Shanghai, Ocean Sun is embarking on its vision to become the world's leading technology provider of floating solar.

Our values

Responsible

We develop sustainable solutions in harmony with nature

Simplicity

We create value by working smart and following the highest quality standards

Innovative

We are committed to continuous improvements to our solutions

Supportive

We bring out the best in each other, as a team and among our partners

Ocean Sun in brief

Ocean Sun is a technology provider, offering license agreements to developers and independent power producers worldwide. Our technology offers the lowest levelised cost of energy of any FPV solution available, thanks to the lean design and the cooling effect from the water which increases the power output from the solar modules.

Working towards a renewable energy future, we have installed ten demonstration systems on two continents. Since its foundation, Ocean Sun has been working towards its vision to be a world leading technology provider of floating solar.

Th e need for floating PV

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) "solar PV is becoming the lowest-cost option for new electricity generation in most of the world". The IEA also forecasts that we will need 5,000 GWp of installed solar capacity by 2030 of installed solar capacity to reach the Net Zero Goals. This would require extensive areas of land, equivalent to almost 15 million football pitches. Finding suitable deployment space, close to existing grid and energy consumption is therefore an increasing problem for developers around the world.

On the other hand, water covers 71 per cent of our planet's surface, and a majority of the world's densely populated areas, the electricity demand centres, are located close to water.

By utilising these water assets, floating PV can facilitate a new era of large-scale solar power generation.

Studies indicate that covering only 10 per cent of the world's hydropower reservoirs with floating solar would produce 4,000 GWp of solar capacity.

Co-locating with hydropower also enables the use of existing grid infrastructure, thus reducing the overall investment cost. Adding natural lakes, rivers and the ocean to this, the potential for floating solar becomes unlimited.

However, to unlock the full potential of floating solar, the industry needs a technology that is both cheaper and more reliable, in order to reduce the investment gap between floating solar and ground-mounted PV.

Ocean Sun's solution has this potential and offers increased robustness and lower cost, bringing CAPEX closer to that of groundmounted PV.

Ocean Sun's Value proposition – The world's best FP V system

  • Low CAPEX
    • Lowest material use
    • Fast and easy installation
    • Lean transportation
  • High efficiency water cooled
  • Seaworthy

Benefits of FPV

  • Reduced land use
  • Co-sitting benefits with hydro and wind
  • Production closer to consumption
  • Aqua culture benefits
  • Reduced evaporation

Strategy

Ocean Sun is a technology provider, licensing its patented technology to developers and EPCs. This business model facilitates rapid scalability, reduces project risk and enables the company to remain asset-light.

The company's main revenue will come from license fees payable per Watt peak installed, in addition to engineering fees.

Ocean Sun targets utility-scale projects, collaborating globally with EPCs and developers with a local presence.

FPV market segments

Our strategic priorities

    1. Increase revenue through market focus
    1. Continuous technology improvement and cost reduction
    1. Improve the customer experience during installation and operation
Benign waters Reservoir Islands Nearshore Offshore
Segment positives
Lion's share of
installed capacity
-> established
market
Rising interest from
HPP-operators,
unlimited potential
Large demand for
low-cost energy to
reduce dependence
on diesel.
Proximity to demand Strong interest from
O&G and offshore
wind for FEED
Segment negatives
Multiple suppliers,
primarily pontoon
based
Few installations on
HPP to date
Lower capacity per
project, and
scattered locations
Undefined market
regulation
Challenging
operational
environment
Segment potential
Low/medium High High High Medium (wind
farms, Power to X)
Segment readiness
Established Expanding but not
mature
near/mid-term
Microgrid solutions
already established
Testing phase
mid-term
R&D phase
long-term
Ocean Sun's position
Important for
cumulating track
record
Target segment for
OS which has
unique selling points
The best suited
technology and
business model for
this market
OS has a unique
commercial solution,
focus mid-term
Focus for R&D
activities

Our climate benefits

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Ocean Sun offers a technology that provides affordable renewable energy with minimal impact on the environment

NO LAND USE

Not using land resources prevents deforestation and avoids conflicts with agriculture and urbanisation, while reducing grid connection cost and power losses

MORE POWER OUTPUT

Water cooling of the solar panels enables up to 10% more power production with the same materials

WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The system reduces evaporation, underwater sunlight exposure and mitigates algae growth challenges

LESS MATERIALS

Ocean Sun uses up to 65% less plastic, 90% less aluminium and 50% less copper compared to other FPV solutions

LEAN TRANSPORTATION

Material efficiency and dense packaging of membrane results in ~10x lower packaging volume than for pontoon-based FPV systems.

