EHT AgTech Announces Research and Development on HOPS for Beverages/Brewing

EHT AgTech (“EHTAg”) which is the sales and marketing division of EnerDynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp., (TSXV:EHT) (“EHT”) and Growratio are pleased to announce the start of a research and development program focused on optimizing the cultivation of HOPS in their newly launched speciality grow units.

The growing of speciality HOPS is becoming a big business world-wide due to a continued rise in popularity of craft beer brewing. EHT Ag Tech has been approached, via Growratio, by craft breweries and cultivators to develop a protocol for optimizing the cultivation of HOPS in controlled environments. The research will be conducted in Growratio’s downtown Toronto laboratory, and will be focused on manipulating growth patterns and shortening harvest cycles using Growratio’s precision lighting and control systems. Given increasing costs and constant shortages, this is an opportunity that the industry is welcoming, with the promise of fresh, high quality HOPS being available year-round versus the annual production sales cycle the commodity is currently in.

According to Wikipedia, there was over 148,000 tons of HOPS grown worldwide last year at an approximate price of US$3.00 per pound. However, speciality HOPS have prices upwards of US$15.00 per pound. In addition, the traditional cultivation of HOPS results in only one harvest per year. These prices make growing one’s own HOPS in a unit such as the EHTAg Grow Units extremely profitable, and the added benefit of year-round availability only adds to the value proposition of the units, the brewers have indicated to Growratio.

Paolo Pincente, CEO of Growratio, comments, “As with all high value crops, there are complex ‘recipes’ that must be orchestrated precisely to obtain a level of quality and consistency that is simply not possible outdoors or in greenhouses. HOPS are no exception. The algorithms we develop for these varieties can only be executed by our cloud platform and hardware, and the EHTAg Grow Units are the perfect environment for this.”

John Gamble, CEO of EHT, commented, “This is just the start of research and development into various high value vegetables and plants that can be grown with our solution and technology.”

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Growratio develops technology-focused solutions for vertically integrated cultivation operations, utilizing patented hardware and software, proprietary processes, and innovative business models to deliver significant advancements in controlled environment agriculture. Growratio is situated in the heart of the MaRS Discovery District in downtown Toronto, where it operates the first laboratory in the MaRS complex authorized by Health Canada to perform activities with Cannabis.

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John Gamble
Director
(289) 488-1699
jgamble@ehthybrid.com
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