Partnering for Compliance + Safety: U.S. Fire Protection Support for Chinese Battery Manufacturers

As the global energy storage market continues to rapidly expand, battery manufacturers are also looking to grow their footprint both domestically and internationally. For Chinese battery energy storage system (BESS) integrators and manufacturers, compliance with overseas regulations and standards is a critical factor for project success. With BESS systems becoming increasingly complex, ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and operational efficiency is more important than ever. In this context, safety engineering support from a U.S.-based fire consulting firm, like Jensen Hughes, becomes essential.

Expertise in International Standards

BESS installations must comply with a complex web of codes, including NFPA 855 (Standard for the Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems), NFPA 68/NFPA 69 (Explosion Protection), NFPA 72 (Fire Alarm) and local building codes in North America, Europe and Asia. Finding a company that can provide expertise in all these complex code standards can prove difficult.  Jensen Hughes has immersed familiarity with the writing and wording of these standards and their practical implementation, helping Chinese integrators understand and meet overseas regulatory requirements, ensuring compliance from production through BESS installation.

Risk Assessment + Hazard Mitigation

High-capacity energy storage systems inherently carry fire, thermal runaway and explosion risks. Using tools like computational fluid dynamic modeling to assess fire risk, or hazard mitigation analysis manufacturers can identify potential hazards early, implement mitigation measures and prevent costly incidents, ensuring products meet overseas regulations and market entry requirements.

Local Professional Engineer (PE) Involvement for Regulatory Approval

All critical engineering services in overseas projects must be performed or signed off by local licensed PEs to ensure results are recognized by Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs). 

Advanced Fire Testing + Modeling

Having access to advanced resources, including large-scale fire testing, UL 9540A data analysis, and smoke propagation modeling is also key. These capabilities help manufacturers validate safety systems, optimize fire detection and suppression strategies, and provide assurance to regulators and end users, enhancing the competitiveness of Chinese integrators in overseas markets.

Bridging Global Engineering Practices

For Chinese manufacturers seeking to compete globally, Jensen Hughes bridges extensive engineering experience with evolving international safety standards, including enclosure stress simulations, seismic modeling (ASCE 7, IEEE 693), fire system design review, multi-level risk assessments and FDNY TM-2 applications, with full local PE participation to ensure regulatory acceptance. This helps manufacturers deliver safer, compliant and globally market-ready products.

For Chinese BESS integrators, overseas regulatory compliance and local PE involvement are essential for project success. Partnering with U.S. fire consulting company Jensen Hughes ensures not only code compliance but also safer, more reliable and globally competitive energy storage products. We have the expertise required, the tools and local professional involvement, as well as access to the advanced fire testing and modeling resources on a global scale to help bridge the international safety standards necessary to validate safety systems. Professional support guarantees BESS products meet the highest safety standards, comply with regulations and are fully prepared for international deployment.