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It’s time to get smart about batteries. Image: ACCURE Battery Intelligence.

Battery safety – why it’s important and what we can do about it

September 26, 2022
Dr Kai-Philipp Kairies of ACCURE discusses how field data, and analytics, can make batteries safer to operate while maximising value.
Fluence Cube units at one of the company's Gridstack utility-scale BESS projects. Image: Fluence.

Fluence’s Cube ‘surpasses’ UL9540A fire testing requirements

September 19, 2022
Fire testing of Fluence’s battery storage solution showed that thermal runaway in one ‘Cube’ would not spread fire to surrounding units.
Cell testing. Customers should request independently verified test data from vendors, DNV said. Image: DNV.

CATL, Narada among top performers in DNV’s 2022 ‘Battery Scorecard’

September 6, 2022
LFP batteries from CATL and Narada are among those ranked highest performance for stationary energy storage in DNV’s new ‘Battery Scorecard’.
Tesla Megapack BESS units caught fire during testing of the 350MW Victorian Big Battery in Australia. The situation was quickly brought under control and only two Megapacks out of more than 200 on site were consumed by flames. Image: Country Fire Association.

National Fire Protection Association affiliate surveys risks and mitigation for battery storage

July 27, 2022
Stakeholders have a few days left to take part in a survey on lithium-ion based battery storage system safety.
Ambri's liquid metal batteries are housed in stainless steel containers. Image: Ambri.

Ambri gets UL 1973 safety certification for liquid metal battery storage tech

July 22, 2022
Ambri, the US high temperature liquid metal battery startup, has received key UL 1973 certification for safe operation of its systems.
LG Energy Solution provided battery racks to Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, California, the biggest battery storage system in the world at 3GWh capacity. Image: LG Energy Solution.

World’s biggest battery storage system comes back online after months of shutdown

July 12, 2022
Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the single largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the world so far, is back online.
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Connected Energy CEO on getting second-life business model ready for EV industry boom

June 28, 2022
Matthew Lumsden, CEO Connected Energy, talks us through scaling up the business in preparation for an EV boom from 2025 onwards.
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Energy storage customers seek reassurance on fire safety after ‘high profile failures’

May 17, 2022
Battery storage system safety was at the top of the agenda for many vendors and their customers at ees Europe last week.
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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Data-driven insurance for batteries: An unsung hero of the green energy transition

April 4, 2022
Insurance is a cornerstone of de-risking financing and investment into energy storage

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