South Korea steps up energy storage and liquid hydrogen

SolarEdge Technologies has opened a 2GWh battery cell facility in South Korea to meet growing demand for battery storage.The Sella 2 battery cell manufacturing facility is located in the Eumseong Innovation City of Chungcheongbuk-Do, South Korea, and is currently producing test cells for certification, with ramp-up expected during the second half of 2022.Once ramped, Sella 2 will enable SolarEdge to have its own supply of lithium-ion batteries and the infrastructure to develop new battery cell chemistries and technologies, and can scale up to meet rising demand.The facility is planned to manufacture battery cells for SolarEdge’s residential solar-attached batteries as well as battery cells for a variety of industries, including mobile applications, energy stationary storage solutions (ESS) and UPS applications. SolarEdge, which specialises in smart energy technology, announced…

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