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‘Worst-case-scenario’ fire testing sets new industry standards, Wärtsilä says

May 24, 2023
Wärtsilä has revealed details of fire testing its large-scale battery storage product was put through, which the company claimed went beyond commonly accepted requirements.
The Enervenue technology comprises the company's nickel-hydrogen 'Energy Storage Vessel' which are small units similar to battery cells, connected together to make high energy or high power configurations. Image: EnerVenue.
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Enervenue ‘30,000 cycle’ metal-hydrogen battery gets UL1973 certification, completes UL9540A tests

May 9, 2023
Enervenue has completed UL9540A tests for its nickel-hydrogen cells, units and systems and obtained UL1973 certification.
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Wärtsilä’s GridSolv Quantum BESS gets ‘best possible outcome’ from UL9540A fire safety testing

March 30, 2023
Wärtsilä’s battery energy storage system (BESS) product Gridsolv Quantum has achieved the “best possible outcome” in UL9540A testing.
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VIDEO: What experts think you should know about UL9540 codes and standards for battery storage

March 27, 2023
Energy-Storage.news’ webinar with IHI Terrasun: ‘What experts think you should know about UL9540 codes and standards for battery storage’.
Large-scale fire testing of the type carried out on Wärtsilä's Quantum products, looks likely to become industry-wide in the US. Image: Wärtsilä.

Fire safety is crucial to the growth of energy storage in 2023

March 8, 2023
Energy storage’s incredible versatility and usefulness can’t be fully unleashed without a comprehensive approach to fire safety.
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Battery storage insurance costs are falling ‘as understanding of risks grows’

February 20, 2023
We hear from two battery storage insurance industry sources about how they view the technology and the main risks they assess when designing policies.
CATL has received its UL9540A report already for its EnerC liquid cooled containerised BESS (pictured) and its EnerOne outdoor BESS enclosure, the company said. Image: Andy Colthorpe / Solar Media

CATL to start conducting UL9540A tests through UL Solutions partnership

January 18, 2023
CATL is working with ‘safety science’ specialist UL Solutions on the safer deployment of batteries for stationary storage and transport applications.
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ROUNDUP: Powin gets UL 9540A, Tesla BESS in Alaska inaugurated, Energy Dome enters US

November 3, 2022
A roundup of US energy storage news from Powin Energy, Tesla and Homer Electric, and Rome-based Energy Dome.
FCAS services remain the biggest revenue stream for most BESS assets in Australia, like the Hornsdale Power Reserve (pictured). Image: Neoen.

What do we know about battery storage risk?

October 17, 2022
Any new energy technology asset class comes with risk that needs to be recognised, write Liam McEneaney and Daniel Stevens at AXIS Insurance.
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UL1973 safety certification opens doors, speeds up project development, flow battery maker Invinity says

September 27, 2022
Invinity Energy’s UL1973 safety certification will open up doors for its technology and streamline complex project development steps.

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