| 1. | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
| 1.1. | Thermal runaway and fires in BESS |
| 1.2. | Key market conclusions for BESS fire safety and thermal management |
| 1.3. | BESS thermal management and fire safety: Key drivers and opportunities |
| 1.4. | BESS thermal management and fire safety: Key challenges |
| 1.5. | Summary of global BESS regulations |
| 1.6. | BESS safety regulations by region - key takeaways |
| 1.7. | BESS thermal management and fire safety technology classification |
| 1.8. | Passive vs active thermal management for BESS |
| 1.9. | Outlook for thermal management and fire protection materials for BESS |
| 1.10. | Comparison of temperature resistance vs thermal conductivity for thermal management and fire protection materials |
| 1.11. | BESS thermal management and fire protection materials benchmarking |
| 1.12. | Use and effectiveness of battery thermal management material types |
| 1.13. | Thermal management and fire protection materials' current and future uptake in BESS |
| 1.14. | Outlook for BESS thermal management and fire safety systems and materials |
| 1.15. | BESS fire and explosion safety systems overview |
| 1.16. | BESS fire safety systems benchmarking, costs ($/kWh), commercial use and performance |
| 1.17. | Outlook for active cooling techniques for BESS thermal management |
| 1.18. | Forced air cooling vs liquid cooling vs immersion cooling BESS benchmarking, costs ($/kWh), and summary |
| 1.19. | Outlook for battery pack / unit sensors and fire suppression for BESS |
| 1.20. | Water-based vs compressed aerosol-based fire suppression for BESS |
| 1.21. | Outlook for deflagration venting for BESS fire safety |
| 1.22. | Passive vs active deflagration vent costs |
| 1.23. | Overview of BESS developer approaches to thermal management and fire safety |
| 1.24. | Major BESS supplier cooling technology adoption (liquid vs air cooling) |
| 1.25. | Key takeaways from BESS developer approaches to thermal management and fire safety |
| 1.26. | Proportion of BESS system costs attributed to thermal management and fire protection materials and systems |
| 1.27. | BESS thermal management and fire protection materials and systems forecasts - key takeaways (1) |
| 1.28. | BESS thermal management and fire protection materials and systems forecasts - key takeaways (2) |
| 1.29. | Thermal management and fire protection materials and systems value for BESS, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 1.30. | Thermal management and fire protection systems annual value for BESS, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 1.31. | Thermal management and fire protection materials for BESS annual value, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 1.32. | Thermal management and fire protection materials for BESS annual demand, ktonnes, 2025-2036 |
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| 2. | INTRODUCTION |
| 2.1. | Introduction to BESS safety and regulations |
| 2.1.1. | Thermal runaway and fires in BESS |
| 2.1.2. | Summary of BESS fire safety events, causes and regulations |
| 2.2. | Li-ion BESS Fire Incidents |
| 2.2.1. | Root causes of BESS failures |
| 2.2.2. | Global BESS failure incidents |
| 2.2.3. | Global BESS failure incidents by region |
| 2.2.4. | BESS failure incidents since 2018 |
| 2.2.5. | BESS module provider and installer identification rate for thermal runaway events |
| 2.2.6. | BESS failure event severity |
| 2.2.7. | Root causes of historic BESS failures (2018-2023) |
| 2.2.8. | Correlation between system age and BESS failure |
| 2.2.9. | Battery fires in South Korea |
| 2.2.10. | BESS fire in Arizona, US (2019) |
| 2.2.11. | Victoria Big Battery fire and new mitigations for fire protection (2021) |
