The SFPE Engineering Solutions Symposium: Addressing European Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Safety Challenges will be held on November 11 to 13, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal.

Description

Join us for an engineering symposium dedicated to the fire safety challenges of battery systems, from consumer electronics and e-bikes to EV (electric vehicles) and building BESS (battery energy storage systems). These are among the most challenging and most recent new hazards from an overall fire safety perspective. Many aspects must be considered when designing for fire protection and life safety of such systems. This 3-day, in-person event will discuss fire protection challenges. An outstanding panel of international experts comes together to share their knowledge and best practices with fire protection engineers, designers, insurers, manufacturers, facility owners and managers, and first responders.

Topics covered during the event will focus on li-ion battery hazard fundamentals, fire safety codes and standards, and safety challenges and mitigation approaches specific to e-mobility, EV and ESS. Following the completion of two and a half days of educational content, day 3 will conclude with a tour of a new constructed state of the art data center with a li-ion battery backup.

Learning Objectives

1. Examine Fire Safety Implications of Emerging Battery Technologies
2. Understand the Mechanisms and Risks of Thermal Runaway in Lithium-Ion Batteries
3. Explore Fire Safety Design and Regulatory Frameworks for Battery Energy Storage Systems
4. Investigate the Role of Diagnostics and Monitoring in Battery Safety Management
5. Assess the Impact of Battery Fires on Infrastructure and Emergency Response
6. Promote Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration for Safer Battery Ecosystems

Program Committee

• Adam Barowy, Co-Chair
• Guillermo Rein, PhD, Co Chair
• Eleni Asimakopoulou, PhD
• Roeland Bisschop
• Lucy Buannic, PhD
• Elisabete Cordeiro, PhD
• Elena Funk, PhD Student
• Jonna Hynynen, PhD
• Paulo Ramos, MArch
• Diogo Teixeira
• Ola Willstrand
• Qinsong Wang, PhD
• Wojciech Wegrzynski, PhD
• David Grossman, SFPE Subcommittee on Conferences & Symposia
• Chris Jelenewicz, PE, FSFPE, SFPE CEO

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