[Courtesy of Hanwha Defense]
SEOUL — Hanwha Defense, a defense contractor affiliated with South Korea’s Hanwha Group, teamed up with a government-supported research body to develop a high-power, high-safety battery system for ships and apply next-generation batteries such as all-solid-state batteries to electric propulsion ships. All-solid-state batteries are seen as a next-generation power source for electric vehicles as solid electrolytes are nonflammable and more stable.
Hanwha Defense said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Electrical Research Institute (KERI) to expand cooperation in the development of lithium battery systems for submarines to military and civilian ships.KERI has transferred technology to a domestic company for the mass production of sulfide-based solid electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries at low…