Wärtsilä has carried out more large-scale fire tests on its battery storage units, which the system integrator claimed closely resemble real-life ‘worst-case scenario’ conditions.

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With the transportation of BESS accounting for up to 15% of a project’s cost, careful consideration is needed, writes Vienna Zhou, CEO of TROES Corp.

Eskom, the public utility company of South Africa, has inaugurated a 20MW/100MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) aimed at mitigating the challenging situation facing the country’s grid.

Battery storage plays an important role in adding resilience to energy networks. But it should also be remembered that natural catastrophes can affect BESS resources too, writes Ross Kiddie of bespoke battery insurance company Altelium.

South Africa’s primary electricity supplier Eskom has announced details of forthcoming major battery storage deployments.

Stakeholders have a few days left to take part in a survey on lithium-ion based battery storage system safety.

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

Insurance is a cornerstone of de-risking financing and investment into energy storage

With the US having rejoined the Paris Accord on the climate crisis last week, President Joe Biden has now signed an Executive Order which identifies the importance of mitigating risks in the supply chain for “large capacity batteries”.