The 2021 Energy, Utility & Environment Virtual Conference will be held August 17-19, 2021. Over 50 speakers from around the country will conduct presentations geared toward the energy and utility sectors. General Manager Paul Hayes will lead a presentation on Fire Protection for Energy Storage System Batteries at 12 pm EST on August 19. Click here for registration information.
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The U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA), the national trade association dedicated to energy storage in the U.S., announced its 2021-2022 Board of Directors and officers on May 17, 2021. Among those elected to the Board is American Fire Technologies’ General Manager Paul Hayes.
Click here for more information about the recent ESA elections.
The 2021 Energy Storage Systems Safety and Reliability Forum will be held April 20-21, 2021. The forum provides a platform for discussing the current state of ESS Safety & Reliability and stratagems for improving cell-to-system level safety and reliability. This forum will provide an overview of work in, and creating the future of, energy storage safety and reliability. It offers a unique mix of learning from subject matter experts and stakeholders in energy storage.
General Manager Paul Hayes will lead a presentation on “Deflagration and Venting Evaluations for Enclosures” at 4 pm EST on April 21st. Click here for registration information.
Paul Hayes, GM of American Fire Technologies, recently spoke on the fire suppression topic of “Most Challenging Applications” at the FSSA 38th Annual Forum in Kissimmee, Florida.
Paul also has upcoming speaking engagement at the Energy Storage Systems Safety & Reliability Forum March 4-5 in Richland, Washington to discuss “Lithium Ion Gas Release, Gas Detection and Explosion Hazards”.
On March 19, 2020 at 12:00 PM EST, Paul will be the presenter of a FSSA Webinar titled “Protection of Energy Storage Systems” which is open to both FSSA members and non-members. Click here for Registration Information.
PowerGen 2019 is now behind us, but PowerGen gave us a vision of the future of power; we were not disappointed. American Fire Technologies was excited to setup a booth and participate in the event. Many colleagues took time to visit our booth and meet with our representatives. In addition, AFT’s General Manager, Paul Hayes, was one of the panel members for the “Session 2C: Lithium-ion and the Future of Safe Energy Storage” along with other members: Chris Ruckman, Energy Storage Director, Burns & McDonnell: Ray Hohenstein, market applications director, Fluence: Jay Goldin, Vice President, Munich Re Green Tech Solutions: Peter Gibson, Vice President, LG Chem: Todd Kerschbaum, Chief Technical Officer, JERA Americas. There was much interest and discussion surrounding the topic of energy storage safety as the members welcomed Q&A’s. Looking forward to PowerGen 2020!