After a fire at a Monterey County battery storage facility, scientists say high levels of heavy metals were found at a nearby ...

An emerging technology, lithium ion battery storage plants, which proponents say will provide cheaper and cleaner energy, is running into strong headwinds on Long Island from towns and other ...

This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of ...

The blaze that began Jan. 16 destroyed most of a 300-MW lithium-ion battery array at Vistra Energy’s 750-MW Moss Landing storage facility at a decommissioned gas power plant site. “ ...

Fire crews are waiting for the flames to die out as lithium-ion batteries are tough to put out, as the flames continue to ...

The rapid growth of large-scale energy storage is driven by plunging battery prices , rising electricity demand and a recognition among operators, utilities and public officials that grids are less ...

When a massive fire erupted at one of the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage facilities in Monterey County, it didn’t just send plumes of smoke over nearby communities — it cast a ...