Gard published that in the past few months, has received several queries on the safe carriage of battery energy storage systems (BESS) on ships and highlights some of the key risks, regulatory requirements, and recommendations for shipping such cargo.
Dangerous goods shall not be stored in a battery compartment. (10) The boundaries of the battery compartment shall have fire protection to contain a fire in the space of origin and it shall be appropriate for the cumulative fire loads within the compartment and the type of vessel (e.g. an A-60 class division).
Despite a limited number of known incidents with domestic battery energy storage systems (BESSs) in the public domain, questions have been raised regarding their safety due to the large energy content within these systems.
Our focus in this article is therefore on energy storage systems equipped with lithium-ion batteries. Declaration of BESS Siddharth Mahajan, Senior Loss Prevention Executive, Singapore highlights that BESS with lithium-ion batteries is classed as a dangerous cargo, subject to the provisions of the IMDG Code.
The use of large battery energy storage systems (BESSs) in the domestic environment represents a safety hazard, even though few incidents are known in the public domain.
According to the current standards, domestic lithium-ion battery storage systems are covered by the safety standards. The first edition of IEC 62933-5-2, which has recently been published, is specifically designed for the safety of domestic energy storage systems.
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