BESS Hazards and Mitigation

5 Myths of BESS

The demand for renewable and sustainable forms of energy has soared, and many professionals are looking to Lithium-Ion batteries and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as an affordable and versatile means of energy storage. However, these batteries aren't perfect; they can fail, so it's essential to understand what's true and what isn't about lithium-ion batteries and the systems they make up.

Read "Five Myths and Misconceptions Around BESS & Lithium Battery Safety" to better understand how to use Lithium-Ion batteries and BESS safely.

Battery and BESS hazard testing

BakerRisk recently performed a series of tests to explore the effects of concentration, congestion, and venting on confined deflagrations of Li-ion battery gas.

We're excited to share footage and lessons learned from our research in a brand-new video series!

Watch Blast Effects Senior Engineer, Anibal Morones, kick off the series with our first segment, "BESS Explosions: Effects of Li-ion Battery Gas Concentration".

Stay tuned and subscribe to the BakerRisk YouTube channel to watch the next two videos in this series which will discuss the effects of congestion and venting for BESS hazards!

Lessons from recent BESS failures

Since the completion of our (2022) white paper series on Battery and BESS Hazards and Prevention, at least sixteen further incidents of BESS failures around the world have resulted in fires and damage to property.

What do we glean from these recent incidents?

Dive into insights in Roger Stokes’s white paper, “BESS Incidents - Recent failures and risk management considerations”.

Upcoming Events

BESS safety training

Want to better understand Lithium-ion battery components, primary failure modes of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), consequences and associated mitigation techniques?

Join us for our "Battery Energy Storage System Hazards and Mitigation" training course!

Don't miss your last two opportunities in 2023:

Monday, October 2
Wednesday, December 6

SAFE™ battery testing

Join our webinar on October 17 to learn how the BakerRisk Shock And Fragment Enclosure (SAFE™) empowers you to reliably conduct equipment pressure tests and battery abuse tests, safely.

Did you know?

SAFE™ risk mitigation for aerospace industry

Did you know risk management in the aerospace industry is just as important as in other industries?

Discover how SAFE™ enclosures help mitigate risk to personnel and critical equipment in the aerospace industry.

Read "The Importance of Strong Risk Management in the Aerospace Industry".

Proven Solutions

Shock and Fragment Enclosure (SAFE™)

Built with knowledge obtained over years of design experience gained from our Pressure Testing Research Cooperative (PTRC) joint-industry program, SAFE™ designs can safely contain a variety of industrial hazards to protect your people and assets.

Discover the SAFE™ solution

You asked and we answered

We have taken everything we learned from FORTRESS and created the Defender: a smaller, faster, portable or permanent option with blast, fragment, fire, extreme weather, and toxic protection.

Delivered to you with various levels of fit-out options so your Data Center, Safe Room, or Storm Shelter, etc… can be a reality.

Introducing the FORTRESS Defender

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