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Learn more about PAS 63100 and bidirectional devices draft amendment to BS 7671

27th May 2024

Graham Kenyon will be appear on eFIXX TV live on Wednesday 29 May 2024, to discuss PAS 63100:2024 and the new Draft Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018. Watch on YouTube using the link/frame below:

Graham Kenyon and Michael Peace on the Renewables Podcast

23rd May 2024

The IET’s Michael Peace, and Graham Kenyon, Chair of the joint IET/BSI Committee JPEL/64, responsible for BS 7671, join Mark Allison and Sam Featherstone for the 23 May 2024 edition of the Renewables Podcast. Among the many topics discussed are:

  • Amendment 3:2024 Draft for Public Comment
  • Bidirectional protective devices
  • PAS 63100:2024
  • The relationship between BS 7671 and international standards
  • Electrical Energy Storage Systems and the 3rd Edition of the IET Code of Practice

PAS 63100:2024 now available

22nd March 2024

Sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the long-awaited standard PAS 63100:2024 Electrical installations – protection against fire of battery energy storage systems for use in dwellings – Specification is now available.

Better still, it is available as a free download from the BSI web-site access with this link

The standard covers physical requirements for battery units and the location in which they are installed, precautions for protection against electrical faults, etc.

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Public Consultation: PAS 63100 Electrical installations – Protection against fire of battery energy storage systems for use in dwellings – Specification

2nd July 2023 / 1 Comment on Public Consultation: PAS 63100 Electrical installations – Protection against fire of battery energy storage systems for use in dwellings – Specification

The Draft of the new PAS 63100 standard for protection against fire of battery energy storage systems for use in dwellings, for which our Managing Director, Graham Kenyon, is the Technical Author, is now available for public comment on BSI’s Standards Development web-site.

The public commenting period commences 26 June 2023, and on closes on 24 July 2023.

Draft for public consultation – IET Code of Practice for Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems 2nd Edition

30th May 2022

The Draft of the 2nd Edition of the IET Code of Practice for Grid-connected Solar Photovoltaic Systems, is is now available for public consultation. The Draft for Public Consultation period opens today, 30th May 2022, and runs until 27th June 2022.

Our Managing Director, Graham Kenyon, is the Technical Author of this Edition.

To find out more, and download the draft and commenting template, please see the DPC page on the IET web-site.

To submit comments, please use the IET form and e-mail address per the instructions on the DPC page.

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Free webinar – Battery storage

8th October 2021

On 2nd November 2021, Tracey Scott, of RES Group, and our Managing Director, Graham Kenyon, will be speaking in a free IET webinar about battery storage systems.

The subjects will be Overview of utility scale battery storage in the UK and Introduction to domestic battery storage.

The event will be hosted by Russell Jobbins, of Selectrical Ltd, and Russell, Tracey and Graham will be answering live questions raised during the Webinar.

Did you miss this, or won’t be available at the stated time? Don’t worry – simply register now to view after the event!

Further information and registration for this event can be found here

NOTE: In December 2023, the IET announced technical difficulties with some of its on-demand webinars. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused if any of the webinars originally presented between October 2017 and November 2021 are temporarily unavailable. G Kenyon Technology Ltd is not responsible for content linked from this post.

Title: Battery Storage
Date: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
Time: 3 pm GMT
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Island mode earthing arrangements: New Guidance in the Second Edition of the IET Code of Practice on Electrical Energy Storage Systems

6th March 2021

Graham Kenyon, our Managing Director, has co-authored an article with Dr Andrew Crossland, Director of Advance Further Energy Ltd, for the latest Issue 84 of the IET’s Wiring Matters industry magazine.

Read the article here

The article looks at earthing arrangements for electrical installations that can operate in island mode (when the mains supply is lost) when they have a battery storage system connected. Importantly, it highlights changes in the earthing requirements introduced in the 2nd Edition of the IET’ Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems, of which Graham is co-author along with fellow industry expert Martin Cotterell.

Draft for Public Comment: IET Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems 2nd edition

12th June 2020 / 1 Comment on Draft for Public Comment: IET Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems 2nd edition

The draft of the 2nd Edition of the IET Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems, which our Principal Graham Kenyon co-authors, is now available for public comment on the IET web-site [link removed as consultation closed].

Comments can be submitted until 10 July 2020.

This IET Code of Practice, which brings together approaches from various standards including BS 7671 to provide authoritative and comprehensive guidance on the subject, is referenced by the recently published MCS Battery Storage Standard.

MCS launches new Battery Storage Standard

22nd February 2020

In January 2020, MCS launched its new standard for battery energy storage, MIS 3012.

The new standard, completed with the assistance of our Managing Director, Graham Kenyon, as technical author, outlines the requirements for battery storage systems that MCS certified installers will use to design, supply and install electrical energy (battery) storage systems.

Read more about the launch on the MCS website.

The standard may be downloaded from the MCS Standards and Tools Library.

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Working safely with energy storage and smart control technologies

19th March 2019

Imaged linked from IET Wiring Matters web-site

Many electrical installations now incorporate new technologies, including embedded generation and home or building automation systems. As use of these technologies becomes more widespread, we need to be ever mindful that control of power to a circuit no longer relies on simple human switching operations. Electrical energy storage technologies that are capable of operating in island mode, continue to provide power when the grid is isolated.

Some incidents that have occurred recently when implementing energy storage systems outside the UK prompted Dr Andrew Crossland and myself to write an article for IET’s Wiring Matters. The article highlights the risks, and discusses safe isolation.

Click here to read the article in IET’s Wiring Matters.

Further guidance on electrical energy storage systems can be found in the IET Code of Practice for Electrical Energy Storage Systems.

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