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Battery storage · Germany

BESS Tirpersdorf

Operator BESS Tirpersdorf GmbH

Planned17.3 MWData checked 10 November 2026

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BESS Tirpersdorf is a 17.3 MW battery storage site 3.1 km north-east of Oelsnitz, Tirpersdorf, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen, Germany. It first operated in 2026. Its status in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) is planned. There are 5 other energy sites within 10 km, one of them a battery storage site. 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, 97 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-15862024Third battery fire at Suncycle site in Thuringia97 kmSignificant
EIR-24372024Battery container fire causes EUR 700,000 damage at German test centre97 kmSignificant
EIR-00972026Battery storage fire in Bautzen, Germany prompts local evacuations177 kmSignificant
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Summary for this site

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In the full pack
Technology
Battery storage (Usable capacity 50.2 MWh, Lithium-Batterie)
Capacity
17.3 MW
Capacity figure from
Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany)
Status
Planned (In planning)
Operator
BESS Tirpersdorf GmbH
Location
Tirpersdorf, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen, 08606, 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 BESS Tirpersdorf. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).

Has BESS Tirpersdorf 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 Tirpersdorf; it holds 17 incidents at battery storage sites in Germany.
What is the status of BESS Tirpersdorf?
Planned, in the Marktstammdatenregister (Bundesnetzagentur, Germany).
Where is BESS Tirpersdorf?
3.1 km north-east of Oelsnitz, Tirpersdorf, Vogtlandkreis, Sachsen, Germany (postcode 08606).

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).