Topic 1 - UL Standards Supporting Battery Energy Storage System

The adoption of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has been growing rapidly in ASEAN due to the advantages of addressing renewable energy intermittency, back-up power during outages, grid stability, among others. However, BESS comes with unintended risks especially thermal runaway. This session will explain the roles of UL Standards supporting BESS implementation and use cases in ASEAN and other countries.


Speaker : Mr Kolin Low

Kolin Low is the Regional Director of UL Standards & Engagement (ULSE), a global nonprofit standards development organization driven by public safety mission. Based out of Singapore, he has direct responsibility for the engagement with Asia Pacific region. Kolin has 15 years of experience in standards and policy working for ULSE, ISO and Enterprise Singapore.


Topic 2- Interpretation of UL95tt0A, NFPA 855 and the ‘GARIS PANDUAN KEPERLUAN KESELAMATAN KEBAKARAN BAGI PUSAT DATA’

Lithium-ion batteries may be technologically superior in it’s technical performance but it also brings with it a higher risk of fire because of thermal runaway. This sharing session will give an overview of the statutory local framework for the fire safety storage requirements of this new hot topic. It will cover both the local and international codes/guidelines about mitigating the fire risk from the product safety and the environment in which the product is kept.

Other quantitative tools like computational fluid dynamics ( CFD ) and qualitative tools such as
(Hazard Mitigation Analysis ) are also introduced in this lecture. The audience should be able to have an overview of the guidelines and the various tools available to them when they are dealing with this topic.


Registered Fire Safety Engineers 1 : Er.Ho Victor

Er. Ho Victor is a council member of The Institution of Fire Engineers, Singapore, and a director of HiLT Pte Ltd an international fire safety engineering consultancy. He has been involved in fire safety consultancy for 29 years. He practices as a Professional Engineer/Registered inspector in Singapore. He is also a Registered Fire Safety Engineer in both Singapore and Malaysia. He also currently lectures at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic on fire engineering. He has served on various code committees and is currently serving on the Singapore Master Fire Code Review Committee and the adoption of UL9540A into Singapore’s code of practice. On the international front, his involvement with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is as a technical committee member of UL 2849, UL3202 and a stakeholder in UL9540.


Registered Fire Safety Engineers 2 : Ir. Alan Chan Teck Wai

Ir. Alan Chan is a fire safety consultant with over 17 years of experience in performance- based design for various building in Malaysia and oversea. He also specializes in fire safety design for mass rapid transit (MRT/LRT) systems. Ir Alan possesses multiple professional certifications, including Registered Malaysia Fire Engineer (M’sia FSE), Professional Engineer (P. Eng), ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineer (ACPE), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Engineer (APEC), and NFPA Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS). His extensive qualifications and experience reflect his dedication to enhancing fire safety engineering practices.


Topic 3- Introduction of UL 9540A and other UL Standards and Good Practices for BESS safety

This presentation introduces UL 9540A, a key standard for evaluating the safety of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). It outlines the testing methods for fire risks and thermal runaway hazards. Additionally, we'll explore related UL standards and best practices that enhance BESS safety, ensuring reliable and secure energy storage solutions in various applications.

Speaker : Mr. Winter Ho

Winter Ho graduated from Power Mechanical Engineering and received master degree in National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan. He joined UL in 2011 as engineer and located in Taipei office. He is currently under IES (Integrated Energy Systems) department and responsible for TIC (testing inspection certification) of battery charger, uninterruptible power supply and electric vehicle supply equipment. He started in 2016 to work with local customers for the certification of storage battery system, and expanded the relationship to clients located in southeast Asia in 2019.

Topic 4- Battery Fire Safety and Considerations in UL95tt0A Tests.

Understanding battery and its fire safety is key to help design better products, understand the risks and develop key mitigation or protection system. This is especially relevant for large scale battery deployments such as use of stationary storage. This session will talk about the basics of battery and its fire risks, explain the roles of some product standards, and in particular, UL 9540A test standards. This includes what it is, what it covers and what it is not.


Speaker : Dr. CHIAM Sing Yang

Dr. Chiam Sing Yang is currently Technical Director of the Singapore Battery Consortium and Deputy Executive Director of Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore. He also chairs the secondary cells working group and in Singapore. Dr. Chiam has been in R&D for more than 15 years. He was also the founding director for the Singapore Battery Consortium in 2019. Previously, he was an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University and also Technology and Research Consultant for National Electric Vehicle Centre (NEVC) at Land Transport Authority (LTA).