| 2.2.12. | Incorrect BOS design leads to simultaneous BESS failures, New York, 2023 |
| 2.2.13. | BESS fire reignition - San Diego, CA, 2024 |
| 2.2.14. | Large-scale solar integrated BESS fire, Moss Landing, CA, 2025 |
| 2.3. | Causes and Stages of Battery Thermal Runaway |
| 2.3.1. | Summary of Li-ion battery safety |
| 2.3.2. | Causes of battery pack failure - initiating thermal runaway |
| 2.3.3. | Arc failure in Li-ion batteries |
| 2.3.4. | Outline of the stages of thermal runaway |
| 2.3.5. | The temperature stages of thermal runaway |
| 2.3.6. | Li-ion cell temperature and likely outcome |
| 2.3.7. | Thermal runaway propagation |
| 2.3.8. | LFP vs NMC stability and performance |
| 2.3.9. | Li-ion cell chemistry and gas production during thermal runaway |
| 2.3.10. | LFP vs Nickel-based Li-ion batteries safety risk |
| 2.3.11. | Relationship between cell chemistry and stability |
| 2.3.12. | Cell form factor and battery performance |
| 2.3.13. | Relationship between cell form factor and thermal stability |
| 2.3.14. | The impact of cell density on thermal runaway gas production |
| 2.3.15. | Na-ion battery safety |
| 2.3.16. | 0 V capability of Na-ion systems |
| 2.3.17. | Summary of Na-ion safety |
| 2.4. | Regulations and Safety Testing for Battery Thermal Management |
| 2.4.1. | BESS safety regulations key takeaways |
| 2.4.2. | Summary of global BESS regulations |
| 2.4.3. | Summary of UL regulations for BESS |
| 2.4.4. | Key industry safety standards and tests for BESS (I) |
| 2.4.5. | Key industry safety standards and tests for BESS (II) |
| 2.4.6. | Industry standards for integrating commercial and utility BESS |
| 2.4.7. | Safety standard UL 9450 |
| 2.4.8. | The nail penetration test |
| 2.4.9. | UL 9450A thermal runaway testing |
| 2.4.10. | UL 9450A - a need for more stringent BESS safety testing? (1) |
| 2.4.11. | UL 9450A - a need for more stringent BESS safety testing? (2) |
| 2.4.12. | Safety standard UL 1973 |
| 2.4.13. | US dominates BESS safety regulations |
| 2.4.14. | China's EV battery regulations could influence BESS safety standards |
| 2.4.15. | EU BESS safety regulations and CE certification |
| 2.4.16. | BESS safety in the EU Battery Regulation |
| 2.4.17. | EASE Guidelines overview |
| 2.4.18. | EASE Guidelines - product safety |
| 3. | MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR BESS THERMAL MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW |
| 3.1. | BESS thermal management and fire safety technology classification |
| 3.2. | BESS thermal management and fire protection materials benchmarking |
| 3.3. | Thermal management and fire protection material uptake in BESS |
| 3.4. | BESS fire safety systems benchmarking |
| 3.5. | Key takeaways for BESS thermal management and fire safety technologies |
| 3.6. | Technology developments for safer BESS |
| 3.7. | Passive vs active thermal management for BESS |
| 3.8. | BESS passive thermal management and fire protection material suppliers |
| 3.9. | BESS active thermal management and fire safety technology suppliers |
| 3.10. | Overview of BESS developer approaches to thermal management and fire safety |
| 3.11. | Conclusions for BESS developer thermal management strategies |
| 4. | THERMAL MANAGEMENT, FIRE AND EXPLOSION PROTECTION MATERIALS AND PLAYERS |
| 4.1. | Thermal Management, Fire and Explosion Protection Materials and Systems for BESS Overview |
| 4.1.1. | Key conclusions for BESS fire safety and thermal management |
| 4.1.2. | Overview of thermal management materials and fire safety technologies for BESS |
| 4.1.3. | Overview of BESS fire protection and thermal management materials |
| 4.1.4. | BESS fire safety systems overview |
| 4.1.5. | Battery management systems can help to prevent battery fires |
