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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
| Registration and Breakfast | ||
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | Amy Halloran | Director of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Grid Modernization, Sandia National Laboratories |
| Welcome | Imre Gyuk | Director, Department of Energy, Office of Electricity, Energy Storage Program |
| Keynote Speaker | ||
| Keynote Address The Role of Energy Storage in California’s Clean Energy Future |
Mike Gravely | California Energy Commission |
Session 1: Design and Testing for Safer and More Reliable Systems
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Fire Suppression at the Cell Level in Energy Storage Systems | Michael Hoff | American Battery Solutions |
| Safety Testing of Batteries Beyond UL9540A, Exploring Current Deficiencies of the Current Standard and Examples of Testing Approaches Beyond the Standard | Martin Plass | DNV BEST Test & Commercialization Center |
| Li-ion Battery Fire Hazard Evaluation — Testing, Modeling, and Scale-Up | Yi Wang | FM Global |
| Break | ||
| State of Health and Safety Assessment of Second Use Li-ion Battery Modules | Ed Thomsen | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Are Aged Cells More Dangerous than Fresh Cells? | Jun Xu | University of North Carolina |
| Thermal Runaway Severity Testing and Ranking | Hsin Wang | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| Slowing and Mitigating Thermal Runaway: a Heat Transfer Perspective | Andrew Kurzawski | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Lunch | ||
Session 2: Early Detection for Intervention
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Big Data for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Deployed Energy Storage Systems | Matthieu Dubarry | University of Hawaii |
| Defining Diagnostic Parameters for Early Detection of Thermal Runaway | Alex Bates | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Towards Li-ion Battery Fire Mitigation and Reignition Prevention: Model-informed Fast Discharge Algorithm with Venting Constraints | Vivian Tran | University of Michigan |
| Sensing and the Physics of Thermal Runaway in Stationary Storage Applications | Brian Engle | Amphenol |
| Battery Analytics for ESS Failure Prediction and Preventative Maintenance | Ryan Franks | Twaice |
| Break | ||
Session 3: Safety and Reliability of non-Li-ion Technologies
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Characterization of Safety For Two Flow Battery Chemistries | Judy Jeevarajan | UL Research Institutes |
| Alternative Storage Solutions for Stationary and Standby Applications | Dan Lambert | ZincFive |
| Perspective on Safety Considerations of Next-Generation Batteries for Military Use | Elyse Baroncini | DEVCOM C5ISR Center |
| Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL) – A New Facility to Accelerate the Development of Energy Storage Technologies for the Grid | David Reed | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Closing Remarks | Imre Gyuk | Director, DOE OE Energy Storage Program |
| Welcome Reception and Poster Display Sponsored by Amphenol Advanced Sensors |
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
| Registration and Breakfast | |||
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | Sara Pecak | Senior Manager of Power Sources Technology Group, Sandia National Laboratories |
| Keynote Speaker | ||
| Keynote Address Energy Storage Systems and Fire Fighter Response Safety |
Sean DeCrane | International Association of Fire Fighters |
Session 4: Energy Storage Safety Codes and Standards
| Presentation | Presenter | Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESS Safety Codes and Standards – Which Way is Straight? | Chris Searles | CGS and Associates | |
| Panel Discussion Certifying Batteries to Ensure Safety/Reliability/Performance |
David Rosewater (Panel Session Chair) |
Sandia National Laboratories | |
| Jim Biggins | CAC Specialty | ||
| Lloyd Gordon | Specialized Electrical Safety Services LLC | ||
| Jody Leber | CSA Group | ||
| LaTanya Schwalb | UL Solutions | ||
| 10:20 – 10:40 am | Break |
Session 5: Ensuring Safety During Operation
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Effective Containment of Very High Density Energy Storage Devices Under Explosion and Fire | Alonso Rodriguez | ThermaLimits, Inc. |
| Grid Standards Challenges and Opportunities for V2G and Hybrid Systems | Haukur (Hawk) Asgeirsson | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Mitigating Risks of Explosion and Fire Within BESS | Bernard Dabe | STIF |
| Evolving DC Worker Safety Standards | Lloyd Gordon | Specialized Electrical Safety Services LLC |
| Lunch | ||
| Keynote Speaker | ||
| Keynote Address Electrical Safety Technology for Battery Energy Storage System, Focusing on BESS in Korea |
Ji-yeon Kim | Korea Electrical Safety Corporation (KESCO) Electrical Safety Research Institute |
| For more information on this presentation, please contact Dr. Ji-yeon Kim at jyk89@kesco.or.kr | ||
Session 6: Responding to a Safety Event
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Storage from Compliance to Training | Christina Francis | Tesla |
| Lessons Learned from Past Failures Around the World | Lakshmi Srinivasan | Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) |
| An Overview of NHTSA’s EV Safety Activities | Tony Thampan | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) |
| Break | ||
| Industry Failures: Battery Energy Storage Systems Lessons Learned | Paul Hayes | Hiller |
| Characterization of Residential ESS Fire and Explosion Hazards to Improve Fire Fighter Safety | Adam Barowy | UL Fire Research Institute |
| Alex Schraiber | UL Fire Research and Development | |
| Closing Remarks | Imre Gyuk | Director, DOE OE Energy Storage Program |
Thursday, June 8, 2023
| Registration and Breakfast | |||
| Presentation | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Remarks | Yuliya Preger | Sandia National Laboratories |
ESS Safety Breakout Sessions
| Topic | Moderator | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Codes and Standards | Jaime Kolln | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| Research and Development | Loraine Torres-Castro | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Incident Response and Outreach | Waylon Clark | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Break | ||
| Report Out and Summary of Breakout Sessions | Yuliya Preger | Sandia National Laboratories |
| Lunch | ||
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