SoftBank to manufacture large-scale batteries for AI data centres at former Sharp plant

The Next Webby Alina Maria StanMay 11, 2026tech

Target output is one gigawatt-hour a year. Partners are South Korea’s Cosmos Lab and DeltaX. Production opens for the fiscal year starting next April, with zinc-halide chemistry following in 2027. SoftBank Group’s mobile-services subsidiary will begin manufacturing large-scale battery cells at the Sakai, Osaka site that once belonged to Sharp, the company said on Sunday, […] This story continues at The Next Web

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SoftBank to manufacture large-scale batteries for AI data centres at former Sharp plant

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