Safety Issues for Designing and Operating BESS in the GCC Region

Synopsis

With intense and extreme climates in the Middle East, battery safety is not optional, its essential. This session will delve
into the operational concerns of battery systems and how to mitigate these with innovative BESS design and operation.

• Designing and operating BESS in harsh climates to avoid worst case scenarios such as thermal runaway and fire
  hazards
• Employing cooling systems for storage systems in intense desert heat
• Looking at wider regional environmental challenges such as sandstorms and humidity
• Steps to mitigate long-life safety Issues for BESS
• What ESG criteria are being applied to BESS in the discussion of safety?