Homerun Energy USA hires Skopek as adviser

Executive Summary

• Homerun Resources Inc. announced the engagement of Jiri Skopek as a Corporate Development Advisor for its subsidiary, Homerun Energy USA Inc.
• The appointment is specifically aimed at the strategic development and commercialization of the company's "Enduring" long-duration energy storage system (LDES) integrated with its AI-based energy management platform ("The Hub").
• This move follows a recently announced intellectual property agreement with the Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC (operator of NREL), building on two years of collaboration to bring the silica-based storage technology to market.

Key Details

• Advisory Role: Jiri Skopek appointed as Corporate Development Advisor for Homerun Energy USA Inc.
• Strategic Focus: Commercialization of the Enduring LDES, a dual-purpose architecture combining silica-based energy storage with purification processing for sustainable heat and power.
• Technology Integration: The LDES will be integrated with Homerun’s AI energy management and control system (EMS), designed to optimize energy capture, maximize storage efficiency, and enable advanced services like energy trading via edge and cloud computing.
• Partnership Context: The engagement follows an IP agreement between Homerun Energy USA and the Alliance for Sustainable Energy LLC (NREL), leveraging two years of prior collaboration.
• Market Alignment: Skopek’s expertise aligns with the "CleanTech Blueprint 2025," which advocates for a shift from centralized AC grids to digital, distributed DC systems for improved efficiency and renewables integration.
• Company Verticals: Homerun is focused on four areas: Silica (high-purity low-iron resource in Brazil), Solar (1,000-tonne-per-day solar glass plant), Energy Storage (silica-based thermal storage), and Energy Solutions (AI-enabled management systems).

Notable Quotes

• Brian Leeners, CEO: "The engagement of Jiri Skopek comes at a pivotal time as the Enduring LDES advances from development into commercialization. Following our IP agreement with NREL, Jiri's experience and leadership will be instrumental in bringing these innovations to multiple global markets."
• Jiri Skopek: "The convergence of materials, energy systems and digital intelligence defines the future of clean power. Homerun's platform uniquely integrates long-duration storage, silica technologies and AI intelligence to deliver solutions capable of transforming industrial and grid-scale energy applications."