Published: 3 Mar 2021, 12:51 By: Edith Hancock Charlie Pugsey, deputy commissioner for the London Fire Brigade, believes better monitoring of "forseeable events" could be vital in improving safety in the energy storage industry. Image: ESRG Re-examining and retrofitting older, potentially hazardous battery storage systems should be an “essential” part of preventing harm, according to a panel of industry leaders. Speaking at the Energy Storage Summit 2021, hosted by our publisher Solar Media yesterday (2 March) Charlie Pugsley, the deputy fire safety commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, asked why battery storage owners would “not want to apply a retrospective look” to their sites if they believe the older technology could carry a safety risk.