Solar, battery-equipped home destroyed by explosion in Germany

[Crossy]

In the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, an explosion tore away the outer wall of a show home equipped with solar panels and a residential battery. The badly-damaged building, which was vacant at the time of the incident, will likely be demolished.

 

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/solar-and-battery-equipped-home-destroyed-by-explosion-in-germany/

 

Updates: -

https://www.photon.info/en/news/fire-department-suspects-home-storage-unit-as-cause-of-serious-explosion-in-schoenberg/

https://www.photon.info/en/news/explosion-in-schoenberg-lg-confirms-storage-type-resu/

 

[Muhendis]

2 minutes ago, Crossy said:

equipped with solar panels and a residential battery

Why not add the existence of a gas supply. Focusing on solar and batteries is misleading

[Crossy]

8 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

Why not add the existence of a gas supply. Focusing on solar and batteries is misleading

 

The authorities have initially determined that the source was the LG energy storage unit 😞 

 

These particular LG units have been the subject of several recalls and warnings (see the second update linked) and use Lithium-ion/NMC rather than Lithium Iron phosphate (LifePO4) cells which are much less likely to go fzzt.

 

A bit more detail here https://www.ess-news.com/2025/02/21/solar-and-battery-equipped-home-destroyed-by-explosion-in-germany/

 

[BritManToo]

So LG knew it had a problem with these batteries yet failed to fix this one. Wonder if LG will pay for all the damage?

[Muhendis]

2 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

The authorities determined that the source was the LG energy storage unit.

 

These particular LG units have been the subject of several recalls and warnings (see the second update linked) and use Lithium-ion cells/NMC rather than Lithium Iron phosphate (LifePO4) cells which are much less likely to go fzzt.

 

Absolutely but.....

"Warnings were issued about the risk of overheating, which can lead to fires and harmful smoke emissions."

I would have expected to see the house burnt to the ground in the case of a lithium battery thermal runaway.

The house has had a wall blown out by an explosion.

 

It is conceivable that the batteries got hot and caused a gas explosion, in which case there is a good case for closing down companies which need to issue danger warnings with their badly designed goods.