Annual production capacity
20+GWh/yr
Bankability influence
Neutral
How the supplier's financials affect its products' bankability
Company Size
Major
10000+ headcount
Vertical integration
High
In-house production of key components
Company Overview
Samsung SDI started in 1970 as Samsung-NEC. Based in Yongin, South Korea, it makes secondary batteries for energy storage systems and sells containerized Battery Box products, including the NCA-based SBB 1.7 and LFP-based SBB 2.0, plans to start US BESS production in 2026, and signed a three-year US LFP ESS cell supply deal worth more than KRW 2 trillion.
Headquarters
South Korea
Legal entity
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
IPP / offtaker customers
NextEra Energy, Korea East-West Power
Integration footprint
United States
Adjacent product lines
residential storage, EV charging, microgrid, solar PV, hydrogen, cloud or digital services, O&M / services
Major presence in East Asia and Southeast Asia; Moderate presence in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Oceania; Minor presence in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia; no recorded presence in Central Asia & CIS and Middle East & North Africa.
Cell & System Architecture
Cell chemistry
Cell format
Named chemistries
Block architecture
Application segments
Battery Management System
Samsung SDI’s BMS for ESS and SBB tracks battery data, including cell voltage and temperature. AI checks real-time state-of-health and state-of-charge data to predict battery life and find potential cell issues before they arise.
Certifications
Management Systems (ISO)
Product & Safety Standards
ESG & Sustainability
Samsung SDI has an AA MSCI ESG rating, appears in the DJSI World, and has CDP sector-leader recognition for carbon management. It aims for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable electricity across its operations and supply chain by 2050, and in 2024 it cut about 600,000 tons of emissions, reached about 14% recycled metal use, and earned Zero Waste to Landfill Platinum certification at all production sites.
Market Price Estimate
Financial Health
Derived from the five sub-metrics below: 2 moderate · 3 suboptimal.
Corporate & Listing
Key Investor
Samsung Electronics
Reference Project
Recent Developments
Samsung SDI’s US subsidiary won a three-year contract worth more than KRW 2 trillion to supply LFP batteries to the US stationary energy storage market. It is the company’s first long-term LFP deal in that market.
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Samsung SDI Storage Products
2| Compare | Logo | Vendor | System | Energy | Power | Duration | Battery Cell | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grid-Scale BESS 2 | ||||||||
| Samsung SDI | SBB 1.5DC Block | 5.26MWh | 2.63MWDC | — | NCA145 Ah · Prismatic | |||
| Samsung SDI | SBB 1.0DC Block | 3.84MWh | 1.92MWDC | — | NCA145 Ah · Prismatic | |||
Compare to Other Vendors
All vendors| Vendor | Tier | HQ | Capacity | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier-2 | South Korea | 20+ GWh | This vendor | |
| Tier-2 | Shenzhen, China | 2-20 GWh | ||
| Tier-2 | Nürtingen, Germany | 2-20 GWh | ||
| Tier-2 | Dumbarton, United Kingdom | 0.2-1 GWh | ||
| Tier-2 | Almere Stad, Netherlands | 0.2-1 GWh |
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