Tesla -Building site in Grünheide: no approval of early start. (Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images)
The complaint comes from the Naturschutzbund (Nabu) and the Green League. The lawyer Thorsten Deppner, who represents the associations in the Tesla proceedings, sent the State Office for the Environment (LfU) drone images that were taken from the construction site at the end of June, reports the Berlin daily Tagesspiegel. Five tanks from the factory’s chemical depot can be seen on it. One of the tanks is intended for the coolant / refrigerant R1234yf, according to Deppner’s email, which is available to the daily mirror. It is presumed to be 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene. According to the 15th advance permit from the LfU, Tesla was allowed to build two tanks for other substances, but none for the coolant.
Is the tank approved?
“In any case, according to the documents and findings currently available to us, there is currently no approval of an early start that would allow the developer to build this tank,” wrote Deppner. In his opinion, the construction of the tank is not covered by any other permit.
The LfU has Deppner’s advice of July 2, 2021 obviously taken seriously: On July 6, an inspection was carried out on the construction site. A report of the on-site visit is not yet available. However, the authorities assumed that the construction was carried out without a permit, as reported by the business online news service Business Insider, citing Insider. It is unclear what consequences this will have. It is not the first time that Tesla builds without permission.
Tetrafluoropropene is flammable in a fire Hydrogen fluoride or its aqueous solution, hydrofluoric acid, could be released, both very dangerous and toxic substances. An accident report recently found that Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin is not adequately prepared for chemical accidents.
Author of the article is Werner Pluta.
