Smoke and vanadium leak from Swiss home energy storage unit

Smoke and vanadium leak from Swiss home energy storage unit Vanadium redox flow energy storage manufacturer Prolux Solutions said 50 l of vanadium electrolyte leaked from a residential unit in Arbon but no fire occurred. April 9, 2025 Sandra Enkhardt Distributed Storage Energy Storage Residential PV Technology and R&D Switzerland Image: Prolux Solutions Share From ESS News Police in the Swiss canton of Thurgau on Sunday reported a “fire and chemical rescue operation in an apartment building” in Arbon which involved a vanadium leak. The police had been ed shortly after 7:30 a.m. due to smoke in the basement of the building. The police stated its initial investigation found “Around 500 l of vanadium (electrical fluid) leaked out of the photovoltaic system in the basement.” The police refused to answer pv magazine‘s questions about whether a solar array or vanadium redox flow energy storage unit had caught fire, citing an ongoing investigation. Prolux Solutions, which manufactured the vanadium energy storage unit installed at the property, told pv magazine there was no fire and firefighters who arrived at the scene at 7:45 a.m. did not have to extinguish anything, nor was there any heat in evidence. To continue reading, please visit our ESS News website.   This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com. China’s Huadian announces winners in 6 GWh BESS tender with average bid at $65/kWh 24 March 2025 The procurement exercise has attracted 67 battery energy storage companies but only six have emerged as winners. The average bid stood at CNY 0.473/Wh...