New energy storage explosion

New Energy World magazine

As renewable energy infrastructure gathers pace worldwide, new solutions are needed to handle the fire and explosion risks associated with lithium-ion battery energy

2024 Nov 14

China''s Battery Storage After the Explosion

China''s energy storage bloom is unlikely to be disturbed in the long run, but the explosion in Apr. 16 brought clear short-term negative

2024 Dec 23

Global news, analysis and opinion on energy

Subscribe to Newsletter What the EU Batteries Regulation means for the BESS industry The EU Batteries Regulation came into

2025 Nov 26

The Arizona McMicken BESS Explosion: Key

The McMicken BESS explosion exposed key safety gaps in battery storage, highlighting the need for better design, training, and

2026 Feb 28

What a major battery fire means for the

Let''s catch up on what happened in this fire, what the lingering concerns are, and what comes next for the energy storage industry.

2024 Sep 22

What is the Beijing Energy Storage Explosion? | NenPower

On a fateful day, the explosion rocked an energy storage facility located in Beijing, resulting in widespread chaos and destruction. Initial reports indicated that the blast stemmed

2025 Mar 22

Energy storage explosion behind the 50 billion order from

China Power Construction''s 50 billion yuan new energy storage order has ignited the industry, marking the formal transition

2024 Feb 22

After the lithium explosion accident at Dahongmen, Beijing

The draft points out that the diversified demonstration applications of new energy storage should be steadily promoted in non-crowded areas, in line with the city''s industrial

2025 Aug 31

Numerical Analysis of Explosion Characteristics of Vent Gas

The combustion and explosion characteristics of lithium-ion battery vent gas is a key factor in determining the fire hazard of lithium-ion batteries. Investigating the combustion and explosion

2026 Jan 01

Explosion-venting overpressure structures and hazards of

With the rapid development of the electrochemical energy storage industry, energy storage system containers are widely used as a new facility for load

2025 Nov 21

What is the Beijing Energy Storage Explosion?

On a fateful day, the explosion rocked an energy storage facility located in Beijing, resulting in widespread chaos and destruction.

2025 Jul 19

Numerical study on batteries thermal runaway explosion

In April 2021, a thermal runaway fire and explosion incident involving energy batteries took place at the Dahongmen Energy Storage Power Station in Beijing, China,

2024 Mar 09

Arizona Energy Storage Fire: What happened

Read how the recent Arizona energy storage fire happened, and what can be done to prevent such fires from happening again.

2024 Jun 14

Can Shanxi become the next stop for the

The pressure of new energy grid-connected consumption drives Shanxi to accelerate the transition to clean energy Shanxi Province

2024 Mar 03

What a major battery fire means for the future of energy storage

Let''s catch up on what happened in this fire, what the lingering concerns are, and what comes next for the energy storage industry.

2025 May 14

Fire and Explosion Risk Analysis and Prevention and

In recent years, frequent safety accidents involving lithium-ion battery energy storage systems, both in China and abroad, have highlighted systemic challenges such as

2024 Aug 28

Research on the Safety Risk Analysis

In the context of the global energy landscape restructuring driven by the "dual-carbon" goals, new energy storage technologies have

2025 Aug 24

Electrochemical Energy Storage Power Station Design Standard New

This puts forward higher requirements for energy storage and fire fighting enterprises. Shengsida started from new energy electrical safety protection and is one of the

2024 Sep 12

The 2025 Energy Storage Explosion: Reshaping Global Power

the energy storage sector is about to pull a rabbit out of its technological hat in 2025. With China''s installed capacity of new energy storage hitting 73.76GW by late 2024 (a

2024 Feb 21

Bridging the fire protection gaps: Fire and

One of the robust and reliable solutions for this imbalance is BESS, which can be used to store energy generated during low demand

2025 Jan 27

Thermal runaway: How to reduce the fire and

As renewable energy infrastructure gathers pace worldwide, new solutions are needed to handle the fire and explosion risks

2024 May 21

Bridging the fire protection gaps: Fire and explosion risks in

One of the robust and reliable solutions for this imbalance is BESS, which can be used to store energy generated during low demand for use during high demand periods. In the

2024 Jul 17

Jingyu Power Plant Explosion: A Wake-Up Call for Energy Storage

On March 14, 2025, the energy sector received a jolt when a lithium-ion battery storage system at Jingyu Power Plant ignited, causing China''s first major energy storage explosion of the decade.

2025 Sep 03

New Energy World magazine

As renewable energy infrastructure gathers pace worldwide, new solutions are needed to handle the fire and explosion risks

2024 Jan 28

Explosion Control of Energy Storage Systems

Energy storage systems are growing worldwide. Explore the challenges of explosion protection for ESS systems.

2024 Apr 10

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4 FAQs about New energy storage explosion

Are electric vehicles causing a 'battery energy storage fire'?

With the growing number of electric vehicles and batteries for energy storage on the grid, more high-profile fires have hit the news, like last year’s truck fire in LA, the spate of e-bike battery fires in New York City, or one at a French recycling plant last year. “Battery energy storage systems are complex machines,” Mulvaney says.

Are battery energy storage systems a fire hazard mitigation strategy?

The challenges of providing effective fire and explosion hazard mitigation strategies for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are receiving appreciable attention, given that renewable energy production has evolved significantly in recent years and is projected to account for 80% of new power generation capacity in 2030 (WEO, 2023).

Is Bess a reliable energy storage solution?

One of the robust and reliable solutions for this imbalance is BESS, which can be used to store energy generated during low demand for use during high demand periods. In the US, the cumulative BESS capacity has increased since 2015, with 11.9 GW installed in 2024 (Martin et al., 2025).

Is Moss Landing power plant fire affecting battery safety?

The latest fire at Moss Landing Power plant is raising concerns about battery safety. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review ’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here.