TAMPA,
Fla., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Emera
Technologies Limited, a subsidiary of Emera Inc. (TSX: EMA), and
NOVONIX Limited (NASDAQ: NVX, ASX: NVX, OTCQX: NVNXF) ("NOVONIX"),
a leading battery materials and technology company in Halifax, announced the delivery of their
first-of-its-kind, custom-designed microgrid battery prototype.
Emera Technologies and NOVONIX first announced their
partnership to develop the innovative battery storage technology in
Halifax early in 2021. The
prototype was developed by NOVONIX to support Emera Technologies'
residential microgrid system, BlockEnergy™, which
is operating in a residential pilot project south of
Tampa, Florida.
"We're looking forward to receiving this first battery and are
excited about this next phase of growth at Emera Technologies as we
equip the next generation of homeowners with full-home battery
storage capabilities," said Rob
Bennett, President and CEO of Emera Technologies. "We are
proud that such an advanced concept for a clean energy future was
created and built in Nova
Scotia."
The BlockEnergy microgrid system connects homes in a shared
energy network, enabling rooftop solar power to be seamlessly
stored and dispersed to the entire community through smart
distributed controls.
"We're continually innovating and investing in technologies that
deliver high-performance battery materials to support longer life
batteries and advanced storage systems," said Dr. Chris Burns, Co-Founder and CEO of NOVONIX. "Our
work with Emera for their BlockEnergy residential microgrid opens
the gateway to exciting new possibilities for a cleaner, more
reliable power grid with renewables being produced, stored and
consumed within local communities. It will change the landscape of
how we produce and consume energy going forward."
Working with research partner Sandia National Laboratory in the
US, the system was proven at a demonstration project at Kirtland
Air Force Base in 2020, has received UL 9540 certification, and is
being deployed in pilots. This new battery will be applied in the
full commercial system targeted for availability in 2023. Testing
of the microgrid battery prototype is anticipated to be competed
later this year.
About Emera Technologies
Emera Technologies is a dedicated and nimble organization focused
on developing new ways to deliver renewable energy to customers.
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida,
the team engages experts, research organizations, and technology
leaders to capitalize on the disruptive challenges and innovation
opportunities in today's energy industry. For more information on
Emera Technologies, please visit https://blockenergy.com/. Emera
Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera Inc., a
geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, with more
than 2.5 million customers.
About Block Energy™
Developed by Emera Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Emera Inc.,
the BlockEnergy Smart Platform is the world's first
utility-focused, front-of-the-meter, distributed renewable energy
platform for new build communities of all sizes. Owned, operated
and maintained by the local utility, BlockEnergy is the first truly
plug-and-play energy system. Comprised of a simple kit of parts,
BlockEnergy is installed by local utilities as a capital asset to
deliver the most advanced, secure, reliable power available.
Scalable, storm-resilient and able to interoperate seamlessly with
the local grid when needed, BlockEnergy puts rooftop solar, energy
storage and smart distributed controls throughout new communities
of all sizes. These homes are joined together in a network,
creating self-sustaining BlockLoops, able to independently power
homes without disruption.
About Emera Inc.
Emera Inc. is a geographically diverse energy and services company
headquartered in Halifax, Nova
Scotia, with approximately $34
billion in assets and 2021 revenues of more than
$5.7 billion. The company primarily
invests in regulated electricity generation and electricity and gas
transmission and distribution with a strategic focus on
transformation from high carbon to low carbon energy sources. Emera
has investments in Canada,
the United States and in three
Caribbean countries. Emera's
common and preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock
Exchange and trade respectively under the symbol EMA, EMA.PR.A,
EMA.PR.B, EMA.PR.C, EMA.PR.E, EMA.PR.F, EMA.PR.H, EMA.PR.J and
EMA.PR.L. Depositary receipts representing common shares of Emera
are listed on the Barbados Stock Exchange under the symbol EMABDR
and on The Bahamas International Securities Exchange under the
symbol EMAB. Additional information can be accessed
at www.emera.com or at www.sedar.com.
About NOVONIX
NOVONIX is a leading battery technology company with operations in
both Canada and the United States. NOVONIX provides advanced,
high-performance materials, equipment, and services for the global
lithium-ion battery industry with sales in 14 countries. We develop
materials and technologies to support longer-life and lower-cost
batteries that are powering us towards a cleaner energy future.
Our NOVONIX Battery Technology Solutions division, based in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada,
focuses on innovative battery research and development, along with
providing advanced battery testing equipment and services on a
global scale.
Our NOVONIX Anode Materials division, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, manufactures our
synthetic graphite anode materials used to make lithium-ion
batteries which power electric vehicles, personal electronics,
medical devices, and energy storage units. To address the growing
industry demand, we are working to increase the production capacity
to 10,000 metric tons of synthetic graphite per annum (tpa) by
2023, with further targets of 40,000 tpa by 2025 and 150,000 tpa by
2030.
Media:
Bobbi
Dillow-Walsh
Bobbi.Dillow-Walsh@emeratechnologies.com
Chantal
Theoret
416-357-1747
Chantal.theoret@novonixgroup.com
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