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Samsung SDI becomes only Korean award winner in The Smarter E Europe
Samsung SDI Vice President Kwak Hyun-young, left, holds a trophy in this photo released Wednesday, as the company received two awards during The Smarter E Europe 2025 in Munich, Germany. Courtesy of Samsung SDI
By Park Jae-hyuk
Samsung SDI said Wednesday it has received two awards for its uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system battery product U8A1 and its no thermal propagation (No TP) technology during The Smarter E Europe 2025 trade show in Munich, Germany.
The battery maker was the only Korean award winner at the largest energy exhibition in Europe. Among the global companies participating in the event, Samsung SDI was also the only winner of multiple awards.
The Smarter E Europe grants awards to innovative products and technologies across five categories — energy storage, e-mobility, photovoltaics, smart energy and outstanding projects. A total of 14 products and technologies were selected as finalists this year.
U8A1, the newest UPS battery, won in the energy storage category.
Samsung SDI said the battery is designed to supply emergency power to data centers for artificial intelligence during outages. The company said the product improves space efficiency for data center operators, as it increases output by more than 40 percent per rack compared to previous models.
The company's No TP won in the e-mobility category.
Samsung SDI said No TP is a safety technology that prevents heat from propagating between cells using multiple integrated safety devices, thanks to the company's proprietary cell structure design.
The battery maker highlighted its in-house program that predicts thermal propagation and designs an optimal structure to prevent it from the early stages of product planning.
"It is significant that our battery technology has been recognized at one of Europe's leading energy industry exhibitions," a Samsung SDI official said. "We will continue to penetrate the European market with our innovative technology."
In March, Samsung SDI also received the InterBattery Award at InterBattery 2025, Korea's largest battery exhibition, for its advancements in high-power cylindrical batteries and lithium iron phosphate material technology.