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Join The Hiller Companies (Booth 1218) at the leading annual electric power generation event, POWERGEN International®, in New Orleans, LA, January 23-25. Paul Hayes, FPE, VP Energy Infrastructure will be presenting on Battery Energy Storage System Fire Protection & Safety. Click here to register and take advantage of your FREE exhibit hall pass.
On November 2, 2022 at 2 PM EDT, General Manager Paul Hayes will present a webinar on Battery Energy Storage Systems on behalf of Aegis Insurance Services. Large-scale battery energy storage systems are constantly evolving and that continues to drive a series of ongoing improvements and modifications to the NFPA 855 Standard For The Installation Of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, International Fire Code (IFC), state codes and lessons learned. This webinar will address changes in code requirements as well as the recent advancements in battery storage technology. It will also review current approaches and changes to managing large-scale battery failures and fires. Power Plant employees as well as those individuals engaged in renewable energy efforts as electric generation continues to evolve its portfolio of renewable and sustainable production are encouraged to attend. Click here for registration information.
The Fire Suppression Systems Association (FSSA) mission is to promote, educate and grow the special hazard fire protection industry. American Fire Technologies supports this mission and is proud to share that our General Manager Paul Hayes has been elected to the 2022-2023 Board of Directors. Paul will hold this position for a two-year team as an Installer Division Director.
With thanks and appreciation, Happy New Year from American Fire Technologies.
The 2021 Experience Power & Distributed Energy Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas on October 18-21, 2021. This live event covers the full energy value chain for the power industry by offering a robust slate of exhibits and speakers. General Manager Paul Hayes will lead a presentation on Hazards and Solutions for Battery Energy Storage Systems at 1 pm EST on October 20. Click here for registration information.