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TOTAL to build largest Battery- Braskem to Use RESIN8

based Energy storage project in Construction Materials for

France Facility Expansion

otal S.A. has launched a battery-based energy raskem, one of the largest polyolefins producers in
Tstorage project in Mardyck, at the Flandres Center, Bthe Americas and leading producers of biopolymers
in Dunkirk’s port district. With a storage capacity of 25 in the world, announced the use of construction blocks
megawatt hours (MWh) and output of 25 MW of power, the containing the Center for Regenerative Design &
Collaboration's (CRDC) RESIN8 post-consumer plastic
waste technology in the expansion of Braskem's
world-class Innovation and Technology (I&T) Center
in Pittsburgh.The Center for Regenerative Design &
Collaboration, based in Costa Rica with operations
in the U.S. and South Africa, produced the blocks
utilized by Braskem at Fizzano Brothers Concrete
Products in Philadelphia, integrating a concrete
aggregate replacement made from post-consumer
plastic waste. The use of CRDC's RESIN8 blocks creates
demand for formerly landfill-bound mixed plastics and
diverts plastic waste from otherwise escaping waste
collection and going back into the environment. Not
new lithium-ion energy storage system will be the largest only do the blocks have additional strength and the
in France. It will be used to provide fast reserve services same certifications as traditional concrete blocks,
to support the stability of the French power grid. It is but they also weigh less, which helps reduce their
part of government policy to support the development carbon impact and lowers the cost of shipping in the
transportation process. "We are proud to be the first
of electrical capacity through capacity mechanisms. to use CRDC's RESIN8 blocks in North America. As part
Scheduled for commissioning in late 2020, the new of our unending commitment to a circular economy,
storage system, which represents an investment of around Braskem believes that when plastics are used and
€15 million, will be based on Saft’s (www.saftbatteries. discarded responsibly, they are essential for the life of
com) Intensium Max 20 High Energy solution and will
comprise 11 integrated 2.3-MWh containers, designed and
manufactured at Saft’s production site in Bordeaux. “This
project is part of Total’s strategy to develop the stationary
energy storage solutions that are critical to the expansion
of renewable energy, which is intermittent by nature. It
will contribute toward the goal of increasing the share
of renewables in France’s energy mix, while helping to
stabilize the domestic power grid,” says Patrick Pouyanné,
chairman and CEO of Total. “Total’s involvement in the
electricity segment continues to expand. With more our planet," said Mark Nikolich, Braskem America CEO,
than 40% of the storage capacities allocated, Total was in a statement. "Innovations in plastics recycling such
the leading winner of the first call for tenders organized as this are important for the proper management of
by RTE (France’s Electricity Transmission Network). This plastic waste, which allows us to continue leveraging
success was made possible thanks to the competencies the benefits of plastics while diverting these materials
of Total Flex, renewable energy aggregation expert, and from the environment. We are excited to have a partner
Saft, the European leader in batteries for energy storage”. like CRDC that is innovating with plastic waste.

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