Battery storage · Germany
BESS Förstenreuth II
Operator BürgerSonnenWerk Stammbach Förstenreuth II GmbH & Co. KG
Planned4 MWData checked 10 November 2026
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BESS Förstenreuth II is a 4 MW battery storage site 5.3 km south of Münchberg, Zell im Fichtelgebirge, Hof, Bayern, Germany. It first operated in 2027. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 36 other energy sites within 10 km, 5 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, 100 km from this site.
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| EIR-1586 | 2024 | Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia | 100 km | Significant |
| EIR-2437 | 2024 | Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre | 100 km | Significant |
| EIR-2478 | 2026 | Battery storage unit fire releases gases in Obernzell, Germany | 219 km | Significant |
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Summary for this site
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Battery storage (Usable capacity 8 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
- Status
- Planned (In planning)
- Operator
- BürgerSonnenWerk Stammbach Förstenreuth II GmbH & Co. KG
- Location
- Zell im Fichtelgebirge, Hof, Bayern, 95239, Germany
- First operating
- 2027
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Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names BESS Förstenreuth II. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has BESS Förstenreuth II had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names BESS Förstenreuth II; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
- What is the status of BESS Förstenreuth II?
- Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
- Where is BESS Förstenreuth II?
- 5.3 km south of Münchberg, Zell im Fichtelgebirge, Hof, Bayern, Germany (postcode 95239).
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).