The second high-profile battery storage failure due to a faulty sprinkler system could mark the beginnings of exclusions from insurance policies if certain providers develop a negative track record, a source said.

Energy storage’s incredible versatility and usefulness can’t be fully unleashed without a comprehensive approach to fire safety.

Further attempts are being made to recall batteries thought to pose fire risk through overheating in Australia, with thousands of home energy storage systems believed to be affected.

Any new energy technology asset class comes with risk that needs to be recognised, write Liam McEneaney and Daniel Stevens at AXIS Insurance.

Invinity Energy’s UL1973 safety certification will open up doors for its technology and streamline complex project development steps.

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

LFP batteries from CATL and Narada are among those ranked highest performance for stationary energy storage in DNV’s new ‘Battery Scorecard’.

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

Energy storage solutions company Leclanché claims an addition to its lithium-ion battery can reduce the risk of a thermal event by close to 80%, two months after a fire occurred in its battery production facility.