Recording of Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2025 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 17:54 .
The transcript by aiconver AI, dated October 2023, delves into the capabilities and limitations of artificial intelligence. It underscores AI's proficiency in tasks like natural language processing and image recognition due to extensive training on large datasets. However, it also highlights challenges such as bias in training data that can lead to skewed outcomes or reinforce stereotypes if not properly managed. Privacy and security concerns are prevalent because some applications require significant personal information. Ethical issues arise with autonomous decision-making without human oversight. Mishaal SyedNaveed from Wärtsilä Energy Storage discusses fire safety and noise mitigation in energy storage systems. He emphasizes preliminary analysis for noise control using quieter machinery or soundproof materials during design phases. For fire safety, he clarifies UL9540A is a testing method rather than a certification standard while highlighting successful prevention strategies against unit-to-unit thermal runaway propagation. He stresses risk-informed site designs considering environmental factors like wind conditions alongside standardized protocols akin to UL9548 being developed by CSA and UL for validation purposes through large-scale testing per NFPA 855 guidelines. Community risk assessments evaluate hazards specific to regional concerns; emergency response plans must be established early with local authority involvement before commissioning begins due to high incident rates at this stage. When selecting battery integrators, compliance with local standards (e.g., IEC), evaluation of environmental risks (seismic activity, flooding), IP ratings for water ingress protection, explosion prevention measures following solutions like NFPA 68 are crucial considerations along with assessing an integrator’s safety record ensuring long-term plant safety.
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Mishaal SyedNaveed
Senior Fire Protection Engineer
Wärtsilä Energy Storage
USA
Innovation is driving the storage industry in the global marketplace and users are benefiting: From battery cells with extended life spans and battery system solutions with high packing densities, advanced cooling designs and battery management systems to intelligent power electronics and energy management solutions meeting the highest standards of safety, reliability, and efficiency. This session will present a selection of the latest and most interesting technologies.
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Recording of presentation not authorized for publication.
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