China muscat energy storage container accident

What are stationary energy storage failure incidents?

Note that the Stationary Energy Storage Failure Incidents table tracks both utility-scale and C&I system failures. It is instructive to compare the number of failure incidents over time against the deployment of BESS. The graph to the right looks at the failure rate per cumulative deployed capacity, up to 12/31/2023.

What happened at McMicken energy storage unit?

This incident occurred at the Arizona Public Service (APS, 2019) McMicken Energy Storage Unit facility in Surprise, Arizona, 28 miles northwest of Phoenix. As shown in Fig. 3, the facility is adjacent to an APS substation. It is a 2 MW, 2 MWh facility with 27 racks, each containing 392 Li-ion Nickel–Manganese–Cobalt pouch cells (DNV GL, 2020).

What are the different types of energy storage failure incidents?

Stationary Energy Storage Failure Incidents – this table tracks utility-scale and commercial and industrial (C&I) failures. Other Storage Failure Incidents – this table tracks incidents that do not fit the criteria for the first table. This could include failures involving the manufacturing, transportation, storage, and recycling of energy storage.

Where can I find information on energy storage safety?

For more information on energy storage safety, visit the Storage Safety Wiki Page. The BESS Failure Incident Database was initiated in 2021 as part of a wider suite of BESS safety research after the concentration of lithium ion BESS fires in South Korea and the Surprise, AZ, incident in the US.

Who owns Yang Ming marine transport?

Rescue officials said no casualties had been reported aboard the ship, which it said was owned by the Taiwanese container shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport. The Zhejiang Province Emergency Management Administration said the ship was carrying hazardous materials, but did not specify what they were.