| 4.2. | Thermal Management and Fire Protection Materials for BESS |
| 4.2.1. | Outlook for thermal management materials for BESS |
| 4.2.2. | Uptake of thermal runaway and fire protection materials in BESS |
| 4.2.3. | Use and effectiveness of battery thermal management material types |
| 4.2.4. | Comparison of temperature resistance vs thermal conductivity |
| 4.2.5. | Comparison of the temperature resistance of fire protection materials |
| 4.2.6. | Comparison of the thermal conductivity of fire protection materials for BESS |
| 4.2.7. | Pricing comparison: volumetric and gravimetric |
| 4.2.8. | Materials for BESS thermal management overview |
| 4.2.9. | Thermally Conductive or Thermally Insulating? |
| 4.2.10. | Use and effectiveness of battery cell spacers for thermal runaway mitigation |
| 4.2.11. | Thermal interface materials for BESS thermal management design considerations |
| 4.2.12. | Comparison of the types of thermal interface material |
| 4.2.13. | Phase change materials - emerging thermal management materials |
| 4.2.14. | Comparison of the types of phase change material |
| 4.2.15. | Companies supplying phase change materials for BESS |
| 4.2.16. | Fire protection materials for BESS thermal management overview |
| 4.2.17. | Challenges with mica |
| 4.2.18. | Polymer and silicone foam properties for BESS fire protection |
| 4.2.19. | Typical properties of thermal ceramics - market examples |
| 4.2.20. | Aerogels for BESS fire protection - market examples |
| 4.2.21. | Mica for BESS fire protection - overview of material suppliers |
| 4.2.22. | Fire protection coatings for BESS overview |
| 4.2.23. | Fire protection coatings for BESS - material suppliers |
| 4.2.24. | Other product and material opportunities: Polymers |
| 4.3. | Thermal Management and Fire Protection Materials for BESS Players |
| 4.3.1. | AIS ContraFlame thermal barrier materials |
| 4.3.2. | Zotefoams - flame retardant polymer foams |
| 4.3.3. | Tecman - thermal propagation barriers |
| 4.3.4. | Rogers Corporation - complete BESS thermal management solutions |
| 4.3.5. | H.B. Fuller - battery thermal management solutions |
| 4.3.6. | Morgan Advanced Materials - Ceramics for thermal runaway mitigation |
| 4.3.7. | Mitsubishi Chemical Group - Thermal cell spacers |
| 4.3.8. | Aspen Aerogels |
| 4.3.9. | AllCell (Beam Global) phase change materials |
| 4.3.10. | Alkegen - passive thermal management and fire protection materials for BESS |
| 4.3.11. | Alkegen Prism cell spacers for thermal runaway prevention and delay |
| 4.3.12. | Alkegen FyreWrap® materials - key properties and purposes |
| 4.3.13. | Alkegen FyreWrap® materials - application examples for BESS |
| 4.3.14. | Alkegen key thermal management and fire protection material properties |
| 4.3.15. | Parker LORD - material overview |
| 4.3.16. | Parker LORD - polymeric thermosets for passive thermal runaway protection in (residential) BESS applications |
| 4.3.17. | Parker LORD - reworkable thermoset gap filler for design of battery circularity |
| 4.3.18. | Tenneco - flame resistant materials for module protection |
| 5. | SENSORS AND FIRE SUPPRESSION TECHNOLOGIES AND SUPPLIERS FOR BESS |
| 5.1. | Sensors and Fire Suppressants for BESS Overview |
| 5.1.1. | Outlook for battery pack / unit sensors and fire suppression for BESS |
| 5.1.2. | Overview of sensing and fire suppression systems for BESS |
| 5.2. | Sensor Technologies and Players for BESS |
| 5.2.1. | Overview of sensors used in BESS units |
| 5.2.2. | Gas sensor placement in BESS units is important for accurate detection |
| 5.2.3. | Summary of gas sensor supplier systems for BESS |
| 5.2.4. | Advanced detection technologies can prevent thermal runaway propagation |
| 5.2.5. | The battery management system |
