According to Yonhap News,

South Korea's biggest rechargeable battery research center opened Tuesday in the central city of Cheongju with an aim of enhancing the global competitiveness of local businesses in the sector, the industry ministry said.

The Battery Solution Testbed Zone (BST Zone) is a facility that brings together numerous infrastructure for research and testing across the entire value chain of rechargeable batteries, from materials, components and cells to modules and all solid-state batteries, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

The facility will help Korean battery companies develop new materials by providing data on physical and chemical properties of materials and components for secondary batteries, as well as assessments on their safety.

"With the operation of BST Zone, the special industrial complex in North Chuncheong Province will take a leap forward as a strategic hub for secondary battery development," said Lee Seung-ryeol, deputy minister for industry policy at the ministry.

"The government will continue to expand support for companies and help them gain global competitiveness by securing high cost testing equipment," he added.



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Source: Yonhap News (April 22, 2024)