Climate impact potential

A 100 MWp Ocean Sun FPV plant at SEA would:

Save 157 000 tonnes of C02 per year

That is equivalent to the emissions from the cars in a medium sized city for a whole year

Save 3 00 hectares of land

No need to take up valuable land or contribute to deforestation. This is the equivalent of:

~ 34 000 Cars

~ 120 f oo t b a l l pi tches

Source: https://www.irena.org/Data/View-data-by-topic/Climate-Change/Avoided-Emissions-Calculator

Share info

About our shares

Ocean Sun has been listed on Euronext Growth Oslo since 26 October 2020, under the ticker OSUN. The listing price for Ocean Sun was NOK 18 per share and the price as at 30 June 2024 was NOK 2.16 per share.

The company has 44,986,200 outstanding shares. The share capital as at 30 June 2024, amounted to NOK 449,862.

Number
of
shares:
44,986,200
Votes: 44,986,200
Listing price: NOK 18.00
Highest
price
H1 24:
NOK 4.40
Lowest price
H1 24:
NOK 2.16
Market
cap
30 Jun 2024:
NOK 97 170 192
Auditor: Ernst
&
Young
AS

Financial calendar

Event Date
Half y early
report
29 August 2024
Q3 Report 7 November 2024
Q4 Report 13 February 2025

Contacts

Kristian Tørvold, +47
CEO 970 88 847
Karl
Lawenius,
CFO
+47
456
33
881

Top 20 shareholders

Name Holding Stake
DR.ING. BØRGE BJØRNEKLETT AS 9 242 500 20,55%
KVANTIA AS 8 126 888 18,07%
PROGRESSI AS 6 326 100 14,06%
UMOE AS 4 000 000 8,89%
MP PENSJON PK 2 017 966 4,49%
SAUAR INVEST AS 1 330 738 2,96%
Morgan Stanley & Co. Int. Plc. 1 038 214 2,31%
OPULENS INVEST AS 1 000 000 2,22%
UBS AG LONDON BRANCH 959 000 2,13%
Bank Pictet & Cie (Europe) AG 796 423 1,77%
CAMILLA SCHIØLL 741 909 1,65%
Citibank Europe plc 629 813 1,40%
CAABY AS 535 700 1,19%
CLEARSTREAM BANKING S.A. 517 627 1,15%
NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS 405 076 0,90%
Bkraft Holding AS 400 000 0,89%
Saxo Bank A/S 381 241 0,85%
Nordnet Bank AB 241 126 0,54%
BJØRN SVEUM 202 100 0,45%
GREEN TUNDRA AS 201 900 0,45%
Subtotal top 20 shareholders 39 094 321 86.90%
Other 5 891 879 13.10%
Total 44 986 200 100.00%

As at 30 June 2023

Responsibility statement

The Board of Directors has considered and approved the consolidated interim financial statements of Ocean Sun AS ("the Company") for the second quarter 2024 and the half year ended 30 June 2024. The interim report has not been audited or reviewed by the Company's independent auditor. In our opinion, the accounting policies used are appropriate, and the interim report gives a true and fair view of the Company's financial position as of 30 June 2024, as well as the results from the Company's operations during the quarter, including cash flows for the period ended 30 June 2024. In our opinion, Management's review provides a true and fair presentation of developments, results for the respective periods, and overall financial position of the Company's operation. No changes in the Company's most significant risks and uncertainties have occurred relative to the disclosures in the annual report for 2023.

Fornebu, 2 9 August 2024
May Kristin Salberg
Board Chair
Kristin Åbyholm
Board
member
Trond Moengen
Board
member
Tron Engebrethsen Kristian Tørvold

Board member

CEO

Income statement

Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Note Q2'24 Q2'23 YTD 24 YTD 23 2023
Income
Revenue 2 2 361 485 3 511 485 3 153
Other income 2 2 110 2 075 6 500 4 202 13 673
Total operating income 4 471 2 560 10 011 4 687 16 827
Operating expenses
Raw materials and consumables used (1 503) (45) (2 370) (48) (5 732)
Employee cost (4 003) (4 432) (9 697) (9 848) (20 735)
Depreciation (0) (3) (3) (7) (13)
Other Operating expenses (3 642) (2 576) (5 585) (5 864) (12 115)
Total operating expenses (9 148) (7 056) (17 654) (15 767) (38 595)
Operating result (4 677) (4 496) (7 643) (11 080) (21 768)
Financial income
Interest income 526 520 927 1 055 2 150
Other financial income 98 101 229 287 1 275
Total financial income 624 621 1 156 1 343 3 425
Financial expenses
Interest expenses - (0) (1) (0) (11)
Other financial expenses (124) (28) (170) (110) (307)
Total financial expenses (124) (28) (171) (110) (318)
Net financial items 500 593 984 1 233 3 107
Result before taxes (4 177) (3 903) (6 659) (9 847) (18 661)
Taxes (1) (2) (2) (2) (4)

