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The 30MW/120MWh project at SDG&E's Northeast Yard (pictured) was inaugurated in late 2017. Image: SDG&E

California SDG&E battery fire was ‘well managed,’ caused minimal impact

September 20, 2024
A recent fire event at a large-scale battery storage project owned by California utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) was dealt with effectively and in an exemplary manner.
ESRG, which was formed by firefighters and battery safety subject matter experts, offers services including Mmodule-level fire testing (pictured). Image: ESRG.

New York Fire Code updates to provide ‘added BESS safety and standardisation’

July 30, 2024
Updating the New York Fire Code for battery storage will increase the safety and standardisation of installations in the state, with lessons learned from previous incidents, Energy-Storage.news has heard.
Major BESS projects internationally, including the Victorian Big Battery in Australia (pictured) and Zenobe's upcoming project in Scotland are providing inertia via their inverters. Image: Victoria State government.

Investigation confirms cause of fire at Tesla’s Victorian Big Battery in Australia

May 11, 2022
A liquid coolant leak caused thermal runaway in battery cells which started a fire at the 300MW/450MWh Victorian Big Battery in Australia.

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