SamsungSDI will present the future of next-generation ESS (energy storage system) technology to address changes in power demand structures resulting from the transition beyond AI (artificial intelligence) to the AGI (general Yongin artificial intelligence) era.
At the third-day conference of "Smart Energy Plus (SEP) 2026," scheduled for the 30th at Hall B, COEX in Samsung-dong, Seoul, Hyun Seok-seok, Team Leader (Senior Executive Vice President) of Global TPM (Technology Project Management) Team 1 at SamsungSDI, will deliver a presentation titled "Beyond AI: Next-Generation ESS Technology and Market Outlook for the AGI Era."
In a pre-interview with MoneyToday, Senior Executive Vice President Hyun stated, "We will examine changes in power demand structures brought about by the arrival of the AGI era, trends in next-generation ESS technology to address these changes, and global market outlooks." He added, "Furthermore, we will present new growth opportunities created by ESS centered on AI data centers and the expansion of renewable energy, as well as the direction of future power infrastructure."
SamsungSDI is strengthening its related business to target the expanding domestic and international ESS markets. In the domestic ESS central contract market, the company has secured orders totaling 629MW (megawatts) on a cumulative basis for the first and second rounds, accounting for 55.8% of the total volume and ranking first in the industry. Additionally, part of the production line at the Indiana plant of "Star Plus Energy" (SPE), a joint venture with Stellantis, has been converted to produce ternary-based ESS batteries since the fourth quarter of last year and is currently in operation. LFP (lithium iron phosphate)-based ESS production is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
In this context, Senior Executive Vice President Hyun plans to address the rapidly changing industrial paradigm as the industry moves beyond AI into the AGI era and the resulting shifts in power demand structures. In particular, he plans to highlight that ultra-short-term power fluctuations due to GPU (graphics processing unit) loads and supply constraints on the power grid have emerged as new industrial challenges amid the rapid increase in power demand driven by the proliferation of AI data centers.
Senior Executive Vice President Hyun diagnosed, "With the expansion of renewable energy and increasing uncertainty in power supply and demand, the role of ESS is expanding beyond a simple power storage device to become core infrastructure that provides stability and flexibility to the power grid." It is expected that the role of ESS will be further expanded, complementing the characteristics of renewable energy with its inconsistent generation while enabling stable operation of the power grid in response to rapid changes in power demand.
Meanwhile, "SEP 2026" is an event co-hosted by MoneyToday and COEX and organized by the National Assembly Hydrogen Economy Forum, scheduled to be held at Hall B, COEX from the 28th to the 30th. Companies including LG Group, HD Hyundai Electric, Doosan Enerbility, Hyundai Rotem, Unison, the Army, Seoul City, and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute will set up booths to exhibit energy security strategies for the AI era. The electric vehicle and hydrogen vehicle strategies of Hyundai Motor, as well as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Porsche, and Polestar, can also be reviewed.
For the conference, senior executives from Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Hyundai Motor, LG Electronics, POSCO Holdings, Bright Energy Partners, LG Energy Solution, SamsungSDI, SK On, OCI Power, HD Hyundai Electric, and others are scheduled to take the stage, following an opening "Energy Policy Forum" by the Army.
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