There has been an increase in lithium-ion battery fires, with 13 occurring since February 2. New safety standards for battery-powered products came into effect this month. A spate of fires linked ...

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A lithium-ion battery is “an advanced battery technology that uses lithium ions as a key component of its electrochemistry,” according to the Clean Energy Institute at the University of ...

Lithium-ion fires are prone to reigniting because the lithium salts used in the battery are self-oxidizing, meaning that they can't be "starved out" like a traditional fire, according to safety ...

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Crews are not engaging with the fire and are waiting for it to burn out, he said. Letting lithium-ion battery fires burn out is not unusual because they burn very hot and are hard to put out.

The plant, owned by Vistra Energy, is one of the largest battery storage sites in the world and holds tens of thousands of lithium-ion batteries that store electricity for the power grid.

Meanwhile, it has expanded production plans for the battery metal at its Rincon project and is on the shortlist to partner with Chilean state miner Codelco on a new lithium project. At Rincon ...

Bolivia is stepping up efforts to tap the world’s biggest lithium deposits, readying deals with new investors to build processing plants despite low prices and growing opposition from lawmakers ...