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Energy storage and fire risks: Understanding BESS safety
For over a century, battery technology has advanced, enabling energy storage to power homes, buildings, and factories and support the grid. The capability to supply this energy is accomplished through Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), which utilize lithium-ion and lead acid batteries for large-scale energy storage.
When a large amount of energy is squeezed into a tight space, there is a risk that it will escape uncontrolled. When this happens, fire is a common result, and explosions are possible.
Although the fire service routinely responds to explosive situations, such as those associated with natural gas leaks, standard operating procedures do not exist for scenarios like a battery energy storage system for which there is no way to cut off the gas supply.
The Risk
- Lithium cells can undergo thermal runaway, emitting extremely hot and flammable gases.
- In large storage systems, the failure of a single lithium cell can trigger a chain reaction.
- The release of hot, flammable gases can potentially lead to explosions or fires.
- The local fire service is often unaware and inexperienced with the fire and explosion hazards of BESS.
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Stat-X fire suppression is currently protecting li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS) and energy storage systems (ESS) worldwide. Find out more today.
Talk To An Expert"After researching available special hazard (fire) systems for the very best protection as well as compliance with safety and environmental issues we found Stat-X technology as the product leader."
— Engineer, Leicestershire, UK
A complete integrated systems for BESS fire suppression
The Stat-X total flooding system is proven to be effective on lithium-ion battery fires through extensive third-party testing. It limits thermal runaway, suppresses fire, integrates with various detection methods, and it activates based on temperature.
Condensed aerosol fire suppression agents are environmentally friendly, causing no-global warming or ozone depletion. Stat-X generators have a variety of operation methods based on the application and they are suitable for normally occupied and unoccupied areas.
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Stat-X Fire Suppression Features:
An alternative to traditional special hazard Fire Protection
- Effective Agent PerformanceHighly effective based on required density
- Compact and ModularOffering adaptable design especially when space and weight are critical
- Simple and Economic InstallationNo piping required, resulting in significant savings on parts and labor
- DurableIdeal for harsh environments and remote locations
- Made in the USA
- Long service lifeService life of fifteen (15) years
- Virtually Maintenance FreeNo cylinder weighing requirement or leakage risks
- U.S. EPA SNAP listed for normally occupied and unoccupied spacesRegulatory certainty. No risk of future regulations interrupting supply
- Environmentally FriendlyZero potential for global warming or ozone depletion
- Installed on every continent
- 329 distributors
- 782,000 sold worldwide
- 94 countries
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- 2. Design a custom solution
- 3. Install & Protect
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This fire test demonstrates a Stat-X condensed aerosol fire suppression system on a li-ion battery module in a battery energy storage system (BESS) application.
This video is an overview of our recent energy storage systems test. The test results confirm the effectiveness of a properly designed and installed Stat-X® condensed aerosol system in mitigating thermal runaway propagation for ESS installations.