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What is battery energy storage fire prevention & mitigation?

In 2019, EPRI began the Battery Energy Storage Fire Prevention and Mitigation – Phase I research project, convened a group of experts, and conducted a series of energy storage site surveys and industry workshops to identify critical research and development (R&D) needs regarding battery safety.

Are battery energy storage systems a fire hazard?

Cross-Safety.org wrote in their report "CROSS Safety Report Battery Energy Storage System concerns" in May 2023 that a safety panel in the UK agreed that "there are significant fire safety concerns related to BESSs.

Where can I find information on energy storage failures?

For up-to-date public data on energy storage failures, see the EPRI BESS Failure Event Database.2 The Energy Storage Integration Coun-cil (ESIC) Energy Storage Reference Fire Hazard Mitigation Analysis (ESIC Reference HMA),3 illustrates the complexity of achieving safe storage systems.

Did a battery ESS cause a fire in Arizona?

The section on BESSs begin by referencing an incident from 2019 when four firefighters were injured: "On April 19, 2019, four Arizona firefighters received serious injuries because of cascading thermal runaway within a 2.16 MWh lithium-ion battery ESS that led to a deflagration event (Figure 3).

How can EPRI help protect battery energy storage systems?

EPRI is currently working on a range of resources to help improve the safety of battery energy storage systems called the Project Lifecycle Safety Toolkit. It will include everything from data sets to white papers and guidebooks that provide practical steps to mitigate the risk of a battery fire and to optimize the response in case it occurs.

How does a battery fire spread?

The fire spreads first within a cluster of surrounding cells that share electronics, known as a module, and then onto others, until a whole rack of batteries is ablaze. In 2019 a grid battery system in Surprise, Arizona, caught fire and exploded after fire suppressants mixed with burning batteries.