Hanwha Defense Begins Development of 'Korean-Style Eco-Friendly Energy Storage System for Ships'

Agreement Signed with Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning... Securing Research and Development Projects

Hanwha Defense Ship Energy Storage System
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] Hanwha Defense is embarking on the development of a 'Korean-style eco-friendly energy storage system (ESS) for ships.'

Hanwha Defense announced on the 24th that it has signed a business agreement with the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute to develop packaging technology for high-safety ESS for ships. The core of the agreement is to develop a high-safety ESS for MWh-class ships entirely domestically. Over the next three years, the development, testing and evaluation, classification certification, real-ship installation, and safety verification tests of ESS for medium-to-large ships (1MWh class) and small ships (200kWh class) will be conducted.

Hanwha Defense has been selected as the lead company for research and development. It will develop six core technologies: ▲prevention of heat transfer diffusion ▲fire suppression at the module level ▲optimal design for marine environments ▲lightweight and compact system engineering ▲ESS safety control ▲establishment of high-safety testing and approval procedures.

To this end, a large-scale consortium will be formed with domestic research institutions such as the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology’s Ship and Offshore Plant Research Institute, the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and the Small and Medium Shipbuilding Research Institute, as well as leading shipbuilding companies in the merchant ship sector including Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, KTE Co., Electrin, and Haemin Heavy Industries.

Previously, Hanwha Defense developed lithium-ion battery systems for the Navy’s next-generation medium submarines and has been independently developing shipboard ESS for government vessels since 2019.

The Korean government is promoting the 'Green Ship-K' policy to secure technology that reduces ship greenhouse gas emissions by 70%, aiming to convert a total of 528 vessels into eco-friendly ships by 2030, including 388 government vessels and 140 private ships.

Son Jae-il, CEO of Hanwha Defense, said, "Leading with top-level ESS packaging technology, we will unite with domestic secondary battery cell makers and small and medium enterprises possessing core technologies to develop standardized, world’s safest and most competitive shipboard ESS products. We expect this to contribute to advancing and popularizing domestic eco-friendly ship technology and enhancing national competitiveness."

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