KORE Power's Battery Cell Awarded UN, UL and also IEC Certifications

Feb 14, 2020 12:49 PM ET
  • KORE Power, a developer of high-density, high-voltage power storage space remedies, states its Mark 1 battery cells have actually passed the screening as well as manufacturing facility audit procedure needed for accreditation under UN, UL and also IEC guidelines.
KORE Power's Battery Cell Awarded UN, UL and also IEC Certifications
Image: KORE Power’s Mark 1 Rack

KORE Power's batteries as well as storage space remedies are matched for usage in the solar+ storage space market, where maintaining prospective power is just one of one of the most crucial system factors to consider.

With these accreditations full, KORE Power stays on training course to meet international consumer orders for Mark 1 battery cells in the initial quarter of 2020.

The complying with accreditations have actually been granted to KORE Power's Mark 1 battery cells:

  • UN 38.3; Requirements for Transportation of Batteries Containing Lithium.
  • UL 1973; Batteries for Use in Stationary, Vehicle Auxiliary Power and also LER Applications.
  • IEC 62619; Secondary Cells as well as Batteries Containing Alkaline or Other Non-acid Electrolytes-- Safety Requirements for Secondary Lithium Cells as well as Batteries, for usage in Industrial Applications.

"Receiving this preliminary of accreditations stands for the conclusion of a significant development landmark for KORE Power. We've advertised the safety and security, efficiency and also thickness of KORE Power's Mark 1 battery cell, and also currently we're able to confirm these advantages as well as meet orders for Mark 1 battery cell for combination right into big range power storage space systems around the world," claims Lindsay Gorrill, CEO of KORE Power.

"Further, we acknowledge the significance of acquiring UL 9540A qualification, especially with the market's press as well as initiatives to improve safety and security around battery innovations and also delight in to be queued in UL's screening schedule. We're delighted to be a part of the sector's change to provide more secure battery items," Gorrill includes.

KORE Power will certainly currently concentrate its initiatives on reviewing the Mark 1 module as well as shelf, with screening starting this month for UL 1973, UL 1998, UL 991, UN 38.3 and also IEC 62619 accreditations. These qualifications belong to battery use in fixed power storage space, electrical automobiles, the battery monitoring software program, and also transport of lithium-ion batteries.

In April, KORE Power will certainly start UL 9540A screening of the Mark 1 module as well as shelf. The qualification for UL 9540A-- Test Method for Evaluating Thermal Runaway Fire Propagation in Battery Energy Storage Systems-- aids producers show conformity with brand-new laws for fire safety and security as well as building regulations. The firm will certainly additionally start delivering components and also shelfs that do not need UL 9540A to areas consisting of the U.S., Europe, India as well as Australia. The initial deliveries will certainly be to existing companions as well as clients, which will certainly allow them to start examining the Mark 1 cells, components as well as shelfs for E-Mobility as well as fixed power storage space applications.

Upon the conclusion of added screening as well as qualifications, KORE Power anticipates to increase Mark 1 Energy Storage System manufacturing to take part in big setups in 2020.


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