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REGAS | Company Profile

Company Overview Established in 1998 as a private own company, Regas has become a leading technological partner of the Italian major utilities and it provides state-of-the art products, services and expertise tailored for the natural gas industry. Main Business lines • EPC contractor for city gates, Direct Regulation Station and Metering Regulation Station • Supply of odorants for NG and LPG (now serving more than 1000 stations in Italy) • Leading-edge technology for gas odorization • Pre-Heating controller & Gascromatographic device • Gas regulators and safety devices • Natural gas process control in distribution and transmission grids 2

Our Mission International Network For over 20 years we have been promoting the innovative, integrated and sustainable development of the natural gas industry. From our foundation we have been investing in research and technological innovation in order to offer our clients first-rate solutions for the safety and efficiency of grids and plants. The current and future needs of our customers hold a crucial position for us and push REGAS towards continuous evolution . To achieve this goal, we focus on all the stakeholder- customers, business partners, universities and research centres - in order to encourage collaborations and innovative partnerships . All this with special attention to environmental protection that motivates and inspires all our actions. 3

Regas core business City gates and Metering & Regulation Station | Pre-heating Process | Odorization Process | Gas Analysis process

Main Figures 8 +49% +50% patented products Turnover from 2016 to 2019 staff increase from 2010 to 2019 +15% +4,9% 1.300 expectations of annual R&D investments on Hours invested in training growth 2020-2025 turnover each year 2.650 1.600 6.000 Pressure Regulating and Odorant Injection Devices installed worldwide Metering Stations Installed Systems Installed 5

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Company Assets Qualifications, Capabilities and Main International Patents Distribution Contracts Certifications • INGRID injection system • ISO 9001, 14001, Accredia ISO 17020 & OHSAS • Arkema for thiochemicals • EMMA pre-heating controller • Itron for gas regulators 18001 certified • GRETA gas-chromatography device • Wigersma & Sikkema for Plexor • ATEX (2014/34/UE - 99/92/CE) equipment • NAOMI flow control device manufacturer • OMNIDISP de-odorizing equipment • PED (97/23/CE) - Pressure equipment certification • ROSE Technical qualifications for odorant handling • Qualified for installations in hazardous areas • Mechanical engineering department • Quality assurance and testing capabilities • HSE staff • FEM (finite element modelling) simulation solutions and capabilities 7

Key References – Gas Industry Leaders

Product Portfolio PRE - HEATING SYSTEM GAS ANALYSIS SYSTEM ODORIZATION SYSTEM METERING & REGULATING STATIONS

Flagship Products: GAS ANALYSIS SYSTEM • GRETA is a modular multi-function system based on field analysis devices, consisting of miniaturized gas chromatographic modules. • GC technique which guarantees very high accuracy (excellent limit of quantification on the analysed compounds) • It allows to get Real-time data , remotely from the Network • This device takes data from the field and send it to a Smart SCADA, where they will be analyzed 10

Flagship Products: • Extreme compactness and possibility of field installation • ATEX zone 1 certification • Low maintenance costs : Time Between Maintenance> 1 year • Low electrical absorption, possible integration with a stand-alone photovoltaic system • Intelligence on the edge: possibility of integration with other sensors and local data processing • Continuous monitoring and consequent process optimization • Reduction of CO2 emissions • Exponential increase in security and reduction of operating costs • Easy to use, Small dimensions & Robust design 11

GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS Inline gas analysis made simple. Device ready to be used for the following applications: • Odorant concentration. • Hydrogen concentration. • Content of sulphur compounds. • Biomethane – gas quality through measurement of: o Methane. o Carbon dioxide. o Nitrogen. o Hydrogen. o Oxygen o Hydrogen sulfide. o THT/TBM • Determination of the following values: o Wobbe index. o Higher calorific Value. o Lower calorific value. o Relative density. • OIML R-140 compliant version for custody transfer . ATEX Zone 1 compliant 12

GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS • Consisting of 2 main elements -> a field device and an intelligent built-in Data acquisition and transmission system • n ° 1 Cylinder of Helium Gas carrier (14Lt) • n ° 1 Cylinder of Calibration Gas (10Lt) Able to send in Real-time and any time GC analysis results SAM (Safe Area Module) GRETA has an Open Communication Protocol and can also be integrated in 3 rd part SCADA 13

GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS • Gas Transmission Network where the Odorant Concentration might be unknown • Gas Distribution Network where there might be possible Over-Odorization • District Regulating Stations on most critical DRS location or Authority check point • City Gates Stations to check Odorant Concentration before Distribution

GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS Actual Gas analysis GRETA CG analysis • Analysis’ frequency are based on the • Analysis’ frequency available in real- minimum declared by the time with No limitation Regulatory Authority for Energy • No need of dedicated skilled • Technicians’ cost and time to technicians perform device analysis • CAPEX (One-time purchase • OPEX (Ongoing cost for running the investment) device) • Historical Data Storage illimited and • No historical Data Storage available, Data Analytics is available to just single self-standing optimize the network performance measurements

Market Benchmark GAS ANALYSIS PROCESS LAB GC HIGH PRICE PORTABLE GC ELECTRO-CHEMICAL CELLS LOW PRICE HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW PERFORMANCE

PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS • Pre-heating is mandatory when the upstream pressure is higher then 12 bar (UNI 9167:2009) • Used to prevent the excessive temperature lowering due to the significant gas pressure reduction • Commonly used to prevent water and hydrocarbon particles from icing inside the gas • Cause serious operation problems to the regulation apparatus up to reaching the block of the gas supply TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES • Use thermostats, boilers and water / gas heat exchangers • Non-intelligent system: the boilers’ control is regulated only by the set-point of the thermostats.

Traditional Management PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS Traditional management drives to : • High thermal inertia • Gas temperature fluctuation • Excessive gas heating • Thermal dispersions • Excessive consumption of pre-heating gas

PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS Traditional management drives to : EMMA is the first and unique device specifically developed for optimizing preheating process at decompression and metering stations Real-time control unit to get to the best performance by reducing natural gas consumption. EMMA continuously analyzes in real time the following system operating parameters: • Gas flow rate • Water temperature • Gas temperature Through a sophisticated “ AUTO-LEARNING ” adaptive algorithm ( just few hours after the commissioning ) EMMA automatically sets the best configuration of boilers and electro-circulators. FIELD-TEST AVERAGE RESULT from more than 550 Emma installed at City Gate Stations: -36% NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION

Working Principles PRE-HEATING SYSTEMS Lower Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission • EMMA’s basic principle is to continuously provide the right heat amount to natural gas • Possible over-heating is useless and inefficient and must be avoided • EMMA is capable of providing working details of all the equipment involved Allows to get Energy Efficiency in the process and prevent irregular system behavior Certificates Gas temperature set-point range of ± 1 ° C , than the set temperature

Flagship Products: • Patented technology • Ready to be installed in almost all city-gates • Easy to use • Immediate Return-on-Investment • Average savings of 36% in gas consumption with consistent OPEX savings and reduction in CO2 emissions • Very limited maintenance costs • Compatible with the most popular remote-control systems • Suitable for use in emission trading projects • Fitting with the most advanced heat generators (heat pumps, condensing boilers, hybrid systems) 21