New TWW Report Highlights Dramatic Safety Improvements in

The safety profile of battery energy storage systems (BESS), which are used to keep the U.S. power grid stable and prevent costly spikes in real-time electricity prices, has

2025 Apr 26

Energy Storage System Guide for Compliance with Safety

Under the Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan, developed with the support of the Department of Energy''s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Energy Storage Program by

2024 Nov 16

Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan

The Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Energy Storage Program would like to acknowledge the external advisory board that contributed to the topic

2025 Apr 02

Battery Storage Industry Unveils National Blueprint for Safety

The energy storage industry is committed to acting swiftly, in partnership with fire departments, safety experts, policymakers, and regulators to enact these recommendations.

2025 Jul 22

Sensing as the key to the safety and sustainability of new energy

Safety and stability are the keys to the large-scale application of new energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors. Accurate and robust evaluation can

2024 Aug 23

Storage Safety

All energy storage systems have hazards. Some hazards are easily mitigated to reduce risk, and others require more dedicated

2024 Oct 27

Battery Energy Storage: Blueprint for Safety

This Blueprint for Safety fact sheet provides a comprehensive framework that presents actionable and proven solutions for advancing safety at the national, state, and local level.

2025 Dec 12

Codes and Standards for Energy Storage System

The goals of the workshop were to: 1) bring together all of the key stakeholders in the energy storage community, 2) share knowledge on safety validation, commissioning, and operations,

2024 Nov 21

Battery Energy Storage Systems: Main Considerations for Safe

This webpage includes information from first responder and industry guidance as well as background information on battery energy storage systems (challenges & fires), BESS

2025 Jan 04

CPUC Sets New Safety Standards and Enhances Oversight of

March 13, 2025 - SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today enhanced the safety of battery energy storage facilities by establishing new standards for the

2024 Dec 18

New York State Battery Energy Storage System Guidebook

The Battery Energy Storage System Guidebook contains information, tools, and step-by-step instructions to support local governments managing battery energy storage

2025 Mar 21

Safer Batteries, Reliable Power: Guiding Research

These techniques uncover new insights into the safety of emerging battery designs, predicting how they will behave in different

2025 Dec 29

Safety Risks and Risk Mitigation

Challenges for any large energy storage system installation, use and maintenance include training in the area of battery fire safety which includes the need to understand basic battery chemistry,

2024 Jun 12

White Paper Ensuring the Safety of Energy Storage Systems

The potential safety issues associated with ESS and lithium-ion bateries may be best understood by examining a case involving a major explosion and fire at an energy storage facility in

2024 Aug 02

Energy Storage Safety Strategic Plan

The safe application and use of energy storage technology knows no bounds. An energy storage system (ESS) will react to an external event, such as a seismic occurrence, regardless of its

2024 Jan 14

Battery Storage Industry Unveils National Blueprint for Safety

To that end, the energy storage industry has developed a three-part strategy that includes policy recommendations and safety requirements aimed at holistically addressing

2024 Oct 23

Sensing as the key to the safety and sustainability of new energy

Poor monitoring can seriously affect the performance of energy storage devices. Therefore, to maximize the efficiency of new energy storage devices without damaging the equipment, it is

2024 Mar 23

Safety Risks and Risk Mitigation

Apart from Li-ion battery chemistry, there are several potential chemistries that can be used for stationary grid energy storage applications. A discussion on the chemistry and potential risks

2024 Oct 29

Energy Storage Systems Safety Fact Sheet

Download the safety fact sheet on energy storage systems (ESS), how to keep people and property safe when using renewable energy.

2024 Jul 16

CPUC Issues Proposal to Enhance Safety of Battery Energy Storage

The proposal adds new safety standards specifically for the maintenance and operation of battery energy storage systems, as required by SB 1383. The proposal also makes explicit that the

2025 May 13

CPUC Adopts New Rules Governing Safety of Battery Energy Storage

Energy storage allows electricity systems to remain in balance despite variations in wind and solar availability by storing energy in the middle of the day when solar and wind

2025 Sep 09

Safer Batteries, Reliable Power: Guiding Research for Next

These techniques uncover new insights into the safety of emerging battery designs, predicting how they will behave in different applications, such as grid-scale storage.

2025 Jan 10

Sensing as the key to the safety and sustainability of new

Poor monitoring can seriously afect the performance of energy storage devices. Therefore, to maximize the eficiency of new energy storage devices without damaging the equipment, it is

2025 Jul 23

As least 15 new battery energy storage systems slated for Staten

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Applications for 58 battery energy storage systems were approved by the NYC Department of Buildings in 2025 and another 98 are currently

2025 Mar 28