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Battery storage · Germany

ASE Elsterheide BESS

Operator ASE Elsterheide BESS GmbH

Planned20.2 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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ASE Elsterheide BESS is a 20.2 MW battery storage site in Kamenz, Elsterheide, Bautzen, Sachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 7 other energy sites within 10 km. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany, and 196 worldwide.

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The pack for this site lists 8 comparable battery incidents in Germany, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0097, Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations, 24 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-00972026Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations24 kmSignificant
EIR-15862024Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia219 kmSignificant
EIR-24372024Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre219 kmSignificant
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The first 3 rows as the pack shows them. The other 5 are in the pack, each with its distance, sources and the fire service guidance it bears on.

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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Battery storage (Usable capacity 80.2 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
Capacity
20.2 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
ASE Elsterheide BESS GmbH
Location
Elsterheide, Bautzen, Sachsen, 02979, Germany
First operating
2026

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Alerts for applications and incidents near here

None found. The register holds no published incident that names ASE Elsterheide BESS. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has ASE Elsterheide BESS had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names ASE Elsterheide BESS; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
What is the status of ASE Elsterheide BESS?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is ASE Elsterheide BESS?
In Kamenz, Elsterheide, Bautzen, Sachsen, Germany (postcode 02979).

Source: Marktstammdatenregister, Bundesnetzagentur, Datenlizenz Deutschland, Namensnennung, Version 2.0 (www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).