“Battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator Powin has announced a 3GWh purchase agreement with China-based lithium-ion battery supplier Rept. Rept Battero, part of stainless steel and nickel firm Tsingshan Industry, has been validated as a supplier for Oregon-based Powin and will provide the firm with over 3GWh of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells … [Read more…]
“A Tesla Megapack lithium battery power unit caught fire Tuesday at the massive Moss Landing energy storage facility, shutting down nearby Highway 1 and triggering a shelter in place order for nearby residents. PG&E told Bloomberg Business News that firefighters were battling to keep the blaze from spreading. As a precaution, the battery storage … [Read more…]
“Beta Technologies and area fire departments are investigating the cause of a lithium battery fire that set a container ablaze early Friday at the plant in South Burlington. No injuries were reported and the amount of gas possibly emitted is not deemed dangerous to the community, according to a Beta spokesperson. One of several … [Read more…]
“The Portland-based company had a 5% market share of the global BESS system integration market last year, according to IHS Markit. But it is one of only three in the top 10, along with Fluence and FlexGen, that is a pure BESS system integrator play and has to-date deployed over 2GWh of projects, mainly … [Read more…]
“New York City officials say a lithium-ion battery charging in a bike shop caused a major fire Monday in Queens, making it the latest blaze sparked by batteries for e-bikes and scooters. The fire department said the blaze reached the second story of a three-story, mixed-use building, according to Fox News. The response required … [Read more…]
“Chandler (AZ) firefighters have been working a fire at a lithium-ion battery storage site since Monday. The department responded the building that serves as a battery storage center when smoke was detected at a door to the facility. The fire has been burning in the building since then, as firefighters have kept a fire … [Read more…]
“Businesses near an SRP lithium battery storage facility are being asked to evacuate April 21 due to smoke that has been coming out from the building for several days. The smoke began Monday morning, said Matt Burdick, city of Chandler communications director. Fire crews were not planning on sending anyone inside of the building … [Read more…]