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Fair Value Measurements

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Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]      
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS  

14. Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and reports certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The three levels related to fair value measurements are as follows:

 

Level 1 —

 

Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

   

Level 2 —

 

Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

   

Level 3 —

 

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The estimated fair values of accounts receivable, contract assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and indebtedness with unrelated parties approximate their carrying amounts due to the relatively short maturity or time to maturity of these instruments. Notes payable with related parties may not be arms-length transactions and therefore, may not reflect fair value. The estimated fair value of the Debentures approximates their carrying amount due to their recent issuance.

The Company’s non-financial assets measured at fair value on non-recurring basis include stock-based compensation awards, valuations of SPA Warrants and Earnout Shares. These are considered Level 3 measurements as they involve significant unobservable inputs.

In accordance with the fair value hierarchy described above, the following tables show the fair value of the Company’s financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis and the related activity for periods presented:

 

Fair Value as of September 30, 2022

   

Carrying Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

Financial liabilities:

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Warrant liability – Public Warrants

 

$

2,242,500

 

$

2,242,500

 

$

 

$

Warrant liability – Private Warrants

 

 

1,906,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,906,056

Warrant liability – SPA Warrants

 

 

28,041,937

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,041,937

Total

 

$

32,190,493

 

$

2,242,500

 

$

 

$

29,947,993

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in fair value of the Company’s financial liabilities:

 

Warrant Liability

Balance, January 1, 2022

 

$

Assumption of Public and Private Warrants in Business Combination

 

 

5,278,145

SPA Warrants from Convertible Note

 

 

20,949,110

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

 

5,963,238

Balance, September 30, 2022

 

$

32,190,493

 
CleanTech Acquisition Corp [Member]      
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]      
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

NOTE 10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

Description

 

Amount at
Fair Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

June 30, 2022

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Assets

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Investments held in Trust Account:

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Money Market investments

 

$

174,483,243

 

$

174,483,243

 

$

 

$

Liabilities

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Warrant liabilities – Public Warrants

 

$

2,760,000

 

$

2,760,000

 

$

 

$

Warrant liabilities – Private Placement
Warrants

 

$

2,296,000

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,296,000

December 31, 2021

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Assets

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Investments held in Trust Account:

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Money Market investments

 

$

174,230,428

 

$

174,230,428

 

$

 

$

Liabilities

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Warrant liabilities – Public Warrants

 

$

5,175,000

 

$

5,175,000

 

$

 

$

Warrant liabilities – Private Placement
Warrants

 

$

2,798,250

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,798,250

The Company utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model for the initial valuation of the Public Warrants, and the publicly-traded value for the subsequent valuation of the Public Warrants. The measurement of the Public Warrants as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker CLAQW. The quoted price of the Public Warrants was $0.32 and $0.60 per warrant as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model to value the Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. For the initial valuation, the Company estimated volatility based on research on comparable companies with the same type of warrants along with the implied volatilities shortly after they start trading. Significant increases (decreases) in the expected volatility in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value

measurement. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 fair value measurement in September 2021 after the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded.

The following table provides the significant inputs to the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model fair value of the Private Placement Warrants:

 

As of
June 30,
2022

 

As of
December 31,
2021

Stock price

 

$

10.07

 

 

$

9.96

 

Strike price

 

$

11.50

 

 

$

11.50

 

Probability of completing a Business Combination

 

 

38.0

%

 

 

*

 

Dividend yield

 

 

%

 

 

%

Term (in years)

 

 

4.1

 

 

 

4.6

 

Volatility

 

 

11.2

%

 

 

8.7

%

Risk-free rate

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

1.2

%

Discount for lack of marketability

 

 

%

 

 

%

Fair value of warrants

 

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.39

 

*        The probability of completing a Business Combination is considered within the volatility implied by the traded price of the Public Warrants which is used to value the Private Placement Warrants.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Fair value as of December 31, 2020

 

$

 

Initial measurement of Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants at July 19, 2021

 

 

7,980,000

 

Initial measurement of over-allotment warrants

 

 

1,071,000

 

Transfer of Public Warrants to Level 1 measurement

 

 

(5,175,000

)

Change in fair value

 

 

(1,077,750

)

Fair value as of December 31, 2021

 

 

2,798,250

 

Change in fair value

 

 

(861,000

)

Fair value as of March 31, 2022

 

 

1,937,250

 

Change in fair value

 

 

358,750

 

Fair value as of June 30, 2022

 

$

2,296,000

 

The Company recognized gains in connection with the change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $503,750 and $0 in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized gains in connection with the change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $2,917,250 and $0 in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

NOTE 10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

Description

 

Amount at
Fair Value

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

December 31, 2021

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Assets

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Investments held in Trust Account:

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Money Market investments

 

$

174,230,428

 

$

174,230,428

 

$

 

$

Liabilities

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Warrant liabilities – Public Warrants

 

$

5,175,000

 

$

5,175,000

 

$

 

$

Warrant liabilities – Private Placement Warrants

 

$

2,798,250

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,798,250

The Company did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2020.

The Company utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model for the initial valuation of the Public Warrants, and the publicly-traded value for the subsequent valuation of the Public Warrants. The measurement of the Public Warrants as of December 31, 2021 is classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker CLAQW. The quoted price of the Public Warrants was $0.60 per warrant as of December 31, 2021.

The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model to value the Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. For the initial valuation, the Company estimated volatility based on research on comparable companies with the same type of warrants along with the implied volatilities shortly after they start trading. Significant increases (decreases) in the expected volatility in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 fair value measurement in September 2021 after the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded.

The following table provides the significant inputs to the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model fair value of the Private Placement Warrants:

 

As of
December 31,
2021

Stock price

 

$

9.96

 

Strike price

 

$

11.50

 

Probability of completing a Business Combination

 

 

100.0

%

Dividend yield

 

 

%

Term (in years)

 

 

4.6

 

Volatility

 

 

8.7

%

Risk-free rate

 

 

1.2

%

Fair value of warrants

 

$

0.39

 

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Fair value as of December 31, 2020

 

$

 

Initial measurement of Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants at July 19, 2021

 

 

7,980,000

 

Initial measurement of over-allotment warrants

 

 

1,071,000

 

Transfer of Public Warrants to Level 1 measurement

 

 

(5,175,000

)

Change in fair value

 

 

(1,077,750

)

Fair value as of December 31, 2021

 

$

2,798,250

 

The Company recognized gains in connection with the change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $1,077,750 in the consolidated financial consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2021.