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Gen3 Li-ion Tamer off-gas detection units from Honeywell-Xtralis. Image: Honeywell

Third-party technologies for preventing or dealing with thermal runaway in BESS assets

June 3, 2026
Liam Critchley examines a selection of third-party technologies for preventing thermal runaway events in battery storage systems.
Smoke and off-gas detection monitoring sensors, mounted on top of lithium-ion battery racks. Image: Honeywell Building Technologies.

Stopping thermal runaway six minutes before it starts

January 24, 2022
Steve Kenny, general manager for Advanced Fire Detection at Honeywell Building Technologies talks about why the detection of off-gases is an important line of defence.
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