The International Code Council and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) have published a new handbook on installation codes, hardware standards, and lithium-ion risk-mitigation tools. December 14, 2022 John Fitzgerald WeaverFrom pv magazine USAIREC and the International Code Council have published the Energy Storage Systems Guide as part of the Clean Energy Clearinghouse‘s Training for Safety Officials series. The guide is meant to serve as a high-level, non-technical training reference for fire and explosion risks. It provides key standards for equipment and installations (along with applicable hardware codes), and describes inspection techniques for energy storage systems.One chapter on fire risks in lithium-ion storage systems describes how fire events develop, and includes a breakdown of the 2019 APS battery fire in Arizona. The chapter discusses risk-mitigation…
US organizations publish manual on energy storage safety – pv magazine International
