Tesla Megapack Catches Fire at Australian Battery Project
30 July 2021 - 7:16PM
Dow Jones News
By David Winning
SYDNEY--A Tesla Megapack caught fire at one of Australia's
largest battery-storage projects on Friday, as fire crews worked to
prevent it spreading across the site in Victoria state.
Flames engulfed a lithium battery weighing 13 metric tons that
was housed within a shipping container at the site in Moorabool,
near Melbourne, according to a statement from Fire Rescue
Victoria.
It didn't identify the cause of the blaze. Fire crews wearing
breathing equipment are "working to contain the fire and stop it
spreading to nearby batteries", while monitoring of air quality was
ongoing to check against toxic smoke, Fire Rescue Victoria
said.
The fire broke out where France's Neoen SA is installing 210
Tesla Megapacks as part of a 300-megawatt battery storage project.
When operational, the facility will store enough energy to power
more than one million homes in Victoria for half an hour, according
to the project's website.
Louis de Sambucy, Neoen Australia's managing director, said the
fire broke out during initial testing and that no one was injured.
The company is working with Tesla and emergency services on site to
manage the situation, he said.
A spokesperson for the Australian Energy Market Operator, which
manages the nation's electricity systems, said the site has been
safely isolated from the grid. "The incident hasn't had any impact
on supply across the national electricity market," the spokesperson
said.
Write to David Winning at david.winning@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
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