IHI Terrasun Will Integrate SK On BESS Systems in U.S.

IHI Terrasun Solutions announced it has been selected as the integrator of choice for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects by SK On, a subsidiary of global conglomerate and South Korea-based SK Group, and the fifth-largest manufacturer of batteries for electric vehicles globally.

The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on September 10 at the RE+ trade show in Anaheim, California, to solidify the partnership. The companies, in officially announcing the partnership on September 11, said the strategy will bring more BESS projects online in North America.

“We’re proud to be selected as SK On’s integrator of choice for BESS. SK On has deep battery expertise and experience. They selected IHI Terrasun to provide power plant software and field services because of our team’s technical expertise and dedication to project success,” said Kenshi Suzuki, president of IHI Terrasun Solutions, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Suzuki told POWER, “The recognition is especially exciting this year because we are celebrating 10 years of IHI Terrasun in the energy storage space. Our industry is expanding rapidly and I’m excited to see our team work with SK On to advance solutions further across the board.”

Ray Saka, senior vice president of Business Strategy and Services at IHI Terrasun, said, “We’re excited that SK On has selected IHI Terrasun to be their BESS integrator of choice. They have deep technical expertise in battery manufacturing, which makes them an excellent provider of DC- and AC-block systems.”

The groups said the partnership “brings important value to both companies,” with IHI Terrasun deploying its Assured Controls power plant software to run all of SK On’s BESS projects in North America. Additionally, IHI Terrasun’s integration and field engineering teams “will bring projects online and keep them operating at top performance.”

“As we will continue the expansion of our ESS business in the United States, IHI Terrasun was an obvious partner of choice for system integration, software and services,” said Daejin Choi, head of ESS Business at SK On. “At SK On, we are committed to using technology and innovation for powering a better and more sustainable future and those values are shared with IHI Terrasun.”

—Darrell Proctor is senior editor for POWER (@POWERmagazine).