Thermal runaway shield

A thermal runaway shield (“TRS”), comprising:

• at least one TRS module,
• wherein the at least one TRS module comprises:
• a first wall having an exterior side and an interior side configured to provide at least one first vertical cavity within the first wall;
• a second wall having an exterior side and an interior side configured to provide at least one second vertical cavity within the second wall;
• and
• phenolic laminate inserts disposed in the at least one first vertical cavity of the first wall and the at least one second vertical cavity of the second wall,
• wherein the first wall and the second wall are coupled;
• and
• wherein at least one of the exterior side of the first wall and the exterior side of the second wall has a shape for conforming to a shape of at least one energy storage device cell.

A method for manufacturing a thermal runaway shield (“TRS”) module, comprising:

• generating outside unit walls having a plurality of first vertical cavities within the outside unit walls;
• generating interstitial unit walls having a plurality of second vertical cavities within the interstitial unit walls;
• inserting phenolic laminate slabs into the plurality of first vertical cavities;
• inserting phenolic laminate slabs into the plurality of second vertical cavities;
• and
• coupling the outside unit walls and the interstitial unit walls together to form a TRS module configured to hold a plurality battery cells.