Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 15436
Batteries: Storage
Tabled: 21 November 2024
Answered: 26 November 2024
Question
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Conservative — Wetherby and Easingwold
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help mitigate the risk of thermal runaways in battery energy storage facilities.
Answer
Michael ShanksGrid-scale batteries are regulated by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) within a framework which requires battery designers, installers and operators to take the necessary measures to ensure health and safety throughout all stages of the system’s cons...
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