USA, California, Scotts Valley: Heron Power and LG Energy Solution Vertech have entered a design and engineering collaboration to create an integrated energy storage solution for the growing US electricity market.
The partnership brings together Heron Power’s solid-state transformer-based Heron Link system and LG Energy Solution Vertech’s US-manufactured battery energy storage technology. The combined platform is designed for utility-scale storage projects and energy-intensive sectors such as data centres and manufacturing.
With electricity demand rising across the United States due to AI infrastructure, industrial expansion and increasing electrification, the companies aim to provide a domestically produced solution that can be deployed quickly and efficiently.
Heron Link is designed as an alternative to conventional inverter-and-transformer systems. The modular solid-state transformer architecture offers higher power density, improved efficiency and greater project availability while reducing the space required for installation.
According to the companies, the integrated system can reduce the footprint of DC block projects by 30 %, increasing energy density to 385 MWh per acre. The solution is also expected to lower EPC costs, improve availability and deliver 2.4 % higher round-trip efficiency. Together, these advantages could improve project economics by up to 6 % in net present value.
The companies said the collaboration reflects a shared commitment to strengthening US energy manufacturing and supporting the next generation of grid infrastructure.
A pilot project is planned for later this year to test the integrated system in real-world conditions, with broader commercial availability expected afterwards.
Source: Business Insider
