TeraView supports infrastructure investment for AI Data Centres
TeraView, the pioneer and leader in terahertz technology and solutions, is pleased to announce the successful sale and installation of a TeraView’s TeraCota inspection system with one of Korea’s leading suppliers of lithium-ion batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) for AI data centres. Orders from this industry leader support the doubling of TeraView’s order book over the past 12 months, a trend set to continue over the next several years as the importance of ESS grows sharply to meet the energy needs of AI data centres.
The AI market is widely expected to triple in size to $1Trillion in the next couple years, accelerating demand for both AI chips and energy solutions for data centres, both cornerstone markets for TeraView products. Data centers used about 415 TWh (Terawatt-hours) globally in 2024, roughly 1.5% of world electricity, growing at 12% annually. Global data center electricity consumption is projected to exceed 945 TWh by 2030, more than doubling from 2024 levels, with AI being the main driver. Energy Storage Systems (ESS) provide data centers with crucial backup power, cost savings, grid stabilization, and renewable energy integration, ensuring the constant, high-quality power needed for uptime.
TeraView’s customer is a major supplier of Energy Storage Systems (ESS), providing grid-scale and UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) solutions globally. TeraView’s Korean customer recently announced that it will mass-produce batteries for ESS for AI data centres in Korea as well as expand its manufacturing into the US and Europe. The January 2026 installation of the TeraView’s TeraCota technology at one of the customer’s major Korea production facilities is seen as a first step in deploying TeraView technology throughout the Korean customer’s global manufacturing network. The Korean customer is also partnering with several US and Japanese companies operating in the ESS sectors, acting a vital reference to assist TeraView in upselling its battery inspection solutions to these overseas companies.
Don Arnone, TeraView’s CEO, stated “The Company is seeing substantial interest from lithium-ion battery manufacturers supplying ESS systems for AI data centre infrastructure. This recent order and installation has been accelerated by our customer to accommodate their production schedule of batteries for ESS and partnerships with their US customers. We are seeing similar demand from other major Korean battery manufacturers, and this has contributed to the recent doubling of our order book as well as projections for sales growth going forward. The ESS market is driven in part by the needs of AI data centres for power, which is set to grow by as much as 30% per annum over the next several years, supporting strong growth in the TeraCota system which is increasingly at the heart of ESS production. We expect sales and deployment with this Korean customer to serve as a major reference point for sales to both end-users of this customer’s ESS batteries as well as other ESS manufacturers.”
South Korea is considered a global leader and a major hub for the ESS industry. The country has been at the forefront of developing and distributing lithium-ion battery ESS technology, with major domestic companies like Samsung SDI, LG, and SK Innovation being among the leading global suppliers. South Korean companies have historically held a significant share of the global ESS market. The government has recently set an ambitious target to capture over 30% of the global ESS market by 2036, aiming to join the ranks of global leaders like the United States and China.