An energy storage system (ESS) was always something that included an inverter…. Until now. Tune in and listen to this fun conversation with Sequoya and Sean as they shoot the breeze about how cool this new UL 9540 Edition 3 standard is and how it saves money by not having to get tested with every individual inverter.

Sequoya is also on the California Solar and Storage Association Board of Directors, so send them all your money! They are very important!!

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Reach out Sequoya here:

Website: www.energy.briggsandstratton.com

Email: [email protected] 

Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean

Description:

I first met Mark Mrohs in 2008 and have always been fascinated by his experience in the industry. Some years ago, I made a list of people I wanted to be on my podcast, and Mark’s name was at the top.

Mark has been in the industry since terrestrial solar was a pipedream. He started out working at Spectrolab, which is still making solar cells for space and is not a Boeing company. I once tried calling Spectrolab to see how much solar cells were and they told me they needed government clearance to tell me.

They also discuss his work at Arco Solar and Siemens Solar and transitioning the industry from space cells to terrestrial solar. Mark also shares his journey into training and the evolution of the solar industry.

Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean

Do not listen to this podcast, unless you are an ESS nerd! Sean Reads the International Fire Code Section 1207 Electrical ESS. 

This podcast of Sean reading Code, and is not intended for normal people to listen to. Skip this, unless you already know what the IFC is and are interested in this topic. 

The International Fire Code (IFC) has the rules for non-residential ESSs that are used in the US and adopted by most states. A few starters use the NFPA 1 Fire Code. There is another NFPA Standard NFPA 855 The Standard For The Installation of Stationary Energy Storage Systems, which is used as a reference for writing the IFC, but is not meant to be adopted by any state.

Here is the Code:

www.codes.iccsafe.org/content/IFC2024P1/chapter-12-energy-systems#IFC2024P1_Pt03_Ch12_Sec1207 

www.up.codes/viewer/mississippi/ifc-2024/chapter/12/energy-systems#1207 

Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean's classes at www.heatspring.com/sean