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Energy Plug, Malahat Battery Technology Corp., and Quantum eMotion Launch Critical Infrastructure Defense Alliance

Energy Plug Technologies, Malahat Battery Technology, and Quantum eMotion have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to protect future energy and defense assets. This alliance focuses on co-developing and commercializing quantum-secured energy storage and defense technologies for critical infrastructure.

Quantum computing and complex power networks' vulnerability to hackers are two fast-growing worldwide dangers addressed by the cooperation. The partners seek to combine QeM's patented technology with Energy Plug and MBT's sophisticated Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Energy Management Platforms (EMS/PMS) to produce cyber-resilient and quantum-safe solutions. This combination is needed to protect industrial and national energy assets against cyber and post-quantum threats.

New resilience standard

This groundbreaking partnership makes Energy Plug one of the first energy technology companies to operationalize quantum-grade cybersecurity solutions. JDA participants are creating a new benchmark for trust and resilience in the rapidly emerging field of intelligent, decentralized power systems.

Quantum eMotion advances underpin this new security layer. The QRNG chip is QeM's key contribution. This specialized technology uses electron-tunnelling quantum processes to generate high-speed, genuine unpredictability. This technique is enhanced by QeM's QxEaaS platform, which provides entropy-on-demand for safe communications and efficient distributed control over massive networks.

When seamlessly integrated into Energy Plug and MBT energy systems, these quantum technologies establish a quantum-resilient security layer. This comprehensive security covers embedded hardware, edge devices, and crucial cloud infrastructure to secure systems across all operational dimensions.

Defense and Critical Energy Deployment

The deployment approach for quantum-secured BESS designs exclusively prioritizes mission-critical security and power reliability.

The partners will develop and implement these solutions to support several critical operational domains:

Inaccessible military sites and Arctic defense outposts with safe power systems.

Portable field systems, which give deployed government and military personnel reliable communications and electricity.

Utility-scale smart grids: quantum-safe cryptography will be integrated directly into crucial energy and IoT infrastructure.

This partnership is crucial to Malahat Battery Technology Corp. (MBT). MBT is A Malahat Nation-affiliated Indigenous enterprise. MBT will develop, manufacture, and facilitate Indigenous engagement in the partnership's clean-energy and defense programs.

Promoting global security

Partners are integrated into the global military ecosystem by the JDA, beyond domestic energy challenges. A NATO defense initiative is being strongly advanced by EPT, MBT, and QeM. World-leading defense contractor is working on this project. The alliance is also working on collaborative projects with a major foreign defense and energy partner, whose name is undisclosed. Importantly, all energy resilience and security solutions from this partnership are designed under Canadian cybersecurity regulations, ensuring a safe and unified implementation plan.

Industry-wide effects

The reporting body analyzes a wide range of related businesses, showing how this JDA's technology and applications overlap with several major industrial fields.

Naturally, the core work combines aerospace, defense, and renewable energy storage concepts. Successful implementation requires advanced power management systems, including battery management and complex AC-DC/DC-DC/Converter components.

Critical IoT domains are needed to integrate quantum-secured systems into large power grids and distant military networks. This requires strong embedded systems and unsurpassed IoT security. The partnership immediately advances Smart City ideas by incorporating quantum-safe encryption across smart grids.

The partnership's focus on strong cloud infrastructure security layers also takes into account data centres, cloud computing, cloud security, and data security. From High Performance Computing to Security and Wireless & Networking, the alliance leverages expertise in numerous high-stakes technology domains to create secure, energy-resilient systems with quantum-enhanced cybersecurity.

Quantum Random Number Generator chip

Quantum eMotion Corp.'s first-generation QRNG chip design was completed and validated, advancing quantum-secure hardware development. The well-known international semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor manufacture Company (TSMC) has received this 65-nm CMOS design for manufacture. The production process began with this submission.

This innovative QRNG processor uses quantum electron tunnelling instead of photons. Because an electron's ability to overcome a potential energy barrier even without enough classical energy is random, quantum electron tunnelling exploits this. This complex microsystem design has passed all simulations and laboratory tests, proving its durability.

Performance depends on the chip's ability to generate true quantum random numbers at over 1 Gbit/sec. They are completely random bits created at high speeds in a tiny chip device. High-assurance security systems require actual quantum random numbers, which are generated by unpredictable quantum events rather than deterministic or pseudo-random procedures that are prone to algorithmic attacks.

The chip's design includes crucial aspects. A high-precision analog-to-digital converter and ultra-low-noise wideband amplifier are included. The Université de Sherbrooke Institut Quantique and ÉTS Montréal academic teams designed, prototyped, and validated these components. These organisations tested the circuits to ensure quantum randomness, a vital need for cybersecurity applications. The device also contains self-diagnostic functions for reliability.

Standard 65-nm TSMC CMOS process should enable scalability and rapid commercial implementation. Unlike quantum fabrication, CMOS can use current semiconductor manufacturing equipment, reducing costs and increasing productivity. Since its architecture is designed for printed circuit boards with few external components, the chip can be directly incorporated into many commercial systems. Defence systems, cloud infrastructure, and  Internet of Things devices are among the potential uses.

Quantum eMotion claims four global patents cover QRNG chip technology. This patent protects its quantum electron tunnelling design.

This aligns with the rapid rise of QRNG technology. Verified Market Reports estimated the QRNG chip market at $150 million in 2024. This industry could reach $2 billion by 2033. From 2026 to 2033, this prediction predicts 34.5% CAGR. Safe and scalable quantum technology is needed to fight rising digital risks in a connected society.

Quantum eMotion offers affordable security software and hardware that uses quantum physics' unpredictability to meet this demand. The company wants to serve financial services, healthcare, cloud-based IT security infrastructure, blockchain applications, classified government systems, secure device keying for various devices, and quantum cryptography.

The accomplishment thrilled Quantum eMotion CEO Francis Bellido. "Quantum eMotion is fulfilling its vision to contribute to the next generation of quantum-secure hardware with this final chip design entering fabrication," Bellido said. He stressed the chip's patent protection and significance as the first fully integrated quantum tunnelling CMOS device. He said quantum electron tunnelling on CMOS chips improves performance, scalability, and integration. This is a “decisive step towards enhancing digital security in the face of emerging quantum threats,” says Mr. Bellido.

ÉTS professor Ghyslain Gagnon emphasised teamwork and validation. Professor Gagnon added, “It are proud to have contributed to the development and validation of this QRNG chip.” He said the findings prove that real quantum randomness can be consistently retrieved from this design, making it a practical solution for high-assurance security systems.

TSMC has begun manufacturing but has no deadline. Switching to manufacturing with a top foundry using a standard technique is a big step towards commercialisation. Quantum eMotion may benefit from the worldwide QRNG chip market expansion due to rising need for powerful quantum-based security solutions.

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