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Battery storage · Germany

Batteriespeicher Knetzgau

Operator Batteriespeicher Knetzgau GmbH

Planned20 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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Batteriespeicher Knetzgau is a 20 MW battery storage site in Knetzgau, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 18 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, 108 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-15862024Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia108 kmSignificant
EIR-24372024Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre108 kmSignificant
EIR-24782026Battery storage unit fire releases gases in Obernzell, Germany271 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 45.9 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
Capacity
20 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
Batteriespeicher Knetzgau GmbH
Location
Knetzgau, Haßberge, Bayern, 97478, 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 Knetzgau. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has Batteriespeicher Knetzgau had a fire or other incident?
None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Batteriespeicher Knetzgau; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
What is the status of Batteriespeicher Knetzgau?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is Batteriespeicher Knetzgau?
In Knetzgau, Germany (postcode 97478).

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).