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By Ian Bartle Ian is the Managing Director of Nobel Fire Systems Ltd. He has over 30 years’ experience in the fire industry from technical sales through to senior management. He has developed significant experience in a wide range of disciplines from detailed fire equipment and systems design to product fire testing and certification across the full spectrum of fire suppression systems including lithium-ion batteries.

The increase in Lithium-Ion batteries (LIB) technology is affecting every walk of life as we become surrounded by a myriad of differing formats and chemistries. With the millions of batteries already in circulation and the ever-increasing demand, incidents involving lithium-ion batteries are inevitably, becoming more common place. There is currently a thirst for knowledge around battery technology which means as incidents occur, they are very much thrust into the spotlight. We should however get some perspective around these incidents, acknowledging the quantity of them is still relatively small, and look to rationalise the reasons behind them. Continue reading “Lithium-Ion Batteries in Marine applications”