Huge fire at Moss Landing battery plant spurs evacuations, road closures, sends out plumes of toxic smoke
From the Mercury News comes this report of a major fire at a Battery Energy Storage System:
“There’s no way to sugarcoat it. This is a disaster, is what it is,” Monterey County Supervisor Glen Church told KSBW-TV. “This is extremely disconcerting.”
Although much larger than the one proposed for Rossendale by Cubico, this ought to demonstrate that the technology is just too unproven and dangerous.
As the article makes clear:
Lithium battery fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish. They burn at high temperatures and can emit toxic gases that can cause respiratory problems, skin burns and eye irritation.
The article highlights several other incidents in the state of California.
If we had the same rate of fires in planes they would be grounded until further notice. Friends of the Moors advocates that the government should suspend all future BESS projects until a comprehensive safety review has been undertaken.
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The Watts Up With That website has a video in this article:
h/t Paul Homewood