Nicholas Bartlett

Job Title: Fire Marshal
Company: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Country: USA

Nicholas Bartlett is the Fire Marshal at the United States Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Nick is a licensed Fire Protection Engineer and has fire safety expertise in renewable energy technologies including energy storage systems/batteries, hydrogen, photovoltaic, wind, and more. Nick is a technical committee member of energy storage and battery related standards including NFPA 855, NFPA 800, UL 1487, UL 9540, and UL 1973.

May 07, 2025Battery Fire Safety - Updates on NFPA 855

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Joint Session

Quality Indicators in Large Scale Storage Systems: What to Look For

Wednesday, May 07, 2025, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

ICM München Room 5

As the share of fluctuating electricity producers (PV and wind power) increases, energy storage systems will have to take on more functions in the grid. Batteries play a key role here; from commercial and industrial storage systems to utility-scale storage for multiple uses, the requirements are rising. Key quality indicators are not only safety (including functional safety) but also reliability as well as performance, defined by efficiency and effectiveness, over an ideally long service life. Site-specific requirements, such as noise generation, are also important considerations. This session will examine these aspects from different perspectives, offering recommendations beyond existing standards based on operational experience.