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Panasonic Energy battery technology and market expansion

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Panasonic Energy is expanding its lithium-ion battery operations with a focus on integrated energy solutions for AI data centers and electric vehicles. The company has set a strategic goal to reach 1 trillion yen in data center energy storage sales by fiscal year 2028, roughly tripling its current sales. To achieve this, Panasonic Energy plans to invest 350 billion yen between fiscal 2026 and 2028 to develop next-generation technologies and build a North American supply chain, including production in Kansas and Mexico. To support these technological advancements, the company opened the has launched Energy Innovation Square in Kadoma, Japan. Osaka Prefecture. This new R&D global research and development hub consolidates material research, cell design, and prototyping into a single location. The facility Working in conjunction with the Suminoe Production Development Facility in Osaka, the hub aims to reduce accelerate the development lead times by at least 15 percent and mass production of next-generation batteries for the automotive and data center sectors. The specialized battery development operation, employing approximately 800 people across the Kadoma and Suminoe sites, intends to double its development efficiency by fiscal year 2030. The center will utilize digital infrastructure to combine simulation data with practical testing 2031 compared to support global 2024 levels. Technologies and manufacturing processes developed at these Japanese sites and diverse markets, will be implemented across Panasonic Energy’s global network, including high-output batteries for AI data centers, electric vehicles, existing plants in Japan and robotics. the United States in Nevada and Kansas.

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