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In 2019, EPRI began the Battery Energy Storage Fire Prevention and Mitigation – Phase I research project, convened a group of experts, and conducted a series of energy storage site surveys and industry workshops to identify critical research and development (R&D) needs regarding battery safety.
Utilities and system owners or operators with energy storage safety responsibilities should join this project. For more information, contact the EPRI Customer Assistance Center at 800.313.3774 ([email protected]). 2023 Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Inc. All rights reserved.
Quarterly energy storage fire safety webinars convening participants, test experts, vendors, and others to present findings, engage in Q&A, and advise on near-term research needs. Site hosts receive all collaborator deliverables plus results for each site-specific scope selected.
Utilities are uniquely positioned to impact energy storage safety practices, especially in the absence of clear risk mitigation guidelines. Effective solutions will require additional data to characterize technologies, integration practices, failure incidents and their impacts, as well as controlled testing and modeling to frame future solutions.
This roadmap provides necessary information to support owners, opera-tors, and developers of energy storage in proactively designing, building, operating, and maintaining these systems to minimize fire risk and ensure the safety of the public, operators, and environment.
Industry insights will be incorporated to guide utility owners, operators, and off-takers in their design, procurement, planning, and incident response. This project is expected to directly inform battery energy storage system (BESS) siting, community risk assessment, failure event impacts, and emergency response procedures.
Prepared by UL Solutions for the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the Considerations for Fire Service Response to Residential Battery Energy Storage System Incidents report is the result of a two-year …
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Fire Protection Guidelines for Energy Storage Systems above 600 kWh General Requirements, including for solutions with FK-5-1-12 (NOVEC 1230) and LITHFOR (water dispersion of …
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Battery Storage Fire Safety Roadmap: EPRI''s Immediate, Near, and Medium-Term Research Priorities to Minimize Fire Risks for Energy Storage Owners and Operators Around the World . …
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Testing for energy storage performance or failure modes is a quanti- tative, objective process, but safety combines objective probabilities with subjective assessment of the acceptability of ever …
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS • Quantify fire, explosion, and emissions hazards created by energy storage thermal runaway. • Guidance for safe storage system procurement by sharing data …
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