| 5.2.6. | Conventional battery pack sensors |
| 5.2.7. | Improvements for conventional battery pack sensors |
| 5.2.8. | Battery pack temperature sensors overview and requirements |
| 5.2.9. | Comparison of battery pack temperature sensor technologies |
| 5.2.10. | Conclusions of temperature sensors for battery packs |
| 5.2.11. | Li-ion battery thermal runaway gas evolution and gas sensor requirements for battery packs |
| 5.2.12. | Comparison of gas sensing technologies for battery packs |
| 5.2.13. | Conclusions for gas sensor use in battery packs |
| 5.2.14. | The basics of pressure sensors and their use in battery packs |
| 5.2.15. | Comparison of battery pack level pressure sensors |
| 5.2.16. | Amphenol Sensors |
| 5.2.17. | Sensitron gas sensors for BESS |
| 5.2.18. | Honeywell sensors for BESS units |
| 5.2.19. | Li-ion Tamer off-gas detection system |
| 5.2.20. | VIGILEX ENERGY - BESS sensor |
| 5.2.21. | UltraSense VOC gas detectors for BESS |
| 5.2.22. | Gastech gas and flame sensors |
| 5.3. | Fire Suppression Technologies and Players for BESS |
| 5.3.1. | Integration of fire suppression systems in BESS |
| 5.3.2. | Summary of fire suppression system suppliers for BESS |
| 5.3.3. | Water-based vs compressed aerosol-based fire suppression for BESS |
| 5.3.4. | Condensed aerosols for fire suppression - advantages and disadvantages |
| 5.3.5. | Johnson Controls gas detection and fire suppression systems for BESS (1) |
| 5.3.6. | Johnson Controls gas detection and fire suppression systems for BESS (2) |
| 5.3.7. | Stat-X fire suppressant |
| 5.3.8. | FirePro fire protection agent |
| 5.3.9. | 3M Novec 1230 and Kidde Fire Systems |
| 5.3.10. | DSPA aerosol fire suppression systems for BESS |
| 5.3.11. | Marioff - HI-FOG water mist |
| 5.3.12. | Fike Corporation - Targeted fire suppression systems |
| 6. | BESS VENTING SYSTEMS AND SUPPLIERS |
| 6.1. | Outlook for deflagration venting for BESS fire safety |
| 6.2. | Explosion control is required for BESS |
| 6.3. | Deflagration vents for BESS |
| 6.4. | Roof vs side-mounted deflagration venting |
| 6.5. | Passive vs active deflagration vent costs |
| 6.6. | Flameless venting for BESS can reduce fire damage |
| 6.7. | Summary of deflagration vent suppliers for BESS |
| 6.8. | VIGILEX ENERGY - passive deflagration vents, design, and costs |
| 6.9. | VIGILEX ENERGY - active and hybrid deflagration vent designs, costs, and key BESS customers |
| 6.10. | BS&B - BESS explosion vents |
| 6.11. | REMBE deflagration vents |
| 6.12. | Fike - explosion venting |
| 7. | COOLING TECHNOLOGIES AND SUPPLIERS FOR BESS |
| 7.1. | Summary of BESS Cooling Technologies and Suppliers |
| 7.1.1. | Overview of cooling technologies for BESS |
| 7.1.2. | Key BESS cooling solution players |
| 7.1.3. | Example cooling technologies summary |
| 7.1.4. | Major BESS supplier C&I cooling technology choice |
| 7.1.5. | Key comparisons between forced air cooled and liquid cooled BESS |
| 7.1.6. | Key comparisons between indirect and immersion cooling BESS |
| 7.1.7. | Forced air cooling vs liquid cooling vs immersion cooling BESS summary |
| 7.1.8. | Outlook for active cooling techniques for BESS thermal management |
| 7.1.9. | Calculating the cooling capacity required for a BESS |
| 7.2. | Liquid Cooling Technologies and Players |
| 7.2.1. | Outlook for liquid cooling for BESS thermal management |
| 7.2.2. | Liquid-cooling chillers for BESS supplier trends: Competition in Europe and wider market forces |
| 7.2.3. | Overview of liquid cooling for BESS |
| 7.2.4. | Advantages and disadvantages of liquid cooling |
| 7.2.5. | Liquid cooling system design considerations |
| 7.2.6. | Cold plate design and requirements for BESS liquid cooling |
| 7.2.7. | Cold plate design types and applications |
