Tesla: Megapack battery catches fire!
ーAt the PG&E substation in Californiaー
ーmanufactured by ABB and Northvoltー
Accident situation:
PG&E Energy Storage Facility:
Tuesday,
PG&E in Monterey, CA
A Tesla Megapack catches fire at an energy storage facility.
The fire closed roads and ordered nearby residents to shelter in place.
MBARD Air Pollution Control Officer
Mr Richard Steadman
LIB fires generally
It is dangerous because it “releases toxic components such as hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid.”
As of late Tuesday morning,
there were no power outages for PG&E customers, nor any injuries to on-site personnel due to the fire, according to PG&E spokesperson Jeff Smith.The California utility
became aware of the fire at 1:30 a.m. on September 20, 2022, Smith said in an e-mail.PG&E had commissioned
the 182.5-megawatt (MW) Tesla Megapack system, known as the Elkhorn Battery at Moss Landing, in April this year.Gigantic batteries like the Megapack,
as well as those manufactured by ABB and Northvolt,enable grid operators to move extra capacity between counties or states,
and ensure that power from intermittent sources can be stored and used when demand is higher, or when there are unplanned outages in a transmission network.
The fires in the energy storage systems at Moss Landing
are reminiscent of incidents involving Tesla Megapacks in Australia.
They also underscore the challenges of adopting new technology to improve the efficiency of the power grid,
and to make greater use of electricity from intermittent, renewable resources like wind and solar.
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Tesla : la batterie du Megapack prend feu !
ーÀ la sous-station PG&E en Californieー
Cas d’accident :
Installation de stockage d’énergie PG&E :
Mardi,
PG&E à Monterey, CA
Un Tesla Megapack prend feu dans une installation de stockage d’énergie.
Le feu a fermé les routes et ordonné aux riverains de s’abriter sur place.
Agent de contrôle de la pollution de l’air MBARD
M Richard Steadman
LIB se déclenche généralement
Il est dangereux car il “libère des composants toxiques tels que l’acide chlorhydrique et l’acide fluorhydrique”.
Tesla: Megapack-Batterie fängt Feuer!
ーAm Umspannwerk von PG&E in Kalifornienー
Unfallsituation:
PG&E Energiespeicheranlage:
Dienstag,
PG&E in Monterey, CA
Ein Tesla Megapack fängt in einem Energiespeicher Feuer.
Das Feuer sperrte Straßen und befahl den Anwohnern, an Ort und Stelle Schutz zu suchen.
MBARD Luftreinhaltungsbeauftragter
Herr Richard Steadman
LIB feuert im Allgemeinen
Es sei gefährlich, weil es “giftige Bestandteile wie Salzsäure und Flusssäure freisetzt”.