Explosion Hazards and Protection for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Lorenz Boeck is the Chief Scientific Officer at REMBE^® Inc., a global leader in explosion and process safety, where he oversees the company’s scientific program. Prior to joining REMBE^® Inc., he held research positions at FM Global, California Institute of Technology, Queen's University, and Technical University of Munich. Dr. Boeck is an Adjunct Professor at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute teaching Explosion Protection Engineering and serves on technical committees including NFPA, ASME, and CSA, and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. His contributions to the field include over 70 peer-reviewed research publications that earned numerous accolades, including the John H.S. Lee Award, Distinguished Paper Award at the International Symposium on Combustion, William M. Carey Award, and multiple international best-paper awards. With over 15 years of research experience in academia and industry, Dr. Boeck has led programs to assess and mitigate explosion risks across various sectors including nuclear, aerospace, energy, food and beverage, wood products, and general manufacturing. His expertise spans a wide range of explosion hazards encompassing gas, dust, hybrid, energetic-material, batteries, and physical explosions. Dr. Boeck has extensive experience in large-scale and laboratory-scale testing, as well as in the testing and certification of explosion protection systems such as deflagration vents, suppression systems, and isolation systems.