Energy storage

the viability of the associated sector. Safety constraints are extremely important, as illustrated by electrochemical storage, underground hydrocarbon storage and underground CO(2)storage. INERIS works to better characterise the risks associated with these technologies and to properly size the safety systems required to control them.

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In the context of the development of the electric vehicle industry and the deployment of gigafactories in Europe, INERIS has developed its expertise and the knowledge necessary to secure electrochemical storage systems following thesis work and national and European research projects. This expertise enables these systems to be made safe by characterising the risks at the cell, module and battery pack levels and by assessing the environmental impact at the level of a charging workshop, a stationary energy storage solution or a storage warehouse.
It is supported by remarkable testing facilities, including the Steeve Sécurité platform and the fire platform. These facilities enable us to study, on a scale 1 (such as electric vehicles), the fire of complex systems with high heat output, quantifying the smoke/gases emitted in terms of their toxicity or flammability.

Underground energy storage and transport pipelines

Ineris supports the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) through research on the transport link and the environmental impacts of storage, carried out through international projects.

Underground energy storage and transport pipelines

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