Crashes and Disasters
A group of Monterey County residents filed a lawsuit in Alameda County against several companies for damages following the ...
Albemarle’s China move puts spotlight on WA lithium refineries
Lithium heavyweight Albemarle will mothball one of its processing plants in China as it continues cost-cutting measures that ...
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Battery storage plant catches fire in California, forcing state’s latest evacuations: ‘This is a disaster’
according to the Mercury News. Lithium battery fires can emit toxic gases that can cause respiratory problems and skin burns and are difficult to extinguish. The large plant, which stores some 750 ...
‘Such a concern’: Firefighters launch campaign to raise awareness on lithium-ion batteries
Sky News host Chris Kenny discusses the 14 lithium-ion battery fires over nine days in New South Wales. “There have now been ...
Tech’s ‘Three-Mile Island’ Moment: Lithium Battery Storage Catches Fire
This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of lithium-ion technology in renewable energy.
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Crashes and Disasters
Lithium battery fires burn at high temperatures and are difficult to put out. As a result, fire fighters did not battle the blaze and allowed it to burn out. The fire spread a large cloud of toxic ...