| 7.2.8. | Liquid cooled BESS system complexity |
| 7.2.9. | Sungrow - Liquid cooled BESS |
| 7.2.10. | Pfannenberg cooling technologies for BESS |
| 7.2.11. | DC Airco - chillers for liquid cooled BESS |
| 7.2.12. | DC Airco - BESS chiller costs, customer demand, applications |
| 7.2.13. | Bergstrom Bestic - Vertically integrated thermal management |
| 7.2.14. | Setrab - Modular chillers and cold plate systems |
| 7.2.15. | Huawei FusionSolar C&I BESS technology with hybrid cooling |
| 7.2.16. | Major BESS suppliers utilising liquid cooling |
| 7.2.17. | CATL's cell-to-pack liquid cooled BESS |
| 7.2.18. | Liquid cooling for BESS SWOT |
| 7.3. | Forced-air Cooling Technologies and Players |
| 7.3.1. | Outlook for air cooling for BESS thermal management |
| 7.3.2. | Forced air cooling systems for BESS overview |
| 7.3.3. | Advantages and disadvantages of forced-air cooling |
| 7.3.4. | Temperature gradients and hot-spot formation in air-cooled BESS |
| 7.3.5. | Forced-air cooling installation considerations for BESS |
| 7.3.6. | Forced-air cooling system layouts |
| 7.3.7. | Envicool cooling technologies for BESS |
| 7.3.8. | Tongfei BESS cooling technologies |
| 7.3.9. | Kooltronic - closed-loop cooling units for BESS |
| 7.3.10. | Bergstrom cooling technologies for BESS |
| 7.3.11. | Bergstrom partners with Powin for HVAC system supply |
| 7.3.12. | Overview of BESS developers using forced-air cooling |
| 7.3.13. | Forced-air cooling for BESS SWOT |
| 7.4. | Immersion Cooling Technologies and Players |
| 7.4.1. | Outlook for immersion cooling for BESS thermal management |
| 7.4.2. | Introduction to immersion cooling |
| 7.4.3. | Advantages and disadvantages of immersion cooling |
| 7.4.4. | Requirements for effective immersion coolants |
| 7.4.5. | Overview of the types of liquid coolants used in immersion cooling |
| 7.4.6. | Properties of liquid coolants used in immersion cooling |
| 7.4.7. | Comparison of coolant fluids - density vs thermal conductivity |
| 7.4.8. | Suppliers of immersion coolants for BESS |
| 7.4.9. | Static flow vs forced flow immersion cooling systems |
| 7.4.10. | Hanwha Aerospace and SK Enmove immersion cooling for energy storage |
| 7.4.11. | XLEX Batteries - partial immersion battery cooling |
| 7.4.12. | EticaAG - immersion cooled BESS technology |
| 7.4.13. | XING Mobility - immersion cooled BESS technology |
| 7.4.14. | XING Mobility - immersion cooling in the nail penetration test |
| 7.4.15. | XING Mobility - technology applications and advantages |
| 7.4.16. | XING Mobility - key projects and disadvantages |
| 7.4.17. | Immersion cooling for BESS SWOT |
| 8. | BESS DEVELOPER STRATEGIES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT AND FIRE SAFETY |
| 8.1. | Conclusions for BESS developer thermal management strategies |
| 8.2. | Overview of BESS developer approaches to thermal management and fire safety |
| 8.3. | Summary of BESS develop approaches to thermal management (I) |
| 8.4. | Summary of BESS develop approaches to thermal management (II) |
| 8.5. | Summary of BESS develop approaches to thermal management (III) |
| 8.6. | Summary of BESS develop approaches to thermal management (IV) |
| 8.7. | Key takeaways from BESS developer approaches to thermal management and fire safety |
| 8.8. | Forced-burn BESS testing costs and fire safety at system level |
| 8.9. | Large containerized BESS designs |
| 8.10. | Megapack thermal management and thermal runaway mitigation |
| 8.11. | Tesla Megapack Sparker System |
| 8.12. | Fluence BESS Gridstack Pro safety features |
| 8.13. | Fluence Cube safety features |
| 8.14. | CATL cell-to-pack liquid cooling and BESS safety features |
| 8.15. | BYD grid-scale, commercial and residential BESS safety features |
