New York incorporates lithium-ion battery safety into draft fire
New York has issued draft language updating and expanding its fire code to include lithium-ion battery energy storage system safety recommendations issued in February by a
Battery energy storage systems (BESS) stabilize the electrical grid, ensuring a steady flow of power to homes and businesses regardless of fluctuations from varied energy sources or other disruptions. However, fires at some BESS installations have caused concern in communities considering BESS as a method to support their grids.
Amidst the background of accelerated global energy transition, the safety risk of lithium-ion battery energy storage systems, especially the fire hazard, has become a key bottleneck hindering their large-scale application, and there is an urgent need to build a systematic prevention and control program.
As of the first half of 2024, in the proportion of the new energy storage installations, lithium-ion battery (LIB) energy storage installation projects accounted for approximately 97%, becoming the mainstream energy storage technology at present and holding an absolute advantage.
Currently, the monitoring and early warning technologies for lithium battery energy storage power stations mainly include BMS monitoring and early warning, as well as those based on internal temperature, characteristic gases, sound signals, expansion forces, and characteristic smoke images.
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