{"id":83415,"date":"2025-08-30T09:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83415"},"modified":"2025-08-30T09:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T13:37:30","slug":"denver-public-library-deploys-novel-solar-and-battery-storage-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=83415","title":{"rendered":"Denver Public Library deploys novel solar and battery storage system"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sustainable construction experts McKinstry<\/a> have teamed up with leading BESS developers Viridi and the Denver Public Library to deploy a first-of-its-kind solar and battery storage system that sets a new standard for fire safety.<\/p>\n

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The Denver Public Library sought a battery energy storage system (BESS) that could deliver cost savings without compromising safety for staff, visitors, or the architecturally significant, Michael Graves\u2013designed structure itself. That required a battery backup solution that not only met the city\u2019s fire safety standards, but also addressed public fears about the risk of lithium-ion battery fires.<\/p>\n

That unique set of project priorities led the library to Viridi, makers of the RPSLinkEX battery solution that\u2019s equipped with a unique, \u201cpassive Fail-Safe thermal management and anti-propagation technology\u201d designed to prevent the sort of thermal runaway that leads to li-ion battery fires.<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic facilities like the Denver Public Library are at the forefront of demonstrating that energy resilience and safety can go hand in hand,\u201d said\u00a0Jon M. Williams, CEO at Viridi. \u201cThis installation highlights how fail-safe battery storage can empower communities to maximize renewable energy, reduce costs, and maintain reliability \u2013\u00a0all without compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Denver Public Library; by Michael Graves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Viridi doesn\u2019t talk too<\/em> much about how its passive Fail-Safe thermal management system works, but if you\u2019re picturing heat-dissipating layers, fire-resistant insulation, and strategically-placed phase change materials (or PCMs<\/a>) limiting the transfer of heat from one cell to another if it begins to overheat, you\u2019ve probably cracked it.<\/p>\n

These passive safety features enable safer deployment scenarios in occupied buildings or near critical infrastructure by reducing dependence on active fire suppression systems like sprinklers or fire extinguishers, and convinced the City of Denver to move forward with the project<\/a>, which is the city\u2019s first-ever solar + battery storage system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire McKinstry team is very excited about developing and constructing the first Solar + BESS project for the City and County of\u00a0Denver,\u201d said\u00a0Jon Ensley, Sr.\u00a0Construction Project Engineer at McKinstry<\/a>. \u201cWe are appreciative of all our partners and stakeholders who helped to achieve this goal. We value Viridi\u2019s expertise in deploying this technology and the whole team has been great to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n

McKinstry says this latest solar project sets<\/a>, \u201ca new benchmark for how cities can combine renewable energy and battery storage without compromising safety.\u201d And, with solutions like the RPSLinkEX building systems that meet city planners and politicians where they are, instead of trying to educated them about the objective, proven safety of li-ion batteries, Viridi is helping communities adopt cleaner, more resilient clean energy solutions sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n

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SOURCE | IMAGES<\/strong>: Viridi<\/a>, via PV Magazine<\/a>; Michael Graves<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Sustainable construction experts McKinstry have teamed up with leading BESS developers Viridi and the Denver Public Library to deploy a first-of-its-kind solar and battery storage system that sets a new standard for fire safety. The Denver Public Library sought a battery energy storage system (BESS) that could deliver cost savings without compromising safety for staff, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}