{"id":2152590,"date":"2026-09-19T05:02:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2152590"},"modified":"2026-09-19T05:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T02:02:38","slug":"what-happens-if-a-solar-farm-catches-fire-europes-biggest-battery-test-centre-is-finding-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2152590","title":{"rendered":"What happens if a solar farm catches fire? Europe\u2019s biggest battery test centre is finding out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/1200x675_cmsv2_907a2438-7410-58f1-b613-289650101271-9917347.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2926969-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926969\" data-cid=\"9919662\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926969-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/96\/62\/189x106_cmsv2_3e68294e-8f77-590b-b90d-11add01e1a31-9919662.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the Ellipse near the White House, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Washington\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n         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class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            What happens if a solar farm catches fire? Europe\u2019s biggest battery test centre is finding out<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/1536x864_cmsv2_907a2438-7410-58f1-b613-289650101271-9917347.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"The DEKRA battery test facility is based in Klettwitz\/Germany.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              The DEKRA battery test facility is based in Klettwitz\/Germany.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Hans von der Brelie\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspHans von der Brelie\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1789794158\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-09-19 07:02:38 +02:00\">19\/09\/2026 &#8211; 7:02 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span 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width=\"48\" height=\"48\" alt=\"whatsapp\" class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Battery \u2018torture testing\u2019 simulates car washes, sandstorms and wildfires for the benefit of the energy transition.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--earth js-article-content\">\n<p>Eastern Germany is home to some of the world\u2019s most advanced \u2018torture chambers\u2019. Here, water, fire, high-voltage current and even dust are used to press and squeeze, twist and strike, shake and hammer the beating hearts of the technology we use every day, like electric vehicles. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At Europe\u2019s largest battery testing centre, they put batteries into every imaginable situation to see what happens. Whether they explode, survive or thrive, it\u2019s better to find out here than in a consumer\u2019s garage.<\/p>\n<h2>Batteries are subjected to extreme temperatures and full-blown sandstorms<\/h2>\n<p>I am standing beside a long row of garage-sized boxes inside the DEKRA facility in the small town of Klettwitz in Lusatia. Each box has its own unique purpose. Head of DEKRA, Thomas Hucke, is showing me around. Thermometers and warning lights surround me \u2013 what do they mean? <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_48ed4a0d-5949-5104-901a-1fcbfb691704-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cWe\u2019re testing how battery prototypes behave at very low temperatures, or at very high temperatures. From Siberia to the Sahara,\u201d Hucke explains.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">\u201cWe\u2019re testing how battery prototypes behave at very low temperatures, or at very high temperatures. From Siberia to the Sahara,\u201d Hucke explains.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re testing how battery prototypes behave at very low temperatures, or at very high temperatures. From Siberia to the Sahara,\u201d Hucke explains. \u201cIn other words, the classic environmental conditions that a <strong>battery<\/strong> like this experiences over its lifetime.\u201d He then walks over to a control panel and, with grim determination, turns it all the way to the minus max level: \u201cRight, minus 40 degrees Celsius \u2013 let\u2019s take it right down to the limit\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Full-blown sandstorm? No problem for Hucke and his team. If a specialised battery is to survive use in the desert, its suitability must be certified before it can be marketed and sold. For that, the DEKRA team naturally have some particularly gruelling dust chambers.<\/p>\n<p>We cross an industrial road and enter a hall on the opposite side. A few staff members hurriedly push plastic crates in front of a prototype that has just been delivered to block the view. \u201cCamera off!\u201d they say. This is top secret.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also test very large batteries,\u201d says Hucke, explaining the enormous size of the test hall, \u201csuch as stationary energy storage systems, for example. