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Vector Solutions, NFPA offer DER safety training for fire departments

ID 59292001 © Szebas Last year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and Vector Solutions launched a program to properly tra...

April 17, 2025
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In wake of Moss Landing fire, ACP publishes BESS Safety...

Large-scale battery fires are a hot topic, especially since the Moss Landing fire. To help industry ensure best practices for lithium-ion-ba...

March 31, 2025
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Survey reveals BESS professionals are concerned about system reliability

Battery analytics software provider TWAICE, published results of an industry survey of battery energy storage system (BESS) professionals, t...

February 20, 2025
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The lithium battery MESS: Will restrictive fire codes drive consumers...

I am increasingly concerned that the solar and storage industry is facing the biggest safety challenge of its 50-year history. The convergen...

September 9, 2024
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Take the heat: How solar can benefit from thermally conductive...

Although the renewable energy sector continues to experience challenges ranging from grid instability and labor shortages to permitting dela...

August 8, 2024
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Jobsite safety smarts for solar contractor workwear

As the demand for solar rises in the United States, it is crucial for solar installation companies to uphold the utmost priority of worker s...

July 29, 2024
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Roofs of hazard: Major safety issues found on majority of...

The following article appears in the Q3 2023 issue of Solar Builder magazine. Subscribe for free (print, digital, or both) right here. The &...

August 9, 2023
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Infographic: How to safely handle and store lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are prevalent in many industries and applications, but they can be dangerous without the users even realizing there is...

July 31, 2023
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Fall protection primer for solar installers

Photo by Los Muertos Crew from Pexels The rising popularity of renewable energy sources has led to an increase in solar panel installations....

May 25, 2023
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Wärtsilä completes UL 9540A testing of GridSolv Quantum ESS

Technology group Wärtsilä achieved an important energy storage system (ESS) safety milestone last week. Its GridSolv Quantum techn...

April 3, 2023
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ESS earns UL 1973 safety certification for standalone batteries

The S200 battery modules from long-duration, iron flow battery specialists ESS Tech Inc. are now certified under UL 1973. This standard for ...

March 21, 2023
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Enhancing the safety of ground-mount and carport solar installations with...

Rooftop solar safety has changed rapidly in recent years fueled by a combination of regulation and innovation. Here, Bill Brooks, NEC Expert...

November 2, 2022
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McCarthy Building Co. to pilot wearable heat monitoring tech for...

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is partnering with Kenzen to pilot wearable heat monitoring technology on multiple construction projects. ...

October 13, 2021
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DNV’s New York battery test lab expands thermal runaway testing

The Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Test and Commercialization Center, owned by the New York Battery and Energy Storage Technol...

October 13, 2021
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Siemens uses dual-wavelength detection to spot Li-ion battery smoldering

As demand and installations of lithium-ion (li-ion) battery energy storage systems increase, fire protection and detection systems are criti...

October 11, 2021
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IoT collaboration focuses on construction site safety

Zurich North America, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Everguard.ai and Rudolph Libbe Group (RLG) are working with digital health and IoT-enable...

October 6, 2021
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Testing PV connector safety in high altitudes, harsh conditions

The worldwide expansion of photovoltaic (PV) installations is also giving rise to new areas of application in challenging environmental cond...

September 28, 2021
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Urban Electric Power’s rechargeable alkaline battery passes thermal runaway test

Urban Electric Power has a rechargeable alkaline battery (zinc manganese-dioxide) that’s completed a critical UL testing standard for ...

September 28, 2021
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SimpliPhi Power systems approved for UL 9540 certification

  A wide range of SimpliPhi Power’s energy storage products and system configurations were recently approved for Certification un...

January 11, 2021
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IMO FireRaptor receives UL PVRSS Listing with SMA solar inverters...

The IMO FireRaptor’s latest UL PVRSS listing is with the SMA Sunny Boy range of solar inverters from 3 kW to 7.7 kW and also the SMA T...

November 30, 2020
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