Failure Event - France, Corsica, Poggio-di-Nazza - 3 Jun 2022
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Overview
Event Details
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| Location: | France, Corsica, Poggio-di-Nazza |
| Capacity (MW): | 4 |
| Capacity (MWh): | 4 |
| Battery Module: | NMC |
| Integrator: | LG Chem |
| Application: | Solar integration |
| Installation: | Solar + storage |
| Enclosure Type: | Container |
| Event Date: | 3 June 2022 |
| System Age (yr): | 1.8 |
| Extent of Damage: | 1 out of 2 BESS containers damaged. |
| State During Accident: | Operational |
| Description: | A fire occurred in a BESS container at a solar+storage facility. The BESS was at 87% SOC when a module entered thermal runaway. The container included the racks of batteries, a PCS, and a transformer, each in a separate compartment. The fire propagated from the rack to the PCS. Propagation to the transformer compartment was prevented by firefighters cooling the compartment with water. The fire was extinguished after 3 days. |
| Root Cause: | |
| Failed Element: | |
| Source: | BEA-RI investigation report |
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- Note: Missing values in this table reflect unknowns.
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