‘Big Storage’ Is the Next Big Technology in the Climate Fight March 30, 2021 By Eric Roston If the last 10 years of happy developments in solar power, wind turbines, batteries and electric vehicles have taught us...
SK Innovation Loses U.S. Battery Trade Case but Gets Temporary OK to Sell to Ford, VW February 11, 2021 By David Shepardson and Heekyong Yang WASHINGTON — The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday sided with South Korea’s chemicals and electric vehicle (EV) battery...
LG Chem Recalls Home Battery Systems After Reports of Fires December 4, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse LG Chem Ltd. is voluntarily recalling certain models of its home energy storage batteries in the U.S. on concerns they...
Edge Computing, Supply Chains, Deepfakes Among 2020’s Top Emerging Risks: Swiss Re June 15, 2020 By L.S. Howard Pandemic threats were once on the list of potential emerging risks facing the insurance industry and society. Now that this...
Tesla’s Futuristic Door Handles Blamed for Death in Fiery Wreck October 23, 2019 By Robert Burnson The futuristic door handles on Tesla Inc.’s Model S are being blamed for a fatal crash in which a police...
Coast Guard Issues Safety Recommendations After Boat Fire September 13, 2019 By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES — The Coast Guard has announced new safety recommendations in the wake of a fatal boat fire off...
Charred Wreckage of California Dive Boat Raised from Ocean Floor September 13, 2019 By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES – A dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, was raised...
Lithium Battery Boom Hits Roadblock With Fire-Fearing Cities May 18, 2018 By Mark Chediak The new era of big batteries has already drawn scrutiny after fiery electric-car crashes across America and Europe. Now, U.S....
U.S. Push to Avert Plane Battery Fires Stalls Under New Administration March 14, 2017 By JOAN LOWY A year ago, the U.S. government was campaigning for an international ban on shipments of rechargeable batteries on passenger planes...
Fires, Injuries Caused by E-cigarettes on the Rise December 16, 2016 By FRANK ELTMAN Katrina Williams wanted a safer alternative to smoking, and e-cigarettes seemed to be the answer until the day one exploded...