Balance sheet

Unaudited Audited
Note 30.06.24 31.12.23
ASSETS
Non-current assets
Office equipment 7 26
Total non-current assets 7 26
Current assets
Receivables
Accounts receivables 3 528 944
Other receivables 3 4 471 5 126
Total receivables 7 998 6 071
Cash and equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents 4 37 301 46 745
Total cash and equivalents 37 301 46 745
Total current assets 45 300 52 815
Total assets 45 307 52 841
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
Paid in capital
Share capital 450 450
Treasury shares (0) (0)
Share-based payment reserves 1 166 933
Share premium 43 733 43 786
Total paid in capital 45 349 45 169
Uncovered losses
Translation reserves 22 31
Accumulated loss (6 670) (18 774)
Cover uncovered losses - 18 743
Total uncovered losses (6 648) -
Total Equity 38 701 45 169
Current liabilities
Accounts payables 2 638 2 483
Taxes and public duties 1 016 848
Other payables 2 952 4 341
Total current liabilities 6 606 7 672
Total liabilities 6 606 7 672
Total Equity and liabilities 45 307 52 841

Cash flow statement

Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Unaudited Audited
Q2'24 Q2'23 YTD 24 YTD 23 2023
Operating activities
Result before tax (4 178) (3 904) (6 661) (9 849) (18 665)
Depreciations 0 3 3 7 13
Cost of share option program (25) 186 228 274 803
Change in accounts receivables (3 086) 388 (2 584) 3 011 2 679
Change in other current assets 3 730 (1 480) 656 (5 143) (368)
Change in accounts payable 2 059 310 155 224 1 724
Change in other current liabilities (3) (1 253) (1 244) (201) (2 267)
Cash flow from operating activities (1 504) (5 750) (9 447) (11 677) (16 081)
Investments
Other investments/divestments (17) 20 (17) 20 20
Cash flow from investment activities (17) 20 (17) 20 20
Foreign currency effects on cash (50) 2 21 77 39
Net cash flow in the period (1 571) (5 728) (9 444) (11 580) (16 022)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 38 872 56 914 46 745 62 766 62 766
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 37 301 51 186 37 301 51 186 46 745

Changes in equity (unaudited)

Share
based
Share Own Share payment Uncovered
capital shares premium reserves losses Total
At 1st of January 2024 450 (0) 43 786 933 - 45 169
Profit/Loss for the period - - - (2 482) (2 482)
Share option program - - - 254 - 254
Currency translation differences - - (40) 12 14 (15)
At 1 April 2023 450 (0) 43 746 1 198 (2 468) 42 926
Profit/Loss for the period - - - - (4 178) (4 178)
Share option programme - - - (25) - (25)
Currency translation differences - - (13) (7) (1) (21)
At 30 June 202 450 (0) 43 733 1 166 (6 648) 38 701

Notes

Note 1 – Basis for preparation

The financial information has been prepared in accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act and generally accepted accounting principles. This financial information should be read together with the annual report for the year ended 31 December 2023. The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of this financial information are consistent with those used in the preparation of the Group's annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023. As a result of rounding differences numbers or percentages may not add up to the total.

Note 2 – Operating income

Q2'24 Q2'23 YTD 24 YTD 23 2023
Revenue
License revenue 107 167 107 167 167
Service and engineering revenue 0 318 426 318 1 027
Turnkey
projects
765 1 490 1 959
Product sales 1 489 - 1 487 - -
Subtotal Revenue 2 361 485 3 511 485 3 153
Other income
Grants from EU (BOOST Project) - 1 273 3 502 1 924 8 196
Grants from Innovation Norway 334 628 861 1 790 2 229
Grants from Research Council of Norway 1 754 174 2 108 453 2 695
Other 23 - 28 35 553
Subtotal other revenue 2 110 2 075 6 500 4 202 13 673
Total operating Income 4 471 2 560 10 011 4 687 16 827

Note 3 – Other receivables

30.06.24 31.12.23
Material for projects 1 718 2 027
Accrued income contribution projects 2 600 2 464
Other 153 635
Total other receivables 4 471 5 126

Note 4 – Cash and cash equivalents

30.06.24 31.12.23
Restricted cash* 860 860
Bank Guarantee ** - 1 158
Cash 36 441 44 727
Total cash and equivalents 37 301 46 745

*Restricted cash is reserved withholding tax related to employees ** Bank guarantee for Statkraft Albania project

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