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Industry, academia, research, and government join hands to lead Gwangju, a leading city for next-generation batteries.
In particular, in addition to the existing industrial ecosystem, it is a strategy to develop the next-generation battery industry as a future food by developing technologies that increase battery safety and economic feasibility and establishing infrastructure to prepare for the risk of accidents.
Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Ki-Jeong Kang) held a meeting to establish a next-generation battery strategy along with the launching ceremony of the Next-Generation Battery Industry Promotion Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) at the Smart Grid Headquarters of the Korea Electrotechnical Research Institute located in the urban high-tech industrial complex in Nam-gu on the afternoon of the 6th.
The council was chaired by Kim Jae-guk, a professor at Chonnam National University. In addition, key local secondary battery companies such as Sebang Lithium Battery Co., Ltd., Incell Co., Ltd., TDL Co., Ltd. and IBT Co., Ltd., local universities such as Chonnam National University, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Chosun University, and Honam University, Gwangju Technopark, Gwangju Green Car Promotion Agency, Korea Battery Industry Association, Experts from 21 institutions and companies, including research and support organizations such as Korea Conformity Laboratories, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea Energy Research Institute, Korea Electric Research Institute, Korea Transportation Safety Authority, and Gwangju Jeonnam Research Institute, participate.
Competition in the next-generation battery industry is in full swing in an industrial environment where all things are rapidly changing to electric and wireless, and as the need to enter the next-generation secondary battery market using the local battery industry base and secondary battery research and development (R&D) innovation institutions emerges, industry, academia, and industry The city of Gwangju explained that the association formed a council to come up with a regionally customized promotion strategy.
In particular, Gwangju City is promoting the development of the next-generation battery industry as a future food by utilizing regional strengths such as excellent battery research and development (R&D) innovative institutions, university locations, and the industrial ecosystem formed around the establishment of excellent test certification evaluation bases.
In the future, the council will build a cooperative network between local governments and battery companies, universities, and research institutes, share policy and technology trends, plan and discover government-funded projects, and discuss and advise on plans to foster the next-generation battery industry.
On this day, the council members ▲ commercialization of batteries by intensively fostering economical lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries ▲ promotion of recycling/reuse technology development and base establishment ▲ future generation by discovering competitive R&D tasks in connection with universities and research institutes Development of battery and commercialization technology ▲battery development technology with improved safety such as fire ▲manpower training and corporate support were discussed.
Chairman Kim Jae-guk of the council emphasized, “The growth potential of the next-generation battery industry is limitless.” .
Gwangju Mayor Kang Ki-jeong said, “In developing the next-generation battery industry as a representative industry of Gwangju, I ask industry, academia, and related organizations to join forces by making the most of the local infrastructure that has been built so far.” As concerns have grown, we need to secure competitiveness by creating Gwangju’s unique strengths, such as developing battery technology with improved safety and preparing a safe environment for use.”
Meanwhile, Mayor Kang Ki-jeong visited Incell Co., Ltd., a secondary battery packaging company, before the inauguration ceremony, looked at the manufacturing line, and listened to the voices of the field. Established in 2004, Incell Co., Ltd. is a leading secondary battery small but strong company in the region, such as being selected as an excellent partner company (KEPCO) and energy specialized company (Ministry of Industry), and is a representative battery company in Gwangju that manufactures secondary battery packs and ESS.
