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- https://www.energy-storage.news/fire-at-statera-bess-project-in-england-brought-under-control-handed-back-to-site-management/
- https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2025714W0AEA
- https://www.energy-storage.news/fire-at-arevon-energys-california-solar-plus-storage-facility/
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- https://eticaag.com/convergent-site-battery-storage-fire-in-warwick-ny/
- https://storagewiki.epri.com/index.php/BESS_Failure_Incident_Database
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Notable Large Facility Fires Overview Date/Location
Facility/Size
Key Details
Jan 16-18 Monterey County, CA, USA
Moss Landing 300 MW/1200 MWh
Major fire from a 2020 installation that led to evacuation, environmental cleanup, and decommissioning. See following slide for further details.
Feb 19-20 Essex, UK
Statera Thurrock 300 MW/600 MWh
Fire in a single containerized battery while site was under construction.(Source)
Jul 14 Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Molie Quantum Gigafactory Cell Factory
Fire in testing facility while batteries were undergoing initial charging protocol. (Source)
Aug 30-31 Monterey County, CA, USA
California Flats Solar 240 MWh
Four Tesla megapacks ignited at a solar facility. Packs were allowed to burn and fire was contained. (Source)
Sep 23-24 Boulder City, NV, USA
Townsite Solar 360 Mwh
Two Tesla megapacks ignited at a solar facility. Packs were allowed to burn and fire was contained. (Source)
Oct 18 Munmorah, NSW, Australia
Waratah Super Battery 850 MW/1680 MWh
Catastrophic transformer failure right before final testing. Decreased capacity to 350 MW. Delayed full deployment until 2026. (Source)
Dec 19-22 Warwick, NY,USA
Warwick BESS 36 MWh + 17.9 MWh systems
Fire at single containerized battery. Similar 2023 fire at the site identified water intrusion as root cause. (Source)
As BESS/EV deployment continues to grow, safety continues to be an on the front of minds as large scale thermal events can have big consequences such as release of toxic compounds into the environment and communities as well as downtime of key energy infrastructure. A BESS specific failure database can be found here.
Extracted from the PDF; charts and images may read imperfectly.
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