Alfa Laval and IAE partner to deploy South Korea's first large-scale liquid air energy storage plant

The LAES system will liquefy up to 10 tons of air per day for long-duration grid balancing. The collaboration will combine Alfa Laval’s cryogenic equipment with IAE’s system design, integration and local engineering work. Alfa Laval will supply key cryogenic components tailored for extreme low-temperature duty, including brazed aluminum plate heat exchangers and a ten-stage vertical high-pressure cryogenic pump. The project is described as a pioneering project aimed at setting a new benchmark for energy efficiency and sustainability in the country. The collaboration is framed as a step toward commercial-scale deployment of cryogenic storage in South Korea.