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  • Battery Energy Storage - Getting to Yes

    • 09 Dec 2024
    • 11:15 AM - 1:00 PM
    • The Grand - Long Beach
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    Topic: Battery Energy Storage - Getting to Yes

    Date: December 9, 2024

    Location: The Grand - 4101 E Willow St - Long Beach, CA

    Speaker: Michael Nicholas, Hiller Companies


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    Schedule:

    11:15 - 11:30 AM: Check-in & Networking

    11:30 - 11:45 AM: Chapter Business 

    11:45 - 1:00 PM: Key Note Presentation


    Description: 

    AHJs, FPEs, insurance underwriters, contractors, and manufacturers will benefit from this presentation by:

    • Understanding large-scale BESS applications and navigating the permitting process, including key submittal requirements and documentation
    • Learning emergency response recommendations, like facility siting and training considerations
    • Exploring testing protocols for initial BESS acceptance and ongoing testing and maintenance requirements for associated fire protection systems

    Biography: 

    Michael Nicholas serves as a Battery Energy Storage Fire Safety and Permitting consultant with Hiller Companies. Prior to joining Hiller, he worked as a Captain and Assistant Fire Marshal for Kern County Fire Department for 26 years. During his fire service career, he led the development and implementation of their Battery Energy Storage program working closely with leaders in the industry. Currently Kern County has the largest active battery energy storage project in the world at 3.2GWh. He is working with the California Energy Storage Alliance on a campaign to help standardize the BESS submission, permitting and witness testing process in the State.

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AIM Act Impacts to FP Industry + Viking OXEO Gaseous Suppression Systems, March 13th, 2023, Doug Meyers

Basic Hazardous Materials and Major Code Changes, February 13th, 2023, Elley Klausbruckner

2022 CBC - Significant Changes, January 9, 2023, Steven Dannaway

Flame Detection, November 14, 2022, Bob Barker

Annual Symposium Event, October 25, 2022

SFPE Foundation, September 12, 2022, Joseph Talbert

Beam Smoke Detection for Large Spaces, June 13, 2022, Dean Rushin

Hybrid NFPA 770 Systems, May 9, 2022, Frank Broidy

Clean Agents and Foam, April 11, 2022, Doug Meyers

Confessions of a Fire Marshal, March 14, 2022, James Frater

Current Topics in Hazmat: Pharma and Extraction Facilities, February 14, 2022, Elley Klausbruckner

Latest Tools & Resources from NFPA, ICC, & UL, January 10, 2022, Ray Bizal & Susan Dowty, & Jon Roberts

Annual Symposium Event, December 6 & 7, 2021, Various Speakers

Protection of Top-Loading Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems, November 8, 2021, Wes Baker

Please contact a board member with any suggestions you have for the chapter. We hope to see you at our next event.

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