Fire risk for solar and batteries

Category: Battery safety

  • Fire risk for solar and batteries

    Victoria’s Metropolitan Fire Brigade says it may take “Years to understand’ the fire risk posed by lithium ion battery storage   The MFB said the solar installations were vulnerable to faults across their systems, including isolation switches, inverters and installed wiring, and from deteriorating components. The alarming figures come as the solar battery storage industry…

  • Battery Standards and Lithium battery fires

    It is interesting that everyone is up in arms about the battery standards being introduced into Australia but maybe people should be asking why these standards are being brought in. It is not only government and coal company lobbying. Yes, lithium ion batteries are currently cheaper and installing them in safer locations will add cost…

  • Cheaper battery prices can have unforseen consequences

      There are many things to take into account when looking at an energy storage battery for your home or business. These include safety, performance, operating temperature as well as recyclability and environmental impact. Unfortunately many people only look at the initial purchase cost of batteries and this is what they use to compare different…

  • Battery safety

      There is a lack of knowledge on the variety of energy storage technologies, and thus on how to care for and operate them in a safe manner in the domestic and small commercial scale context. Although battery storage is a low-risk technology, it is important that systems are installed and maintained by an accredited installer, and…

  • Lithium-ion battery storage may be banned inside Australian homes

    Lithium-ion battery storage devices – including Tesla Powerwalls and other products – may be effectively banned from being installed inside homes and garages in Australia under new guidelines being drafted by Standards Australia. The move, if upheld, is likely to send shockwaves through the industry, with thousands of Australian households, including prime minister Malcolm Turnbull,…

  • Are batteries guilty as charged?

    Very interesting article from Ecogeneration based on CSIRO report that raises many of the questions about the lack of standards in the battery storage industry that we have been talking about. The lack of standards, particularly around fire risks of lithium ion batteries means safety can become a serious issue. It is definitely an issue…