A deep-tech company, engineered for commercialization.
HKG Energy is a team of battery industry veterans building the next generation of commercially deployable silicon anode platform.
Enable the next generation of batteries, commercially.
Our mission is to close the gap between laboratory battery breakthroughs and industrial-scale manufacturing. Terra Silicon is our first platform toward that goal.
Experience, revenue, program, and market-share figures reflect the team's leadership experience as chief designer and project leader in previous companies.
Leadership team.
Led USD 2B+ in annual procurement at VinFast. Fulbright Scholar and Harvard Kennedy School alumna driving commercialization strategy and global operations.
20+ years in battery cell design. Former VP at Samsung SDI, chief designer for BMW i3, i8, VW e-Golf. 132 patents in materials and cell design.
Dr. Handon Um
Director of Manufacturing
Nano-engineering specialist. Former Harvard Research Associate in Applied Physics. Assistant Professor at Kangwon National University.
Dr. Minjoon Park
Director of Cell Design
Next-generation energy storage authority. Former Samsung SDI engineer and Harvard Postdoctoral Fellow. Associate Professor at Pusan National University.
Dr. Mihee Park
Director of Silicon Design
Silicon and germanium nanostructure expert. 12+ international patents across USA, China, Japan, and Europe for rechargeable battery materials.
Board of Advisors.
A veteran executive of the SK Group, Dr. Park has served as President of SK hynix, SK TIC, and SK Biopharmaceuticals. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from KAIST and is a globally recognized leader in R&D and manufacturing, honored with multiple presidential medals for his contributions to South Korea's technological advancement.
Manufacturing is not the last mile. It is the starting point.
Materials that only work in the lab do not change industries. We engineer Terra Silicon against production constraints first, then optimize performance within those constraints.