Energy-Storage.news proudly presents our webinar with CSA Group on the impact of updates to the UL 1973 standard for ESS safety.

Dr Kai-Philipp Kairies of ACCURE discusses how field data, and analytics, can make batteries safer to operate while maximising value.

A fire at PG&E’s Tesla-supplied Elkhorn Battery energy storage system at Moss Landing is considered fully controlled and road closures and shelter-in-place advisories have been lifted.

Fire testing of Fluence’s battery storage solution showed that thermal runaway in one ‘Cube’ would not spread fire to surrounding units.

Ambri, the US high temperature liquid metal battery startup, has received key UL 1973 certification for safe operation of its systems.

Battery storage system safety was at the top of the agenda for many vendors and their customers at ees Europe last week.

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

The engineering team behind Leclanché’s LeBlock battery storage solution share valuable insights into safety topics to consider.

Honeywell has created a flow battery which it will deploy in pilot projects of increasing size starting next year. Honeywell Sustainable Technology Solutions (Honeywell STS) vice president and general manager Ben Owens spoke with Energy-Storage.news about it.

Update 2 August 2021 (2): The fire was declared under control at 3:05pm local time today, CFA said.