DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a> - Explosion fears over proposed huge battery farm </p><p>by Dafydd Evans, BBC News, January 16, 2025</p><p>"Concerns about fires and explosions have been raised over plans to build one of the UK largest <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BatteryFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryFarms</span></a>.</p><p>"The Ynni Celyn project would create a 1,000MW <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BatteryEnergyStorageSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryEnergyStorageSystem</span></a> (BESS) site on green fields above the village of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gwyddelwern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gwyddelwern</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Denbighshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Denbighshire</span></a>.</p><p>"A public meeting will be held on Thursday, with some residents concerned about the safety of the site and potential <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a>.</p><p>"Developer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatPower</span></a> said safety was 'paramount' and only about a third of the 75 acre site would house batteries.</p><p>"BESS are being built across the UK to help balance the electricity grid, which is becoming increasingly powered by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a>.</p><p>"The systems hold electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind turbines and solar farms.</p><p>"Plans for the site, close to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClwydianHills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClwydianHills</span></a> and a planned new <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPark</span></a>, were recently shown to the community.</p><p>"Dr Kevin Sharp lives near the proposed site and said it could create a 'potential catastrophe'.</p><p>"He added said: 'We know that these batteries can catch fire, explode and emit lots of very <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicGases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicGases</span></a>.</p><p>"'I don't think anyone can guarantee the safety of everybody around here, should there be an incident.'</p><p>"'A small chance of a bad thing is an unacceptable risk for the people who live locally.'</p><p>"Demand for electricity is expected to double in Wales by 2050 as efforts to reduce carbon emissions continue and BESS sites are seen as providing a stable and reliable supply.</p><p>"Similarly sized projects are being built or have been approved.</p><p>"However, fires and explosions have been reported around the world including one at a 20MW site in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Liverpool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Liverpool</span></a> in 2020.</p><p>"Jamie Corry also lives close to the site and said it was unsuitable due to the 'shocking' access for the fire service."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30dn61m64eo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c30dn61m</span><span class="invisible">64eo</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BessFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BessFires</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumBatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumBatteries</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LithiumFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LithiumFires</span></a></p>