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DESCRIPTION:What is BESS thermal runaway? How can it be prevented or mitiga
 ted? Please plan to attend this meeting of the Industry Applications Socie
 ty to learn more. The speaker will be Rick Reynolds\, Executive Vice Presi
 dent\, ORR Protection Systems.\n\nBattery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) ar
 e being installed at an ever-increasing pace in an effort to mitigate the 
 infamous duck curve caused by the ramping of renewable energy resources. T
 he duck curve pattern is created by the midday dip (belly) in the net load
  curve\, followed by a steep rise in the evenings when solar generation de
 clines.\n\nRecently\, there have been multiple reported BESS failures at u
 tility-scale installations around the world. Just in California\, in the p
 ast 3 years there have been the following incidents according to the EPRI&#39;
 s Battery Energy Storage System Failure Incident Database:\n\n- San Diego\
 , CA – May 15\, 2024 (250MWh/250MW\, LG Chem)\n- Valley Center\, CA – 
 Sept 18\, 2023 (560MWh/140MW\, LG Energy)\n- Moss Landing\, CA – Sept 20
 \, 2022 (730MWh/182.5MW\, Tesla)\n- Valley Center\, CA – Apr 5\, 2022 (5
 60MWh/140MW\, LG Energy)\n- Moss Landing\, CA – Feb 13\, 2022 (400MWh/10
 0MW\, LG Energy)\n- Moss Landing\, CA – Sept 4\, 2021 (1\,200MWh/300MW\,
  LG Energy)\n\nThis presentation highlights the pressing need to enhance s
 afety measures in lithium-ion battery usage. The presentation examines cur
 rent risks\, draws insights from past incidents\, and explores best practi
 ces and fire suppression systems. Embracing future trends\, it advocates f
 or collaboration\, compliance with standards\, and continuous monitoring t
 o achieve the vision of zero lithium-ion battery fire incidents.\n\nAgenda
 : \nTime: No-host social at 5:30pm\; Presentation at 6:00pm\; Dinner at 7:
 00pm. Presentation continues at 7:45pm\; Adjourn by 8:30pm\n\nPlace: Zio F
 raedo’s\, 611 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hill. Call 925-933-9091 if you nee
 d directions.\n\nRSVP: Please make reservations by September 16 by contact
 ing Mike Nakamura via email: mnakamura@dsrsd.com or telephone: (925) 875-2
 356 or by registering via vTools (Payable via Credit Card)\n\nCost: The co
 st of dinner is $35 for IEEE members\, $25 for student and retired members
 \, $40 for non-members. (Payable as Cash or Check)\n\nZio Fraedo’s\, 611
  Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hil\, California\, United States\, 94523
LOCATION:Zio Fraedo’s\, 611 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hil\, California\, Un
 ited States\, 94523
ORGANIZER:mnakamura@dsrsd.com
SEQUENCE:85
SUMMARY:Chasing Zero – Towards a Future of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Preve
 ntion
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/422191
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family
 : &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;What is BESS thermal runaway? How can it be preve
 nted or mitigated? Please plan to attend this meeting of the Industry Appl
 ications Society to learn more. The speaker will be Rick Reynolds\, Execut
 ive Vice President\, ORR Protection Systems.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNorm
 al&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Battery Energy Storag
 e Systems (BESS) are being installed at an ever-increasing pace in an effo
 rt to mitigate the infamous duck curve caused by the ramping of renewable 
 energy resources. The duck curve pattern is created by the midday dip (bel
 ly) in the net load curve\, followed by a steep rise in the evenings when 
 solar generation declines.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;f
 ont-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: block\; margin-lef
 t: auto\; margin-right: auto\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools
 _ui/media/display/98acba51-bcee-41f9-9a7a-0f21f7a7f382&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p cl
 ass=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Recently\
 , there have been multiple reported BESS failures at utility-scale install
 ations around the world. Just in California\, in the past 3 years there ha
 ve been the following incidents according to the EPRI&#39;s Battery Energy Sto
 rage System Failure Incident Database:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNor
 mal&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-ser
 if\;&quot;&gt;San Diego\, CA &amp;ndash\; May 15\, 2024 (250MWh/250MW\, LG Chem)&lt;/span
 &gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-
 family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Valley Center\, CA &amp;ndash\; Sept 18\, 2023 
 (560MWh/140MW\, LG Energy)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- [if !su
 pportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Moss Landin
 g\, CA &amp;ndash\; Sept 20\, 2022 (730MWh/182.5MW\, Tesla)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li c
 lass=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Aria
 l&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Valley Center\, CA &amp;ndash\; Apr 5\, 2022 (560MWh/140MW\,
  LG Energy)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;
 span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Moss Landing\, CA &amp;ndash\;
  Feb 13\, 2022 (400MWh/100MW\, LG Energy)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li class=&quot;MsoNorma
 l&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- [if !supportLists]--&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif
 \;&quot;&gt;Moss Landing\, CA &amp;ndash\; Sept 4\, 2021 (1\,200MWh/300MW\, LG Energy)
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&lt;
 img style=&quot;display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;&quot; src=
 &quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/7292d918-2b99-4d14
 -b4c4-c852d1fffb26&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-fa
 mily: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;This presentation highlights the pressing nee
 d to enhance safety measures in lithium-ion battery usage. The presentatio
 n examines current risks\, draws insights from past incidents\, and explor
 es best practices and fire suppression systems. Embracing future trends\, 
 it advocates for collaboration\, compliance with standards\, and continuou
 s monitoring to achieve the vision of zero lithium-ion battery fire incide
 nts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margi
 n-left: 1.0in\; text-indent: -1.0in\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,
 sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Time:&lt;span style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;No-host 
 social at 5:30pm\; Presentation at 6:00pm\; Dinner at 7:00pm. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span
  style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Presentation continues at 7:45
 pm\; Adjourn by 8:30pm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-left
 : 1.0in\; text-indent: -1.0in\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-s
 erif\;&quot;&gt;Place: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\; mso-
 fareast-font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\; mso-farea
 st-language: EN-US\;&quot;&gt;Zio Fraedo&amp;rsquo\;s\, 611 Gregory Lane\, Pleasant Hi
 ll. Call 925-933-9091 if you need directions.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNor
 mal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;RSVP:&lt;span style=&quot;ms
 o-tab-count: 1\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style=&quot;mso-bidi-font-weight: norm
 al\;&quot;&gt;Please make reservations by September 16 &lt;/strong&gt;by contacting Mike
  Nakamura via email: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:mnakamura@dsrsd.com&quot;&gt;&lt;span sty
 le=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;mnakamura@dsrsd.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;spa
 n style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt; or telephone: (925) 875-2356
  or&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;by regis
 tering via vTools&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-ser
 if\; mso-font-kerning: 0pt\;&quot;&gt;(Payable via Credit Card)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p cla
 ss=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;Cost:&lt;span
  style=&quot;mso-tab-count: 1\;&quot;&gt; &amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;The cost of dinner is $35 for I
 EEE members\, $25 for student and retired members\, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;fo
 nt-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;$40 for non-members. (Payable as Cash or
  Check)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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