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Battery storage · Germany

Batteriespeicher Hannover

Operator enercity BESS Hannover-Misburg GmbH & Co. KG

Planned22.4 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Batteriespeicher Hannover is a 22.4 MW battery storage site 6.5 km south-east of Bothfeld, Hannover, Region Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 26 other energy sites within 10 km, 3 of them battery storage sites. 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-1586, Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia, 182 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-15862024Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia182 kmSignificant
EIR-24372024Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre182 kmSignificant
EIR-00972026Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations341 kmSignificant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Battery storage (Usable capacity 40 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
Capacity
22.4 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
enercity BESS Hannover-Misburg GmbH & Co. KG
Location
Hannover, Region Hannover, Niedersachsen, 30629, 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 Batteriespeicher Hannover. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Batteriespeicher Hannover had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 10 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Batteriespeicher Hannover; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
What is the status of Batteriespeicher Hannover?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Batteriespeicher Hannover?
6.5 km south-east of Bothfeld, Hannover, Region Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (postcode 30629).

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).