Lg battery energy storage project halted due to module overheating

Did a lithium-ion battery module overheat?

On Saturday, 4 September, in the 300MW / 1,200MWh Phase I of the plant, located in Monterey County, California, some lithium-ion battery modules overheated. Safety features were activated, detecting that temperatures had exceeded operational standards in a limited number of modules.

Is LG Energy Solution recalled?

LG Energy Solution has issued a recall for some of its RESU range. The ACCC has issued a recall notice for a series of batteries in LG Chem’s recently rebranded energy storage division’s lithium-ion RESU residential range due to the risk of the batteries overheating.

Did a sprinkler system trigger a battery module overheating incident?

Preliminary assessment has begun into a battery module overheating incident which occurred over the weekend at the world’s biggest battery energy storage system (BESS) project, Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility. Targeted sprinkler systems aimed at those affected modules were triggered.