LS Materials Supplies Industrial Battery 'UC' to US Renewable Energy Company

UC, Long Lifespan with Fast Charging and Discharging... Complementing Existing Secondary Batteries

Image of LS Materials' Ultracapacitor (UC) product line / Provided by LS Materials

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Pyeonghwa] LS Materials, a subsidiary of LS Cable & System, announced on the 5th that it will supply ultracapacitors (UC) to NextEra Energy, the largest renewable energy company in the United States. LS Materials is a UC solution specialist company that started research and development at LS Cable & System in 2002 and has developed its technological capabilities over 20 years.

UC is an industrial special battery characterized by high-speed charging and discharging and long lifespan. It plays a role in instantly connecting power with high output in the event of a power outage. The charging and discharging time is about one-tenth that of lead-acid batteries, which are currently mainly used. The number of charge-discharge cycles is more than 1,000 times that of lead-acid batteries. It is mainly used in wind turbines, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), factory automation, automated guided vehicles (AGV), and electric vehicles.

LS Materials stated that the application fields of UC are increasing, and the related market is rapidly growing worldwide due to the expansion of the electric vehicle and wind power industries. They also added that exports to the U.S. are surging due to the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which aims to expand renewable energy supply in the United States.

Hong Young-ho, CEO of LS Materials, said, “UC can complement the shortcomings of existing secondary batteries, so its application fields are limitless. Especially, if it becomes common to use it as an emergency power source or output assist device in electric vehicle parts, the global UC market size will reach trillions of won.”

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