They have come up with a potentially game-changing design and construction methodology for affordable, sustainable, fire-resistant buildings, with a view to revolutionising all forms of housing ...

Authorities in Monterey County, California lifted all evacuations Friday night, one day after a fire broke out at one of the world's largest lithium battery storage facilities. The Monterey County ...

While absent a creamy caramel center, the crucial battery component could provide better fire safety — as it can extinguish its own flames — as ... could solve some of the problems that have held the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A major fire at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California sent up flames of ...

AND WE HAVE MORE BREAKING NEWS. THIS IS OUT OF MONTEREY COUNTY TONIGHT, WHERE CREWS ARE WORKING TO PUT OUT A LARGE FIRE AT A BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY. TONIGHT WE’RE LEARNING PEOPLE IN ALL OF ...

MOSS LANDING – Some 1,200 residents were allowed to return home Friday night after they were evacuated a day earlier due to a major fire at the Vistra battery storage plant in Moss Landing.

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“Lithium-ion batteries can be unstable,” Fire Chief Joel Mendoza told KSBW at the time. "When operating, the electrodes produce heat, which might become uncontrollable during battery malfunction ...

A small fire also broke out in 2022 at an adjoining battery plant owned by Pacific Gas & Electric and supplied by Tesla. Safety concerns fueled a ballot measure last year further down the coast in ...

General Motors Co. has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Norway-based graphite manufacturer Vianode for materials for electric-vehicle batteries. The deal comes as GM looks to boost EV ...