Cristina Sanfeliu Melia
About
Cristina is an industrial engineer, who specialized in building construction and facilities. She has a strong interest in fire safety, renewable energy storage systems, and building construction. She graduated in 2019 in MSc Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain. Her master's thesis was performed at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NTNU as an academic exchange. Since 2020, she was a researcher at RISE Fire Research. She started as a PhD candidate in Fire Safety at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NTNU in June 2022.
Research
Her PhD topic is Fire Safe, Sustainable Solutions for Energy Systems in Buildings. The PhD research focuses on the requirement of fire safety measures for energy systems in buildings. The understanding of how battery energy storage systems (BESS) behave in the event of a fire, what fire mitigation measures are needed and how to limit damage to the building, occupants and firefighters. An experimental study will be conducted in this thesis. The experimental work will be developed to study the fire characteristics of lithium-ion batteries in rooms. The project is funded through Green2050 - Centre for Green Shift in the Built Environment, hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, NTNU. Collaboration with SafeBESS project –
Technology and building design for safe operation of battery energy storage systems, led by SINTEF. Collaboration with research groups in fire tests of batteries (RISE Fire Research, Norway and RISE, Sweden)
Publications
2026
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Meliá, Cristina Sanfeliu;
Meraner, Christoph;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg.
(2026)
Full-scale room fire of Li-ion battery modules undergoing thermal runaway.
Fire safety journal
Academic article
2025
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Haukø, Anne-Marit;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg;
Lee, Shenae;
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Vullum-Bruer, Fride.
(2025)
A risk- and vulnerability analysis of fire in battery room in Norwegian school.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
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Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise;
Meraner, Christoph.
(2025)
Fire behaviour tests for lithium-ion batteries: A systematic review of battery characteristics, fire test conditions and fire properties.
Proceedings of the Eleventh International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards
Academic article
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Meliá, Cristina Sanfeliu;
Vullum-Bruer, Fride;
Pushp, Mohit;
Meraner, Christoph.
(2025)
Effect of heating rates on thermal runaway and gas composition in large Li-ion battery cell formats – An experimental study.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection (PSEP)
Academic article
2024
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Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Stølen, Reidar;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg.
(2024)
Fire safety challenges with photovoltaics and Li-ion battery
system installations in buildings.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
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Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Stølen, Reidar;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise.
(2024)
Energy production and storage in buildings. Fire safety challenges with Photovoltaics and Li-ion battery systems.
Non-fiction chapter
2022
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Stølen, Reidar;
Meliá, Cristina Sanfeliu.
(2022)
Fire safety of energy storage and energy production in buildings.
Fire Research and Innovation Centre (FRIC)
Research report
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Amiri, Razieh;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise;
Larsson, Anna-Carin;
Patra, Anuttam;
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina.
(2022)
Demonstration test of passive fire safety measures for upholstered furniture. Application of fire-retardant treatment.
Academic chapter
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Rumi, Jishan Mahmud;
Kraaijeveld, Arjen;
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina.
(2022)
Reliable fire detection systems for the at-risk groups.
Academic chapter
Journal publications
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Meliá, Cristina Sanfeliu;
Meraner, Christoph;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg.
(2026)
Full-scale room fire of Li-ion battery modules undergoing thermal runaway.
Fire safety journal
Academic article
-
Haukø, Anne-Marit;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg;
Lee, Shenae;
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Vullum-Bruer, Fride.
(2025)
A risk- and vulnerability analysis of fire in battery room in Norwegian school.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
-
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise;
Meraner, Christoph.
(2025)
Fire behaviour tests for lithium-ion batteries: A systematic review of battery characteristics, fire test conditions and fire properties.
Proceedings of the Eleventh International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards
Academic article
-
Meliá, Cristina Sanfeliu;
Vullum-Bruer, Fride;
Pushp, Mohit;
Meraner, Christoph.
(2025)
Effect of heating rates on thermal runaway and gas composition in large Li-ion battery cell formats – An experimental study.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection (PSEP)
Academic article
-
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Stølen, Reidar;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg.
(2024)
Fire safety challenges with photovoltaics and Li-ion battery
system installations in buildings.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS)
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Amiri, Razieh;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise;
Larsson, Anna-Carin;
Patra, Anuttam;
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina.
(2022)
Demonstration test of passive fire safety measures for upholstered furniture. Application of fire-retardant treatment.
Academic chapter
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Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina;
Stølen, Reidar;
Olsø, Brynhild Garberg;
Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise.
(2024)
Energy production and storage in buildings. Fire safety challenges with Photovoltaics and Li-ion battery systems.
Non-fiction chapter
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Rumi, Jishan Mahmud;
Kraaijeveld, Arjen;
Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina.
(2022)
Reliable fire detection systems for the at-risk groups.
Academic chapter
Report
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Stølen, Reidar;
Meliá, Cristina Sanfeliu.
(2022)
Fire safety of energy storage and energy production in buildings.
Fire Research and Innovation Centre (FRIC)
Research report
Outreach
2025
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Conference lectureSanfeliu Melia, Cristina; Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise; Meraner, Christoph. (2025) Fire behaviour tests for lithium-ion batteries: A systematic review of battery characteristics, fire test conditions and fire properties. Tittel på arrangement: XI International Seminar Fire and Explosion Hazards - ISFEH11
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Conference lectureHaukø, Anne-Marit; Olsø, Brynhild Garberg; Lee, Shenae; Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina; Vullum-Bruer, Fride. (2025) A risk- and vulnerability analysis of fire in battery room in Norwegian school. 5th European Symposium on Fire Safety Science
2024
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Conference lectureSanfeliu Melia, Cristina; Stølen, Reidar; Olsø, Brynhild Garberg. (2024) Fire safety challenges with photovoltaics and Li-ion battery system installations in buildings. 4th European Symposium on Fire Safety Science
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Conference lectureSanfeliu Melia, Cristina; Stølen, Reidar. (2024) Energy production and storage in buildings. FRIC webinar: Energy production and storage in buildings
2023
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Conference posterSanfeliu Melia, Cristina; Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise; Lobaccaro, Gabriele; Meraner, Christoph. (2023) Fire behavior tests for lithium-ion batteries – a literature review. IAFSS 2023, 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science
2022
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Conference lectureAmiri, Razieh; Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise; Larsson, Anna-Carin; Patra, Anuttam; Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina. (2022) Demonstration test of passive fire safety measures for upholstered furniture. Application of fire-retardant treatment. Nordic Fire & Safety Days 2022
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Conference lectureRumi, Jishan Mahmud; Kraaijeveld, Arjen; Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina. (2022) Reliable fire detection systems for residents with drug and psychiatric disorders. Suppression, Detection and Signaling Research and Applications Conference
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LectureRumi, Jishan Mahmud; Kraaijeveld, Arjen; Sanfeliu Melia, Cristina. (2022) Reliable fire detection systems for the at-risk groups. Nordic Fire & Safety Days 2022
2021
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LectureSanfeliu Melia, Cristina. (2021) FRIC webinar: Impact of building integrated energy systems and SMART technology on fire safety of buildings. FRIC webinar: Impact of building integrated energy systems and SMART technology on fire safety of buildings
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Conference lectureSanfeliu Melia, Cristina; Stølen, Reidar; Mikalsen, Ragni Fjellgaard; Aamodt, Edvard; Steen-Hansen, Anne Elise; Li, Tian. (2021) Energy storage, energy production and SMART technology in buildings. Nordic Fire and Safety Days 2021