Texas and California will account for the majority of new battery storage installations as North American battery supply chains secure billions in new commitments – with investment soaring, asset owners must protect against fire risk.
The Golden State has more energy storage installed than any other part of the US, but recent fire events led to California’s energy policy and planning agency saying such incidents have to stop.
The amount of new solar capacity added in the US increased by 51% last year – with deployment soaring, there are four steps solar farm operators can take to protect their assets from fire risk.
A database detailing utility and commercial & industrial-scale energy storage failures over a 12-year period shows that California and New York are the US states that have experienced the most storage fires.
Growing fears about energy storage-related fires and explosions are threatening to derail the US\' plans for the transition to renewable energy – now is the time for the storage sector to step up its efforts to address fire risk.
As the wind turbine OEM sector becomes more competitive, larger and more innovative turbines are coming to market, but unlike more traditional turbines - little is known about their susceptibility to fire risk.
