On March 25, a balcony energy storage system caught fire in a residential villa in Neuenhaus, Lower Saxony, Germany. According to the homeowner, the affected storage system was a 2.4kWh solar storage product, Zendure AIO-2400, manufactured by a battery company based in Guangzhou. This energy storage system utilizes lithium iron phosphate batteries and had been in operation alongside a 1.78kW balcony solar system for two weeks prior to the incident.
The fire caused significant damage to the home’s heating and hot water systems, and the storage system’s utility room was largely destroyed. Fortunately, no one was home at the time of the fire; it was a neighbor who noticed the smoke and alerted the fire department, which managed to control the blaze within two hours. The cause of the fire is still unclear, but there were no reported injuries.
Following the incident, Zendure issued a statement indicating that an internal investigation has been initiated to determine the cause of the fire. Zendure is a brand under Guangzhou Jianghai Technology Co., Ltd., established in 2017. It was the first company in the industry to launch modular balcony energy storage solutions and has maintained a strong position in the German market, with operations extending across Europe, including France, Austria, and Switzerland, as well as expansion efforts in the United States and Japan.
Previously, Zendure had formed a strategic partnership with Ganfeng Lithium to develop environmentally friendly energy storage solutions focused on battery production and recycling. Despite the fire raising questions about the safety of lithium iron phosphate batteries, which are generally considered stable, the affected homeowner has expressed intentions to purchase another energy storage system to continue contributing to energy transition efforts.
