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Energy incidents in 2023
Incidents from 2023 across battery storage, solar, wind and grid infrastructure.
31 published entries. Newest first. Search and filter these in the register.
- Wind turbine collapses at Butler Ridge Wind Farm in Wisconsin
- Animal-caused fire at Anderson Township substation cuts power to thousands
- Cargo ship collides with turbine at Ørsted's Gode Wind 1 offshore wind farm
- Solar panel fire destroys roof of Ealing Council house in Greenford
- Manufacturing defect in Powin battery units blamed for Warwick storage fires
- Substation equipment failure near Truro causes widespread power flickering in Cornwall
- Cable box failure causes substation explosion and power cuts in Portishead
- Battery storage explosion at Saint-Esprit poultry farm forces evacuation in Martinique
- Battery storage fire at solar plant in Chilgok, South Korea
- Battery storage fire breaks out at Proxy Delhaize supermarket in Braives, Belgium
- Battery storage fire burns for days at Idaho Power substation near Melba
- Battery storage fire at solar plant in Jecheon, South Korea
- Fire suppression chemicals linked to toxic groundwater at East Hampton battery plant
- Fire at Solar+Storage Facility in Haenam County, South Korea
- Tesla Megapack fire destroys mobile supercharger battery unit in Baker, California
- Battery storage cabinet fire at Guangtong Logistics Park, Zhuhai City
- Battery container fire and explosion in Vastra Frolunda, Gothenburg
- Fire destroyed turbine at Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm in 2023
- Lawsuit alleges recurring wind turbine fires near Mechanicsville, Iowa
- Battery room fire at solar site in Palgeum-myeon, Sinan-gun, South Korea
- Battery storage container fire at Aghione solar site, France
- Battery storage fire at Chaumont Site 1 prompts shelter-in-place order
- Container fire at Claudia battery storage site in Saucats, France
- Fire at Korea Zinc Onsan Smelter ESS Center, Ulsan, South Korea
- Fire destroys battery storage building at SeAH Changwon Special Steel plant
- Battery storage fire at Automotive Campus, Helmond reignites days later
- Battery cabinet fire during grid connection test at Lanyu Power Plant
- IFA2 interconnector between Sellindge and France down over two months
- Battery unit fire during commissioning at Bouldercombe Battery Project, Rockhampton
- Battery fire at Valley Center Energy Storage System, California
- Technician detached from ladder fall arrest rail inside offshore wind turbine, no injury
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