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Batteries can save Europe\u2019s solar and wind power from being wasted. But are they a blackout risk?<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Energy beneath our feet: Could rock be used as a battery for renewables?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_3cb44637-9028-5b50-8815-1dc8010f9aed-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"High-pressure nozzles, fine-spray nozzles, wide-spray nozzles. You could hardly find a better place to submerge a battery \u2013 whilst monitoring all parameters from inside.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">High-pressure nozzles, fine-spray nozzles, wide-spray nozzles. You could hardly find a better place to submerge a battery \u2013 whilst monitoring all parameters from inside.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOver there,\u201d Hucke points to another test chamber, \u201cwe carry out vibration tests. In vehicles, batteries are usually subjected to vibrations. What happens when a vehicle drives over a curb, or when it receives a mechanical impact?\u201d All of this is tested, documented and reported to the manufacturer. Certification is only granted once the new battery model has met all stress parameters to Hucke\u2019s complete satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer safety is a top priority in the <strong>European Union<\/strong>. \u201cThe EU has drawn up a Battery Regulation which sets out the tests that must be carried out on batteries. It\u2019s about sustainability, the value chain, and ultimately, always about safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_ce605783-bce7-519e-94e9-f46e524abfc7-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Hucke: \u201cThe EU has drawn up a Battery Regulation. It\u2019s about sustainability, the value chain, and ultimately, always about safety.&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Thomas Hucke: \u201cThe EU has drawn up a Battery Regulation. It\u2019s about sustainability, the value chain, and ultimately, always about safety.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hucke elaborates: \u201cThe energy transition isn\u2019t just about electric mobility. At the test centre, we naturally also test vehicle batteries. But beyond that, we are increasingly testing energy storage solutions for stationary applications. These are mostly intermediate storage systems for renewable energies, namely <strong>solar and wind<\/strong>. That is the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Batteries are crushed and burnt \u2013 to find out what happens<\/h2>\n<p>Hucke smiles as he leads us into the next fiery circle of battery hell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens in the event of a fire? In an accident? Or if batteries are overcharged or discharged improperly? Batteries must remain safe even in these situations,\u201d he says. \u201cThe energy transition [and the associated electrification] must function safely and sustainably. This requires testing service providers who ensure that certain rules and standards are adhered to.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_5e053c5b-b0c4-51bb-90a1-0e3c4125d3eb-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"Euronews Earth inside one of the \u2018torture chambers\u2019 pushing EV batteries to their limits.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Euronews Earth inside one of the \u2018torture chambers\u2019 pushing EV batteries to their limits.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hucke nods towards the \u2018fire hall\u2019. There, they recently tried to set an entire <strong>battery<\/strong> container alight. This is not an unrealistic scenario: planet-heating fossil fuel emissions are leading to increasingly extreme temperatures. Europe experienced this first-hand in a scorching summer filled with devastating wildfires and drought.<\/p>\n<p>It cannot be ruled out that one day a major fire might also reach the buffer electricity storage facility at a <strong>solar or wind farm<\/strong>. Up to certain temperature levels, a large-scale battery storage facility must be able to withstand this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_6d5a7a7d-39f6-5210-8754-fd3652cde81a-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"Up to certain temperature levels, a large-scale battery storage facility must be able to withstand.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Up to certain temperature levels, a large-scale battery storage facility must be able to withstand.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Opening a high-security airlock, Hucke leads me into a room with a cathedral-high ceiling. Massive metal blocks are firmly bolted to the floor. This is the bunker hall of the \u2018crush bed\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got an oversized vice here,\u201d says Hucke, where batteries are clamped to be stress tested. \u201cThe battery is squeezed \u2013 and the regulations stipulate that absolutely nothing must happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_cc29897e-136c-57bb-aed3-3efb2a42f9dc-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"Massive metal blocks are firmly bolted to the floor. This is the bunker hall of the \u2018crush bed\u2019.