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Why BESS insurers are sweating transformers and contractor errors over battery fires The BESS insurance risk profile is shifting. In an exclusive interview, Tokio Marine GX underwriter Michael Carrington explains why insurers are looking past battery fires and sweating over supply chain bottlenecks, high-voltage transformers, and costly EPC integration errors.

Mar 20, 2026

Fire risk and safety

SunTera 5 MWh passes large-scale fire test as Jinko targets denser BESS deployment The Jinko unit contained fire to one enclosure during a 13-hour-plus test under closed-door, full-charge conditions.

Mar 06, 2026

Fire risk and safety

Australian regulator ramps up battery inspections Solar battery installers have been warned to “do it once and do it well” as the number of batteries installed across Australia under the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program surges past the 250,000 milestone, delivering a combined 6.3 GWh of capacity.

Mar 02, 2026

Fire risk and safety

Comparing safety profiles of lithium-ion, sodium-ion and solid-state batteries New research finds that battery safety rankings are not universal but highly dependent on application scenarios, and shows that LFP batteries can emit high levels of hydrogen fluoride, challenging their reputation as the “safest” chemistry.

Feb 11, 2026

Fire risk and safety

Hithium says ‘world’s first’ open-door first test of its 6.25 MWH BESS was completed Hithium has released results from a large-scale fire safety test of its 6.25 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) it calls "∞Power". The so-called open-door test, supervised by UL Solutions, subjected the unit to maximum oxygen supply conditions to evaluate thermal runaway risks in high-capacity 1175 Ah cells.

Feb 09, 2026

Fire risk and safety

Trina Storage’s Elementa 2 Pro passes large-scale fire safety and propagation tests Trina Storage has released results from a large-scale fire safety test of its Elementa 2 Pro battery energy storage system (BESS). The test, certified by TÜV Rheinland, utilized separation distances below standard requirements to evaluate thermal propagation risks.

Jan 22, 2026

Fire risk and safety

Australian solar installer fined $6,000 over unsafe battery installs A solar installation company has been fined AU$9,000 ($6,000) by a Victorian court after pleading guilty to unsafe installation of residential battery energy storage systems at five properties, including one that caused a minor house fire.

Jan 14, 2026

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Flow batteries

US bets on fire-resilient batteries in latest $15m storage awards Non-lithium chemistry stands out as an attractive option for fire-resilient devices.

Jul 10, 2025

Opinion & Analysis

Battling battery imbalance Imbalances – when battery components fail to operate in unison – are a recurring challenge in energy storage projects. Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO of Accure Battery Intelligence, examines the root causes of imbalances, their effects on operations and return-on-investment, and actionable best practices to mitigate them.

Kai-Philipp Kairies

Jul 08, 2025

Fire risk and safety

Envision proves BESS fire resilience in CSA-certified test Envision recently completed a large-scale, CSA C800 witnessed burn test of its 5 MWh energy storage system, demonstrating robust thermal containment and adding to industry-wide safety efforts.

Jul 03, 2025

Fire risk and safety

Honeywell adds Li-ion Tamer for battery fire safety in buildings Honeywell has acquired Nexceris' 'Li-ion Tamer' off-gas detection system for lithium-ion batteries, which can alert operators to thermal runaway before fires start.

Jul 03, 2025

Fire risk and safety

CLOU Electronics’ details its Aqua-C2.5 BESS fire test results Tested under extreme conditions for over 59 hours, the Aqua-C2.5 system passed the fire test without a containment breach.

Jun 27, 2025

Fire risk and safety

EticaAG launches toxin filtration system for lithium ion batteries The development comes on the heels of the company’s proprietary immersion technology which aims to eliminate thermal runaway risks.

Jun 25, 2025

Manufacturing

Eiko Power inaugurates 400 MWh Italian production site, 2 GW fab due 2027 Eiko Power explains its strategy to bring battery R&D, testing, and assembly knowhow back to Europe. It expects certification from Dutch testing company Kiwa this year for its “aeronautical” liquid-immersed battery cells.

Sergio Matalucci

Jun 18, 2025

Fire risk and safety

Hithium completes world’s first open-door fire test for grid-scale BESS Chinese energy storage speciliast Hithium has completed a landmark UL-supervised fire safety trial, signaling a step-change in system-level fire protection for grid-scale battery storage.

Jun 13, 2025

Large battery energy storage by Fluence

Fire risk and safety

Fluence completes UL-rated fire safety tests of Gridstack Pro 5000 Fluence has successfully completed fire and explosion evaluations under UL standards for its 5.6 MWh battery, while exploring benchmarks for the coming 2026 NFPA 855 standard.

Jun 13, 2025

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