* Kookmin University's Industry-Academia Cooperation Division has signed a business agreement with EME Korea to pursue the development of a hybrid energy storage system for lightweight implementation of personal mobility battery packs.Kookmin University and EME Korea Sign MOU for Hybrid Energy Storage System Development
EME Korea announced on the 25th that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kookmin University's Industry-Academia Cooperation Division on January 24th at the Industry-Academia
Cooperation Building of Kookmin University. The MOU lays the foundation for the development of a "Hybrid Energy Storage System" for lightweight implementation of personal mobility battery packs.
Attending the signing ceremony were Kim Hong-sik, Chairman of EME Korea, Kim Do-hyung, CEO of SMK, a subsidiary of EME Korea, Oh Ha-ryeong, Director of the Industry-Academia Cooperation Division at Kookmin University, Professor Noh Jeong-wook from the Department of Convergence Electronics Engineering, and Lee Jin-gu, Chief of Kookmin University Technology Holdings. They discussed step-by-step
strategies and mutual cooperation plans for future collaborative projects.
Kookmin University, which has demonstrated its prominence in the automotive field, has been selected as the leading university in the "Future Cars" category under the "Digital New Technology Talent
Development Innovation Shared University" project supported by the Ministry of Education. The university is dedicated to cultivating talents for the development of various next-generation means of transportation beyond
automobiles.
EME Korea, partnering with Kookmin University's Industry-Academia Cooperation Division for this development project, is a personal mobility specialist company that focuses on manufacturing, R&D, distribution, and platform development for personal electric vehicles such as electric bicycles, electric kickboards, and electric scooters, using eco-friendly energy.
The company has also specialized in exports and has achieved steady growth. Recently, at the successful conclusion of CES 2022 (Consumer Electronics Show), EME Korea showcased and promoted its
self-developed electric bicycles, attracting attention. Moreover, they are currently in detailed negotiations for overseas market supply contracts, demonstrating their strong presence as a capable company.
Professor Noh Jeong-wook, Director of the Energy IT Convergence Research Center at Kookmin University's College of Creative Engineering, led this collaborative project. He stated, "This development project
consists of batteries and supercapacitors, and it is the first technology in Korea that can achieve weight reduction of up to 40% compared to conventional battery packs when applied to personal mobility. While
research on the application of this technology is actively underway in the field of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, research on its application in personal mobility areas such as e-bikes is still in the early stages."
He further explained, "Through collaboration with EME Korea, if successful in development, we can secure global competitiveness in battery lightweighting, leading to market dominance in the world."
Kim Hong-sik, Chairman of EME Korea, expressed, "With this MOU as a starting point, we hope that EME Korea and Kookmin University can successfully develop battery lightweighting, which is a core
element of the mobility industry. We aspire for Kookmin University to become a global mobility-focused research university and for EME Korea to become a leading company in the personal mobility industry."