\u00a0\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Massive metal blocks are firmly bolted to the floor. This is the bunker hall of the \u2018crush bed\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But what if it does? What if the new prototype can\u2019t take any more, after the water, dust, heat and cold tests? What if it really does crash and explode in the crushing bed between the jaws of the steel clamps?<\/p>\n<p>Hucke points to the special fixtures on the thick walls. \u201cWe have pressure relief flaps here \u2013 and outside the building, a complete flue gas scrubbing system that extracts the gases in an emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_97548170-3c1a-5867-b8df-d7f68c0a4ed2-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"Hucke points to the special fixtures on the thick walls. \u201cWe have pressure relief flaps here \u2013 and outside the building, a complete flue gas scrubbing system.&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Hucke points to the special fixtures on the thick walls. \u201cWe have pressure relief flaps here \u2013 and outside the building, a complete flue gas scrubbing system.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Batteries are key to a safe and sustainable energy transition<\/h2>\n<p>Wind and solar power are a rapidly growing source of energy in Europe. <strong>Grid constraints<\/strong> and the intermittent nature of these renewables means the need for flexible storage is rapidly increasing.<\/p>\n<p>Battery test centres are \u201ca key component\u201d of the energy transition, says Hucke, ensuring that this renewable power can be stored safely.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_056dea78-5841-505f-b836-155fce3188cb-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"Outside the building, a complete flue gas scrubbing system can extract gases in an emergency.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Outside the building, a complete flue gas scrubbing system can extract gases in an emergency.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cStandards and regulations have been in place in the automotive sector for some time now. And the same is now happening in the field of stationary <strong>battery storage<\/strong> solutions for renewable energies,\u201d he tells me. \u201cThis requires state-of-the-art testing laboratories. We ensure that batteries entering service meet all safety requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What about the test centre\u2019s own sustainability? A huge, ultra-modern battery test centre like this requires a lot of energy. \u201cWe\u2019re expanding our solar PV systems,\u201d emphasises Hucke, \u201cand using stationary battery storage to ensure we can recover energy\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-2\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Europe was the \u2018most unusually hot place on the planet\u2019 this summer. Can renewables cool us down?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.557\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/73\/47\/808x449_cmsv2_c5dd709a-aa14-57dd-8862-1662cd4790b6-9917347.jpg\" alt=\"Water, fire, vibrations, extreme temperatures and even dust are used to torture the beating hearts of battery prototypes..\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Water, fire, vibrations, extreme temperatures and even dust are used to torture the beating hearts of battery prototypes..<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Hans von der Brelie<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The DEKRA Group also took a stand at the <strong>World Economic Forum<\/strong> (WEF) in Davos, joining the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders. \u201cIn an increasingly disruptive global environment, in which the urgency and even the existence of the climate crisis is, in some quarters, being called into question once again, we emphasise the strategic importance of jointly combating climate change,\u201d states the Group headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>The DEKRA Climate Impact Programme includes internal decarbonisation and support for external climate projects that make a measurable contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2915893-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2915893\" data-cid=\"9866276\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2915893-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/86\/62\/76\/480x270_cmsv2_ed03da48-d6a1-5186-936d-a08ef9b5f1ed-9866276.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A general view of the newly inaugurated battery storage facility of Greenvolt Group on the outskirts of Buj, northeastern Hungary, Wednesday, June 10, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Earth News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Blackout risk? 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Here, water, fire, high-voltage current and even dust are used to press and squeeze, twist and strike, shake and hammer the beating hearts of the technology we use every day, like electric vehicles.