New Battery Resilience Plan Protects 60% of New York City’s Battery Area

New York City planners have chosen the “Park/Battery Upland” option for the Southern Tie-In, a flood resilience project that protects 60% of the Battery and key infrastructure, including subway stations, by burying 85% of flood barriers beneath landscaped features. This plan preserves popular Battery Park attractions like the Urban Farm and SeaGlass Carousel but necessitates cutting down 60 to 90 trees and reduces the Oval Lawn by half due to a 15-foot berm. Meanwhile, advances in energy storage highlight all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) as a safer, longer-lasting alternative to lithium-ion batteries, with significant interest from automakers for electric vehicle applications despite ongoing technical and supply challenges. Additionally, a study on vulnerability metrics outlines how performance degradation, driven by internal preconditions, can assess system vulnerability more effectively than risk-based measures, aiding in resilience planning. In the energy sector, experts emphasize transformative leadership and proactive maintenance strategies, such as regular risk assessments and predictive maintenance, to mitigate operational risks and ensure business continuity, underscored by a forthcoming webinar on transformer lifecycle management and insurance implications.