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PNNL IntelliVent system reduces risk of explosions in outdoor battery cabinets

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The April 2019 incident in Arizona at an energy storage facility left four firefighters injured, two seriously. In September 2020, fire crews in Liverpool, England, were called to a 20 MW battery storage plant after an explosion had occurred to find a large grid battery system container on fire.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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DOE received more than 160 applications for 2019 TCF funding, with project teams engaging more than 90 different partners across multiple diverse disciplines. Arlington, Texas Environmental Insights Explorer for Buildings, $750,000 Google, Mountian View, Calif. MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis. IsoTherm Inc.,