From November 18th to 20th, 2020, an International Summit Forum on Energy Storage Safety was held in Hefei, China. The theme of this forum is Focus on Energy Storage Safety and Escort Industry Development. The forum is guided by Hefei Science and Technology department and the Management Committee of Hefei High-tech Industrial Development Zone, organized by the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science (SKLFS) and Anhui CAS- Zhonghuan Defense Equipment Technology Co.,Ltd., co-organized by China Energy StorageAlliance (CNESA), State Grid Anhui Electric Power Co.,Ltd., Hangzhou Gold Electronic Equipment INC.,Ltd., and Anhui Zhong Ke Jiu An New Energy Co.,Ltd. Nearly 400 expert representatives in the field of energy storage safety gathered together to discuss the policies, energy storage safety situation, potential safety hazards, and strategies concerning the global energy storage industry.

Prof. Jinhua Sun, Prof. Fuyuan Ma, Prof. Zhirong Wang, and Prof. Qingsong Wang delivered plenary speeches, which covered the subjects including the fire characteristics, current status of safety technology, and the future safety technology challenges of electrochemical energy storage power stations. Five major safety risk factors of electrochemical energy storage power stations were also analyzed. Some constructive suggestions were proposed on lithium-ion battery fire prevention and control technology, emergency procedure, and technical safety standards for battery energy storage power stations.

Signed by: Prof. Qingsong Wang and Naian Liu, and Wenxin Mei at State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China