06-05-2025
LG Energy Solution eyes European ESS market with locally made batteries
Korean firm to unveil battery passport system to cope with European regulation
LG Energy Solution will unveil a new 20-foot container-type energy storage system equipped with made-in-Europe lithium iron phosphate battery cells at the InterBattery Europe 2025 held at Messe Munich this week, the company said Tuesday.
The Korean battery maker underscored that the new ESS product's stackable structure and thermal barrier technology provides higher energy density and improved safety. According to LG Energy Solution, the new product features an ESS-dedicated cell, the JF2S, which boasts an energy capacity 2.7 times higher than the previous model.
LG Energy Solution will also display JF1R, an ESS product developed to target European households, at the battery exhibition slated from Wednesday to Friday. The company highlighted that installment of the JF1R requires only one person and about 10 minutes, adding that it guarantees quality assurance of up to 15 years.
LG Energy Solution plans to begin producing ESS batteries at its Wroclaw plant in Poland at the end of this year after setting up ESS-dedicated production lines there. Through this, the company expects to secure a stable local supply and a capacity that efficiently manages the needs of customers in Europe.
LG Energy Solution will also debut a pilot version of its battery passport system at the event as it seeks to meet battery regulations in the European Union. The battery passport system is designed to strengthen each product's environmental, social and governance, or ESG, competitiveness throughout a battery's life cycle and related supply chains. This is achieved by digitizing key information such as its function, chemical materials and carbon footprints.
'We are proactively coping with the customer demands based on the high quality and local production system in the European market, where the demand for ESS systems is rapidly expanding,' said Kim Hyung-sik, vice president of LG Energy Solution's ESS division.
'We will further solidify our ESS leadership in Europe by thoroughly responding to the changing policy environment and offering total solutions combining both software and hardware.'
