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Webinar: Battery Management System Impacts on Energy Storage ... Battery management systems impact the utility, effectiveness, and life of an energy storage system ... Passive balancing is less expensive than active balancing, but weaker cells or modules may need to be replaced near the end of the ESS’s lifespan ... Active balancing transfers energy from stronger to weaker cells, but at a higher system cost and design complexity. ... ... System down time is associated with both approaches and carries such a high opportunity cost that innovations in this area may be of greater importance than the type of balancing being employed. ... Nuvation Energy CEO Michael Worry explores the current state of the art in battery cell balancing, and how BMS innovations will impact the future of stationary energy storage. ... This webinar will focus on the following key topics: ... A stationary ESS orientation on battery management ... Understanding balancing-related down time ... Comparing active and passive balancing ... Innovations in battery management.

Energy Storage Designs that Maximize Supply Chain Flexibility ... Supply chain challenges will continue to affect the energy storage industry for the foreseeable future ... Lead times and costs have become increasingly unpredictable, which adds project risk ... Emerging technologies can also impact product design decisions ... In response to these risks and opportunities, energy storage system developers have begun creating supply chain agnostic ESS designs to maintain competitiveness in this rapidly changing industry. ... ... Joe O’Connor, Director of ESS Solutions at Nuvation Energy, examines ways ESS developers are reducing their project and business-risk through modular approaches to ESS design that anticipate supply chain challenges and innovation opportunities..

Introduction to the Nuvation Energy G5 BMS ... Michael Worry, CEO of Nuvation Energy walks us through the Nuvation Energy G5 High-Voltage BMS and what makes it special. ... .

Battery Management System Security in Utility Grids ... Concerns have been expressed by both U.S ... industry and lawmakers about the potential risks in using utility grid equipment manufactured in nations that are not strategic allies. ... ... Given the realities of global supply chains in energy storage system production, how does an energy storage company provide solutions that address the concerns of industry and legislators? Would “domestic” sourcing of an ESS fully resolve security risk concerns? What meaning can we assign to the term “domestic” considering the globally integrated supply chain used to develop the ESS? How does one determine what is and what is not a “security risk?” ... A key distinction to be made regarding security is one of passive components versus control systems ... Battery cells are passive components ... While they inherently have safety issues due the innate volatility of chemical energy storage (e.g: fire, off-gassing), it is far more difficult to tamper with a battery cell than with a control device. ... A battery management system on the other hand is a computing device that includes multiple ICs (integrated circuits / semiconductors) and sophisticated software algorithms that ensure batteries are being charged and discharged by the PCS (Power Conversion System) in a safe and performant manner ... Security risks can include: ... Hidden compromising features ... Counterfeit or tampered BMS components ... Cybersecurity/Hacking ... Download the whitepaper below to learn more about battery management system security in large-scale energy storage..

Webinar: Grid Security in Battery Energy Storage and Power Resiliency Applications ... North American energy storage system providers are facing increasing demands to source domestic solutions that address utility grid security concerns ... However, energy storage still requires a global supply chain due to the early-stage nature of the domestic battery industry. ... ... Join Michael Worry, CEO & CTO of Nuvation Energy, and James Richmond, CEO & Founder of e2Companies for an exploration of how energy storage system integrators are delivering solutions that balance domestic sourcing requirements against global supply chain dependencies. ... This webinar focusses on the following key topics: ... Domestically sourcing critical controls.  ... Identifying critical components for domestic sourcing.  ... Domestically sourced vs ... designed and made in North America.  ... Ensuring security and reliability in your manufacturing process ...    ... Software vs ... hardware controls. .