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The SafeBESS conference: Fire safety of battery energy storage systems in buildings

The SafeBESS conference concludes 4 years of research on technology and building design for safe operation of battery energy storage systems (BESS). The project has been a collaboration between the research partners SINTEF Energy, SINTEF Community, RISE Fire Research and NTNU, with support from industry partners. One of the main deliverables from the project is a guideline for safe battery room design, which will be presented during the conference.

Information

Location
SINTEF Energibygget, Gløshaugen, Trondheim
Start
Registration deadline
Short deadline
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Programme:

08:00-09:00 Registration and coffee
09:00-09:20 Welcome and introduction
09:20-10:00 Keynote speaker Jonna Hynynen From emerging technology to critical infrastructure: The evolution of fire safety for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
10:00-10:20 Coffee break
  Presentation of project results
10:20-10:55 Risk assessment of battery rooms and current status in Norway
10:55-11:30 Understanding battery fires - from cells to modules
11:30-12:30 Lunch
12:30-13:05 Suppression of battery energy storage system fires
13:05-13:40 Design requirements - from ventilation to materials
13:40-14:00 Coffee break
14:00-15:00 Guidelines for safe battery room design

 

Keynote

Jonna Hynynen

Jonna Hynynen obtained her PhD in Materials Chemistry from Chalmers University of Technology in 2019 and is currently a researcher at Chalmers Industriteknik. She specializes in the safety aspects of lithium-ion batteries, with a focus on combustion gas toxicity and dispersion, fire effluents, and supporting risk assessment, fire protection design, and safe BESS deployment. Her work combines experimental research, analysis, and application-oriented insights, bridging the gap between scientific understanding and practical fire safety engineering.

  •  Risk assessment of battery rooms and current status in Norway
  •  Understanding battery fires – from cells to modules
  •  Suppression of battery energy storage system fires
  •  Design requirements – from ventilation to materials
  •  Guidelines for safe battery room design

Other info: Conference fee includes lunch and coffee breaks

Contact person

Address

Sem Sælands vei 11 7034 Trondheim