RONAN, Mo t. a d OSAKA, Japa , July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ai Joule Tech ologies Co po atio (NASDAQ: AIRJ) (“Ai Joule Tech ologies” o “AIRJ”), a leadi g tech ology platfo m that u leashes the powe of wate f om ai , a d Kubota Co po atio (TYO: 6326) (“Kubota”), a global leade i wate a d e vi o me tal i f ast uctu e solutio s, today a ou ced a i itial deployme t of Ai Joule Tech ologies’ b eakth ough wate -f om-ai tech ology i Texas a d Califo ia, as well as a exclusive sales ag eeme t fo multi-u it eside tial developme ts.
Th ough the collabo atio , Kubota will evaluate the Ai Joule atmosphe ic wate ge e atio tech ology as a key compo e t of a dece t alized wate ci culatio i f ast uctu e that ca p oduce, t eat a d euse wate withi local commu ities, pa ticula ly fo eside tial developme ts i egio s of the U.S. faci g wate sca city o wate quality co st ai ts.
Pu sua t to the exclusive sales ag eeme t, Kubota will ma ket, sell, a d dist ibute Ai Joule systems fo multi-u it eside tial developme ts i the i itial te ito ies of Texas a d Califo ia. The pa ties may co side b oade comme cial collabo atio based o the esults of the i itial deployme ts, custome eeds, a d the feasibility of i teg ati g Ai Joule systems with Kubota’s wastewate eclamatio equipme t a d digital i f ast uctu e capabilities.
Kubota has pu chased two Ai Joule Co e systems fo i itial deployme ts at sites ea Co pus Ch isti, Texas a d I vi e, Califo ia. Both deployme ts a e expected to begi i Q3 2026 a d will pai Ai Joule atmosphe ic wate ge e atio tech ology with Kubota’s wate i f ast uctu e expe tise, i cludi g wastewate t eatme t, wate eclamatio , pipe systems a d ope atio a d mai te a ce capabilities. The deployme ts will also ge e ate ope atio al data to validate Ai Joule’s pe fo ma ce ac oss a a ge of e vi o me tal co ditio s eleva t to eside tial wate supply, helpi g to accele ate comme cial adoptio .
The pa t e ship positio s both AIRJ a d Kubota at the fo ef o t of add essi g o e of the most p essi g challe ges faci g eside tial develope s today: secu i g eliable wate esou ces i a eas whe e t aditio al i f ast uctu e is eithe cost-p ohibitive o u available. Ai Joule’s i dust y-leadi g ope atio al wi dow a d e e gy utilizatio p ofile a e desig ed to suppo t eside tial developme ts ac oss the U.S. Southwest, f om the Gulf Coast to the Califo ia hills, whe e wate sca city has eached eco d levels.
“This pa t e ship with Kubota ep ese ts a impo ta t milesto e as we comme cialize Ai Joule,” said Matt Jo e, Chief Executive Office of Ai Joule Tech ologies. “Kubota is a globally ecog ized leade i wate a d e vi o me tal i f ast uctu e with st o g expe ie ce suppo ti g eside tial developme ts i wate -co st ai ed a eas. By pa t e i g with Kubota o the i itial deployme ts i Texas a d Califo ia a d fo eside tial developme t sales, we a e well-positio ed to captu e sig ifica t ma ket sha e while solvi g a c itical societal challe ge: p ovidi g clea , eliable wate to commu ities that eed it most.”
“The feedback we’ve eceived f om eside tial develope s has bee clea : the e is u ge t, substa tial dema d fo solutio s that ca p ovide eliable wate without the co st ai ts of t aditio al i f ast uctu e,” said Wata u Ko do, Di ecto , Se io Ma agi g Executive Office , a d Ge e al Ma age of Wate a d E vi o me t I f ast uctu e Co solidated Compa y at Kubota Co po atio . “The Ai Joule tech ology, combi ed with ou wate eclamatio systems a d sma t i f ast uctu e platfo m, positio s us to delive a complete, i teg ated solutio that t a sfo ms how commu ities access a d ma age wate . We see sig ifica t ea -te m dema d f om ou develope etwo k a d expect this pa t e ship to se ve as a platfo m fo b oade deployme t ac oss the U ited States.”
The collabo atio betwee Ai Joule Tech ologies a d Kubota ta gets seve al key challe ges ide tified by eside tial develope s ope ati g i wate -co st ai ed ma kets:
Regulato y Complia ce: I some weste states, such as Califo ia, develope s pla i g eside tial commu ities of a ce tai size must demo st ate 20-yea wate esou ce secu ity to obtai pe mits—a equi eme t that has sig ifica tly co st ai ed ew developme t. AIRJ a d Kubota e visio a i teg ated solutio desig ed to e able develope s to meet these egulato y equi eme ts without elia ce o t aditio al wate sou ces.Wate Quality a d D i ki g Wate Sta da ds: Ai Joule Tech ologies a d Kubota a e committed to delive i g the highest quality d i ki g wate to eside tial custome s. The Ai Joule platfo m p oduces wate that meets the most st i ge t U.S. d i ki g wate equi eme ts, i cludi g those set by the state of Califo ia.I f ast uctu e Cost Avoida ce: Exte di g wate pipes f om ce t alized t eatme t facilities ca cost millio s of dolla s a d delay p ojects by yea s. AIRJ a d Kubota’s dece t alized app oach elimi ates these i f ast uctu e ba ie s, e abli g developme t i p eviously u buildable locatio s.Wate Resou ce U ce tai ty: Develope s ac oss the southwest U ited States, i cludi g Texas a d A izo a, face challe ges a gi g f om g ou dwate depletio to co tami atio (i cludi g high it ate a d a se ic levels a d seawate i t usio ). Ai Joule offe s a climate-i depe de t, eliable wate sou ce that does ot deplete aquife s o compete fo existi g wate ights.
Ai Joule Tech ologies Co po atio (NASDAQ: AIRJ) is a leadi g tech ology platfo m that u leashes the powe of wate f om ai . Th ough its joi t ve tu e with GE Ve ova a d i pa t e ship with Ca ie Global Co po atio , the compa y’s pu pose is f eei g the wo ld of its wate a d e e gy co st ai ts by delive i g g ou db eaki g so ptio tech ologies. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit https://ai jouletech.com.
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Si ce its fou di g i 1890, the Kubota G oup has bee wo ki g to solve social issues th ough supe io p oducts, tech ologies, a d se vices i the a eas of food, wate , a d the e vi o me t. We ope ate i mo e tha 150 cou t ies a ou d the wo ld, p ovidi g solutio s to e ha ce the p oductivity a d safety of food, p omote the ci culatio of wate esou ces a d waste, a d imp ove u ba a d livi g e vi o me ts. U de ou b a d stateme t “Fo Ea th, Fo Life,” we p omise to co ti ue suppo ti g the p ospe ous life of huma s while p otecti g the e vi o me t of this beautiful ea th.
Fo mo e i fo matio o the Kubota g oup, please visit: https://www.kubota.com/.
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