Lithium-Ion Battery Incidents In The News

MDPI: Assessment of Run-Off Waters Resulting from Lithium-Ion Battery Fire-Fighting Operations

An article in MDPI stated the following about Run-Off Water from Lithium-Ion Battery Fires:  As the use of Li-ion batteries is spreading, incidents in large energy storage systems (stationary storage...

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MDPI: Assessment of Run-Off Waters Resulting from Lithium-Ion Battery Fire-Fighting Operations

An article in MDPI stated the following about Run-Off Water from Lithium-Ion Battery Fires:  As the use of Li-ion batteries is spreading, incidents in large energy storage systems (stationary storage...

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Science Direct: Analysis of Combustion Gases from Large-Scale Electric Vehicle Fire Tests

Science Direct recently wrote: Fires involving electric vehicles have attracted considerable attention in the media. In particular, the toxic gases released upon combustion of electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries has...

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Scientific Reports: Toxic fluoride gas emissions from lithium-ion battery fires

An article in Scientific Reports states the following: Lithium-ion battery fires generate intense heat and considerable amounts of gas and smoke. Although the emission of toxic gases can be a...

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Brimstone Fire Protection Announces Successful Collaboration with Leidos to Supply NASA with a Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Solution for the International Space Station

Successful Space Certification of Brimstone Fire Protection’s Lithium-Ion Fire Containment Bags Paves Way For JAXA HTV-8 Launch in September 2019 UPDATE: Here is footage from the successful JAXA launch. Brimstone...

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Industrial Battery Fires Becoming More Common

Red flags have been raised about the possibility of lithium ion tool batteries catching fire in industrial settings, such as mines.

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