Batteries in BlockEnergy microgrid platform receive UL 9540 fire security certification

• Emera Technologies revealed today it has actually gotten UL 9540 fire security certification for BlockBox, the distributed nanogrid power storage and also control system of its BlockEnergy microgrid platform.

BlockEnergy is the very first utility-owned neighborhood microgrid for property and commercial-scale applications. The fire safety certification is a significant turning point that enables BlockEnergy to be provided to utilities.

The BlockEnergy microgrid incorporates renewable resource, storage space and also clever distributed controls to promote quickly scalable systems in brand-new residential communities. The BlockBox energy storage as well as control system, outfitted with EnerDel's lithium-ion batteries, functions as a clever center for the power lots it serves on the microgrid. BlockBoxes are connected on a common bus at various end-load resources, including the battery management system, controls, and also communications for the load, therefore functioning as the assimilation factor of numerous energy resources into the battery.

" Less than 2 years ago we completed our evidence of idea for the BlockEnergy microgrid and also dispersed BlockBox nanogrids at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. Achieving the UL 9540 certification represents an essential security turning point in our design and development work," claims Rob Bennett, head of state and also chief executive officer of Emera Technologies. "We eagerly anticipate completing our very first commercial and household BlockEnergy microgrid installments in Tampa, Florida, and Fairmount Heights, Maryland, in very early 2022."

BlockEnergy's utility-centric design allows utilities to have and run distributed power resources that can be integrated with utility grid framework. The BlockEnergy system provides easy interoperability in both grid-connected mode and island mode, when failures are influencing the more comprehensive grid.

" Partnering with Emera Technologies on the BlockBox distributed battery system has been an incredible accomplishment for both groups," says Bruce Silk, senior director of service growth for EnerDel. "The EnerDel team has been thrilled by Emera's focus on safety, which straightens perfectly with our society of security as well as efficiency. This critical alliance is a testament to an emerging opportunity as we expand our market and product portfolio."

The testing and analysis were performed by independent, third-party lab TÜV Rheinland.