South Korean battery energy storage systems (BESS) manufacturer DeltaX is to invest $141m in setting up its North American manufacturing headquarters in Walton County, Georgia, US.

The investment was announced by Georgia Governor Brian P Kemp, who said the project is expected to generate around 250 new jobs.

“Projects like this are possible because of our cutting-edge research universities, world-class workforce training, and reliable energy infrastructure, and I look forward to the opportunities it will bring to the people of Walton County”, said Kemp.

The facility will be built at the Piedmont Regional Industrial Park in Monroe, Georgia, where DeltaX intends to establish a manufacturing campus covering roughly 25 acres.

Construction will proceed in phases, beginning with a 100,000ft² facility for BESS assembly.

Subsequent phases will add further manufacturing capacity dedicated to producing key components.

Plans also include a separate corporate office building to serve as DeltaX's North American headquarters, with the office and manufacturing facilities together forming a single integrated campus designed to accommodate future growth.

DeltaX, established in 2020 and based in Seoul, works across BESS, battery management systems (BMS) and AI-driven energy management technology.

Its energy storage solutions serve utility-scale projects, renewable energy integration, AI data centres, commercial and industrial customers, and OEM clients internationally.

DeltaX founder and CEO Stephen Kim added: “Our Georgia facility will serve as the manufacturing hub for North America, enabling us to provide world-class BESS more efficiently while creating high-quality jobs and supporting America’s rapidly growing demand for reliable and sustainable energy infrastructure.”

Georgia previously featured in a wider investment announcement from Japan in February.

Japan set out plans to invest as much as $36bn in oil, gas and mineral projects across the US, forming part of a broader $550bn commitment under a trade agreement reached with US President Donald Trump.

Among the initial projects under that commitment is a synthetic industrial diamond manufacturing plant in Georgia, alongside a natural gas facility in Ohio and a deepwater crude export terminal in the Gulf of Mexico.