The lithium-ion battery energy storage system facility caught fire on Jan. 16, leading to evacuation orders for about 1,200 nearby residents. About 80% of the structure and its batteries were ...

The lithium-ion battery is a near-ubiquitous technology with a serious flaw: They sometimes catch on fire. A video of crew and passengers aboard a JetBlue flight feverishly dumping water on a ...

Years ago, in Google’s data centers, server racks were anchored with lead-acid battery backup units. The old clunkers were reliable, but they were also bulky, heavy, and not all that powerful.

Lithium-ion battery fire in the Bronx kills 1 NEW YORK - One man is dead and several other people were hurt in a fire at a multifamily home in the Bronx Thursday night. The victim, 34, was pulled ...

Inlyte Energy is reviving and scaling iron-sodium battery technology to create a safe, low-cost, and domestically sourced alternative to lithium-ion batteries for utility-scale storage.

According to a June 2019 research report titled “Development of Sprinkler Protection Guidance for Lithium-Ion Based Energy Storage Systems” by FM Global, the minimum sprinkler density required ...