\u00a0At Europe\u2019s largest battery testing centre, they put batteries into every imaginable situation to see what happens. Whether they explode, survive or thrive, it\u2019s better to find out here than in a consumer\u2019s garage.Batteries are subjected to extreme temperatures and full-blown sandstormsI am standing beside a long row of garage-sized boxes inside the DEKRA facility in the small town of Klettwitz in Lusatia. Each box has its own unique purpose. Head of DEKRA, Thomas Hucke, is showing me around. Thermometers and warning lights surround me \u2013 what do they mean?\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re testing how battery prototypes behave at very low temperatures, or at very high temperatures. From Siberia to the Sahara,\u201d Hucke explains. \u201cIn other words, the classic environmental conditions that a battery like this experiences over its lifetime.\u201d He then walks over to a control panel and, with grim determination, turns it all the way to the minus max level: \u201cRight, minus 40 degrees Celsius \u2013 let\u2019s take it right down to the limit\u2026\u201dFull-blown sandstorm? No problem for Hucke and his team. If a specialised battery is to survive use in the desert, its suitability must be certified before it can be marketed and sold. For that, the DEKRA team naturally have some particularly gruelling dust chambers.We cross an industrial road and enter a hall on the opposite side. A few staff members hurriedly push plastic crates in front of a prototype that has just been delivered to block the view. \u201cCamera off!\u201d they say. This is top secret.\u201cWe also test very large batteries,\u201d says Hucke, explaining the enormous size of the test hall, \u201csuch as stationary energy storage systems, for example.\u00a0\u201cOver there,\u201d Hucke points to another test chamber, \u201cwe carry out vibration tests. In vehicles, batteries are usually subjected to vibrations. What happens when a vehicle drives over a curb, or when it receives a mechanical impact?\u201d All of this is tested, documented and reported to the manufacturer. Certification is only granted once the new battery model has met all stress parameters to Hucke\u2019s complete satisfaction.Consumer safety is a top priority in the European Union. \u201cThe EU has drawn up a Battery Regulation which sets out the tests that must be carried out on batteries. It\u2019s about sustainability, the value chain, and ultimately, always about safety.\u201dHucke elaborates: \u201cThe energy transition isn\u2019t just about electric mobility. At the test centre, we naturally also test vehicle batteries. But beyond that, we are increasingly testing energy storage solutions for stationary applications. These are mostly intermediate storage systems for renewable energies, namely solar and wind. That is the future.\u201dBatteries are crushed and burnt \u2013 to find out what happensHucke smiles as he leads us into the next fiery circle of battery hell.\u201cWhat happens in the event of a fire? In an accident? Or if batteries are overcharged or discharged improperly? Batteries must remain safe even in these situations,\u201d he says. \u201cThe energy transition [and the associated electrification] must function safely and sustainably. This requires testing service providers who ensure that certain rules and standards are adhered to.\u201d\u00a0Hucke nods towards the \u2018fire hall\u2019. There, they recently tried to set an entire battery container alight. This is not an unrealistic scenario: planet-heating fossil fuel emissions are leading to increasingly extreme temperatures. Europe experienced this first-hand in a scorching summer filled with devastating wildfires and drought.It cannot be ruled out that one day a major fire might also reach the buffer electricity storage facility at a solar or wind farm. Up to certain temperature levels, a large-scale battery storage facility must be able to withstand this.Opening a high-security airlock, Hucke leads me into a room with a cathedral-high ceiling. Massive metal blocks are firmly bolted to the floor. This is the bunker hall of the \u2018crush bed\u2019.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve got an oversized vice here,\u201d says Hucke, where batteries are clamped to be stress tested. \u201cThe battery is squeezed \u2013 and the regulations stipulate that absolutely nothing must happen.\u201dBut what if it does? What if the new prototype can\u2019t take any more, after the water, dust, heat and cold tests? What if it really does crash and explode in the crushing bed between the jaws of the steel clamps?Hucke points to the special fixtures on the thick walls. \u201cWe have pressure relief flaps here \u2013 and outside the building, a complete flue gas scrubbing system that extracts the gases in an emergency.\u201dBatteries are key to a safe and sustainable energy transitionWind and solar power are a rapidly growing source of energy in Europe. Grid constraints and the intermittent nature of these renewables means the need for flexible storage is rapidly increasing.Battery test centres are \u201ca key component\u201d of the energy transition, says Hucke, ensuring that this renewable power can be stored safely.\u201cStandards and regulations have been in place in the automotive sector for some time now. 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