Industrial Blog

The future of energy storage isn’t just about bigger batteries — it’s also about smarter systems. 

As renewable power adoption accelerates, battery energy storage system design must evolve to meet growing reliability, efficiency, and safety demands. A well-designed storage system actively senses, adapts, and protects itself, going beyond the simple aggregation of powerful cells.

Advanced sensors are the nervous system of modern battery energy storage systems (BESS). They detect temperature, pressure, and humidity shifts before they escalate into failures. The right sensors ensure seamless, long-lasting energy storage, prevent thermal management events, and optimize performance.

The increasing reliance on renewable energy sources like solar and wind brings exciting possibilities for a cleaner future. 

However, these sources are variable by nature, presenting challenges for grid stability. Battery energy storage systems (BESSes) are at the forefront of transforming how we store and utilize energy. A BESS stabilizes the grid by managing peak load demands and enhances energy availability and efficiency. However, ensuring their safe, reliable, and efficient operation comes with serious challenges.

Advanced sensor technology plays a pivotal role in addressing these challenges. From monitoring temperature and humidity to detecting off-gassing and optimizing design efficiency, sensors provide the data needed to optimize system performance and prevent failures.

Data centers are the engines of the digital age, powering everything from e-commerce to telemedicine and entertainment.

These massive facilities handle immense data volumes, but their operational demands come with significant environmental and energy costs. Addressing these challenges requires adhering to data center design standards — frameworks that ensure safety, reliability, and sustainability.

Think of your backyard garden for a moment. 

The virtual clouds we use for data storage and processing have a physical presence on Earth.

Whether it's because of energy use concerns, government mandate, or just technology advancing, the way we heat spaces is changing.

For a vegetable grower at any skill level, there's nothing better than walking to your garden and seeing what's shaping up to be a bountiful harvest.

For most people, an HVAC system has one primary function: keeping indoor climates at a comfortable temperature. 

It doesn't matter if the system is doing other important work in climate control – say, keeping humidity at the right level or monitoring for pollutants. If the temperature inside a space is too hot or too cold, people notice and aren’t bashful about saying so.