Electric vehicles and battery-powered devices use lithium-ion cells to store energy efficiently. However, incidents involving ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand. But as more energy storage is ...

Officials from the Energy Facilities Siting Board will be at the Tewksbury Memorial High School auditorium Thursday for a ...

Alternative energy is exploding─literally. Lithium battery fires are breaking out on highways and in factories, home garages, and storage rooms. The rise in battery fires is amplified by government ...

A truck carrying lithium-ion batteries overturned on the 47 Freeway in San Pedro on Thursday, Sept. 26, sparking a fire and shutting down traffic in both directions between the 110 and 710 freeways.

Driven by the dual boost of the explosion in small-scale energy storage and the surge in demand for light power, cylindrical batteries are experiencing a new round of development opportunities, ...

Renewable Energy Battery Storage A large lithium battery energy storage system operated by Key Capture Energy that can power 15,000 homes for two hours during outages or high demand sits surrounded by ...