| 8.16. | Sungrow PowerStack and PowerTitan thermal management features |
| 8.17. | Sungrow PowerTitan 3.0 - innovations in PCS cooling |
| 8.18. | Hyper Strong BESS fire safety and thermal management features |
| 8.19. | Huawei grid-scale, C&I and residential BESS fire safety features |
| 8.20. | Narada Power grid-scale and C&I BESS fire safety features |
| 8.21. | Powin Pod and Stack fire safety features (Flexgen) |
| 9. | BESS THERMAL MANAGEMENT AND FIRE PROTECTION MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS FORECASTS |
| 9.1. | Forecasts Overview |
| 9.1.1. | Overview of the markets and forecasts covered |
| 9.1.2. | BESS thermal management and fire protection materials and systems forecasts - key takeaways (1) |
| 9.1.3. | BESS thermal management and fire protection materials and systems forecasts - key takeaways (2) |
| 9.1.4. | Forecasting methodology and assumptions |
| 9.1.5. | Material price forecast |
| 9.1.6. | Proportion of BESS system costs attributed to thermal management and fire protection materials and systems in 2025, 2030, and 2035 |
| 9.2. | Total Thermal Management and Fire Protection Materials and Systems Forecasts |
| 9.2.1. | Thermal management and fire protection materials and systems value for BESS, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 9.2.2. | Thermal management and fire protection systems annual value for BESS, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 9.2.3. | Thermal management and fire protection materials for BESS annual value, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 9.2.4. | Thermal management and fire protection materials for BESS annual demand, ktonnes, 2025-2036 |
| 9.3. | System Value Forecasts by BESS Sector (Grid-scale, C&I and Residential) |
| 9.3.1. | Thermal management and fire protection systems annual value for grid-scale BESS, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 9.3.2. | Thermal management and fire protection systems annual value for C&I BESS, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 9.3.3. | Thermal management and fire protection systems annual value for residential BESS, US$B, 2025-2036 |
| 9.4. | Material Mass and Value Forecasts by BESS Sector (Grid-scale, C&I and Residential) |
| 9.4.1. | Thermal management and fire protection material annual value for grid-scale BESS, US$M, 2025-2036 |
| 9.4.2. | Thermal management and fire protection material annual demand for grid-scale BESS, ktonnes, 2025-2036 |
| 9.4.3. | Thermal management and fire protection material annual value for C&I BESS, US$M, 2025-2036 |
| 9.4.4. | Thermal management and fire protection material annual demand for C&I BESS, ktonnes, 2025-2036 |
| 9.4.5. | Thermal management and fire protection material annual value for residential BESS, US$M, 2025-2036 |
| 9.4.6. | Thermal management and fire protection material annual demand for residential BESS, ktonnes, 2025-2036 |
| 10. | COMPANY PROFILES |
| 10.1. | AIS |
| 10.2. | Alkegen (Materials for BESS) |
| 10.3. | Aspen Aerogels |
| 10.4. | Bergstrom (Cooling for BESS) |
| 10.5. | DC Airco |
| 10.6. | EticaAG |
| 10.7. | Fike Corporation - Fike Blue |
| 10.8. | Fireaway Inc / Stat X |
| 10.9. | H.B. Fuller: Battery Thermal Management for BESS |
| 10.10. | Honeywell - BESS sensors |
| 10.11. | Johnson Controls: Thermal Runaway Detection and Prevention |
| 10.12. | Marioff |
| 10.13. | Mitsubishi Chemical Group: Thermal Management for BESS |
| 10.14. | Morgan Advanced Materials |
| 10.15. | Parker LORD (Materials for BESS) |
| 10.16. | Pfannenberg |
| 10.17. | Rogers Corporation - BESS Thermal Management |
| 10.18. | Tecman - Anti-thermal propagation pads |
| 10.19. | Tenneco Systems Protection |
| 10.20. | Vigilex Energy |
| 10.21. | XING Mobility |
| 10.22. | Zotefoams |