Trust But Verify: How to Ensure BESS Quality Before It’s Too Late

 

Jeff Zwijack, CEA’s Associate Director of Energy Storage, and Kathleen McCaffery, Retired Battalion Chief of McCaffery Consulting and Training, join the SunCast Media Webinar to discuss the most common quality issues identified in BESS factories, based on CEA’s latest global inspection data. They also share practical strategies to avoid costly problems before they impact your project.

The conversation highlights best practices for supplier selection, contract safeguards, and quality assurance to help mitigate risks such as delays, performance shortfalls, and safety concerns.

Speakers:

  • Jeff Zwijack, CEA’s Associate Director of Energy Storage

  • Kathleen McCaffery, Retired Battalion Chief of McCaffery Consulting and Training

SunCast Media Webinar Content:

  • The most common BESS quality defects found in CEA’s 2024 inspections 

  • Real examples of fire suppression system failures, thermal management issues, and electrical component defects from recent projects 

  • Why problems at the system-level are increasing compared to the cell- and module-level. 

  • How poor quality assurance leads to costly delays, safety risks, and underperforming projects 

  • Practical steps to prevent defects through better supplier selection, contracts and inspections

This webinar was made possible thanks to Nico Johnson.

 
 
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