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Samsung SDI announced on Oct. 26 that its U.S. subsidiary, Samsung SDI America, signed a contract with U.S. energy firm Alpha Omega Power (AOP) to supply 1 GWh of energy storage systems (ESS), bringing the total volume to 1.5 GWh when including an initial order from late last year, Yonhap and Business Korea report. The products, which use NCA (nickel-cobalt-aluminum) batteries in a prismatic form, will be deployed in a large Texas power project starting next year, according to Dong-A Ilbo. Korean outlets highlight the deal as part of Samsung SDI's winning streak in North America, driven by the AI data center boom, and note its position as the only non-Chinese prismatic battery supplier in the region, with energy density improved by 17% compared to 20-foot equivalents, Maeil Business Newspaper reports.