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Energy incidents: United Kingdom
Incidents recorded in the United Kingdom across battery storage, solar, wind and grid infrastructure.
79 published entries. Newest first. Search and filter these in the register.
- Wind turbine destroyed by fire at wind farm near Wynyard, England
- Western Power substation fire near Longport cuts power to over 120 homes
- Worker dies after fall from turbine at Kilgallioch wind farm, Scotland
- Electrical fault causes bang and flash at Leighton Buzzard substation
- Mechanical failure causes major substation fire and explosions in Edinburgh
- Suspected arson fire destroys Cambuslang substation, cutting power to 2,500 homes
- Fire breaks out at electricity substation near Plaistow primary school
- Substation fire in Blackpool cuts power to thousands of customers
- Five workers injured in installation vessel accident at Triton Knoll wind farm
- Fire at Cornwall electricity substation cuts power to hundreds of homes
- Arson fire at Paisley substation cuts power to homes and a care home
- Fire at Northampton substations cuts power to thousands and prompts evacuations
- Fire spreads to West End Road substation in Southampton
- Wind turbine blade detaches at Conisholme wind farm in Lincolnshire after bolt failure
- Vestas turbine nacelle fire at Ardrossan wind farm during storm
- High voltage transformer explodes and catches fire in Winnersh
- Worker dies after fall from turbine at Whitelee windfarm near Glasgow
- Turbine components fall into sea at Ormonde offshore wind farm, Irish Sea
- Wind turbine catches fire at Doddington wind farm after storms
- Turbine blade detaches at RWE's Brechfa Forest West wind farm in Wales
- Nordex turbine collapses at Screggagh wind farm after blade control fault
- Fire destroys single turbine at Knabs Ridge wind farm near Harrogate
- Explosion at Beverley substation cuts power to about 160 properties
- Fire at Upton Warren substation cuts power to 5,000 homes
- Wind turbine collapses at Pant-y-Wal wind farm near Gilfach Goch
- Fire in switch room at Stafford substation cuts power to 19,000 homes
- Solar panel fire destroys roof of Ealing Council house in Greenford
- Substation equipment failure near Truro causes widespread power flickering in Cornwall
- Cable box failure causes substation explosion and power cuts in Portishead
- NSL interconnector trip causes GB grid frequency dip, batteries respond
- Transformer explosion at Bryant Street substation in Chatham cuts power for four hours
- Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool
- Substation fire on Garriochmill Way cuts power in Glasgow's Kelvinbridge Area
- Fire at Welwyn Garden City Substation causes large smoke plume
- Turbine fire at Coldham Wind Farm near Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
- Battery storage site fire in East Tilbury brought under control after 24 hours
- Northern Powergrid worker seriously injured in Huddersfield substation fire
- Fire at National Grid substation on Albert Road, West Bridgford
- Transformer fire at Grimsby substation cuts power to shops and homes
- Transformer fire at London substation triggers major incident and evacuations
- Second fire at Aberdeen Place substation, Maida Vale, disrupts London Underground and Elizabeth line
- Explosion at Overgate substation near Dundee shopping centre caused by component failure
- Mini battery storage system ignites garden shed fire in Wickford, Essex
- Fire destroyed turbine at Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm in 2023
- Wind turbine collapses at Aviva's Pitheavlis site in Perth
- Wind turbine fire prompts fire service response in Fermanagh
- West Nile Street substation fire prompts evacuation of nearby retail store
- Wind turbine fire in Trawden near Colne prompts fire brigade response
- Major blaze at Glasgow city centre electrical substation prompts evacuation
- Substation fire in Oakington, Cambridgeshire triggers local power outage affecting nearby school
- Wind farm worker suffers severe burns after power cabinet explosion near Aviemore
- Substation explosion on Gloucester Close cuts power in Chippenham
- Fire and reported explosions break out at Yate electricity substation
- Wind turbine fire at Kirkby Moor Wind Farm in Cumbria
- Underground substation fire breaks out near Stockport fuel station
- Fire breaks out at lithium battery storage facility in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire
- Substation transformer fire spreads to hedgerow near Burford village
- Smoke and fire incident at Battery Box, Pinhoe Road, Exeter
- Reported explosion at Southampton substation cuts power to hundreds of homes
- Fire at New Milton substation causes major rail service disruption
- Fire at Weymouth substation near coastal attraction cuts power
- Substation overheating trips power supply near Bratton, Telford
- Fire at Bellshill substation causes widespread power outage in Glasgow area
- Substation fire breaks out at Bradwell-on-Sea Wind Farm in Essex
- Fire in single battery unit at Thurrock BESS under construction
- Substation explosion and fire forces evacuation of GP Surgery in Liverpool
- Fire at Hermes Road substation in Saltford, Bath causes mass outage
- Fatal fall from turbine nacelle during onshore wind maintenance, UK
- Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire
- Fire at an HVDC converter station leads to site evacuation and loss of interconnector capacity
- IFA2 interconnector between Sellindge and France down over two months
- Fatal fall during onshore wind turbine construction, inquiry findings on rescue arrangements and equipment
- Second blade failure of 2024 at Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm
- Blade damage during construction at Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm
- Battery storage site commissioned without on site fire water provision, concern raised before any incident
- Hand crush injury on a wind turbine service lift, landing gate guarding and external control positioning
- Transformer fire at North Hyde Substation disrupts West London and Heathrow Airport
- Fire at a battery storage project during the construction phase, UK
- Fire in a battery container at a grid-connected storage site, UK
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