DNV GL conducted a research on power failure investigation, following a fire at a large-scale South Korean energy storage facility, urging facility developers and operators to focus more on monitoring and prevention systems. DNV GL will conduct a follow-up assessment which will present criteria for bankability and validating remaining functionality of batteries after a fire.
Specifically, the class conducted a thorough investigation into a major fire that took place at a large-scale South Korean energy storage facility. The investigation provided the causes of the fire and the weaknesses of monitoring and prevention systems that lead to this kind of incidents.
The power failure investigation found that insufficient monitoring and protection systems allowed the failure to escalate into a major fire.
Nicolas Renon, Executive Vice President Asia Pacific, at DNV GL – Energy stated that the South Korean Government is reviewing its regulations and proposes that energy storage systems project developers invest more time and intention in adequate monitoring and protection systems to stop these small failures becoming major, costly and highly expensive incidents.
Thus, DNV GL is now responsible to determine ways to assess the future usability of an energy storage system that has suffered a fire.
The Class aspires that its project will play a role in loss prevention measures and lead to methods for validating the state of a battery after a fire and determining how much of it remains functional.
This will enable operators to make informed decisions on whether a damaged energy storage facility must be replaced or can continue to operate safely and economically at reduced capacity
… DNV GL concluded.
See also:
Emergency Procedures: Critical equipment failure
Emergency Procedures: Necessary steps required in case of power failure
