IEEE Climate Change Technical Community Webinar: Ensuring Safety of Battery Energy Storage Systems: Prevention and Mitigation Strategies

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Webinar

Ensuring Safety of Battery Energy Storage Systems: Prevention and Mitigation Strategies

Speaker:
Babu Chalamala, Department Head, Energy Storage Technology at Sandia National Laboratories

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https://www.engagez.net/node/1721591

Abstract

Battery energy storage is at the cusp of major growth with rapidly accelerating pace of deployments in residential, industrial and grid applications. Majority of these installations are based lithium-ion battery technology. Over the last few years, there have a number of safety incidents causing significant public concern on the risks associated with large battery energy storage systems. Mitigating risk of explosion and fire within BESS is an engineering challenge. Knowledge and awareness about potential hazards associated with cells, batteries and energy storage systems helps in minimizing risks and supports development and adoption of best practices to improve safety. We need to make sure stakeholders are adequately informed of the risk they can accept and are fully prepared to deal with any potential failures. We also need to adequately address current gaps in safety research and develop robust safety standards and protocols for safe operation of deployed systems. This presentation gives an overview of safety aspects of battery energy storage systems and the industry’s efforts to adapt best practices to reduce risk of safety incidents.

Speaker Biography

Babu Chalamala is a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories. From 2015-2022, he was head of the Energy Storage Technology and Systems Department and Program Manager for Grid Energy Storage at the laboratory. Earlier, he was a Corporate Fellow at MEMC Electronic Materials. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, AAAS, and the National Academy of Inventors. He was a past chair of the IEEE PES Energy Storage and Stationary Battery Committee. He currently serves as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Power and Energy Society.Date & Time Zone Info:

Location	Local Time	Time Zone	UTC Offset
UTC (Time Zone)	Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 2:00:00 pm	UTC	UTC
Los Angeles (USA – California)	Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 7:00:00 am	PDT	UTC-7
New York (USA – New York)	Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 10:00:00 am	EDT	UTC-4
Vienna (Austria – Vienna)	Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 4:00:00 pm	CEST	UTC+2
Delhi (India – Delhi)	Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 7:30:00 pm	IST	UTC+5:30
Beijing (China – Beijing)	Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 10:00:00 pm	CST	UTC+8

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