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Uncategorized, Utility and Misc
Grid-Level Energy Storage Ready for Takeoff but Barriers Remain
By: Corina Rivera-Linares JUL 28, 2020 Although battery storage technology is gaining traction, the industry must face several challenges head on to take full advantage of it. For electric utilities like Consolidated Edison Inc.’s subsidiary Orange and Rockland Utilities Inc., battery energy storage is a key component of providing reliable power, but challenges remain for […]
Uncategorized, Utility and Misc
Faulty battery system triggered 2019 APS explosion that injured Surprise firefighters, report finds
The fire was actually a “cascading thermal runaway event” inside a large APS energy storage facility, according to the new report. July 27, 2020 Updated: 7:28 AM MST July 28, 2020 SURPRISE, Ariz. — A thermal chain-reaction caused by a faulty battery system triggered the explosion that injured eight firefighters in Surprise last year, according to […]
Batt, Portable, Laptop, Phone, Uncategorized
Grand Forks family warns of battery dangers after fire destroys garage
It’s a fire danger that many people don’t realize. It’s one a Grand Forks family found out the hard way. They lost their garage, and everything inside. Written By: Matt Henson | Jun 11th 2020 – 11pm. According to the Grand Forks Fire Department, the garage fire began when a lithium-ion battery caught fire. GRAND FORKS — A Grand […]
Uncategorized, Utility and Misc
Pressure builds on lithium-ion
The issue of safety in lithium ion batteries is an area of major concern that is generating a lot of interest in the media. And rightly so. Done right, lithium ion battery technology is a mature, well established technology that has been used for nearly 30 years. Done wrong? Well batteries have turned into incendiary […]
E-Bike & Scooter, Uncategorized
Hoverboard To Blame For 2-Alarm Andover Fire
WBZ Boston | April 10, 2020 BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) A charging hoverboard is said to be the cause of a two-alarm house fire in Andover yesterday. The fire broke out in a two-family home at 10 Temple Place around 3:45 p.m. Three residents inside the unit that caught fire, and two other residents in the […]
Uncategorized, Utility and Misc
Recycling Plants Are Catching On Fire, And Lithium Ion Batteries Are to Blame
By Jillian Mock | Feb 28, 2020 |The Verge A nightmare for the recycling industry became incarnate when a Texas recycling plant burst into flames in December 2016. The fire caught quickly, melting plastic bottles, consuming cardboard boxes, and incinerating discarded paper. The massive building’s sprinkler system had been damaged in a recent freeze and failed […]
Uncategorized, Utility and Misc
Faulty lithium battery charger believed to cause house garage fire in Boulder City
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Boulder City Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Esther Drive just after 10 a.m. Tuesday morning. Crews found the garage fully engulfed in flames. One person was taken to the hospital with minor smoke inhalation, and another person inside the house was able to escape uninjured. Pets inside the home […]