Standard Energy

Standard Energy is a South Korea-based deep tech company and the world's first developer of the Vanadium Ion Battery (VIB) and VIB-based energy storage systems (ESS). Founded in 2013 by a team of PhDs from KAIST and MIT, Standard Energy has taken a novel electrochemical approach to large-scale secondary batteries, offering non-flammable, long-cycle-life storage solutions for grid-scale applications. Its products are designed to stabilize renewable energy supply and reduce reliance on conventional power plants. The company has partnered with SK Innovation and SK On for ESS deployment and was named Korea's only honoree in TIME's World's Top Greentech Companies 2025. Headquartered in Daejeon with a Seoul office, Standard Energy has approximately 65–140 employees.