San Luis Obispo County’s first battery energy storage facility will soon be up and running in Nipomo — despite recent community opposition to the project. The Caballero Energy Storage project will ...

24, 2025 — Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe ...

At its core, the diamond battery thrives on decay — specifically, the decay of the carbon-14 isotope. Carbon-14 is best known ...

Monterey County officials confirm no public health threat from the Moss Landing battery plant fire, with air, water, and soil testing showing safe levels.

Cheap, safe, widely available sodium could be used for battery energy storage alongside photovoltaics. The Sodium-Ion-Battery Germany (SIB:DE) Research project is investigating whether sodium-ion ...

The development again highlights safety concerns with the systems along with the perceived need for them from an ...

The dramatic fire at the Vistra battery storage plant caused the evacuation of 1,200 people in Northern Monterey County, closed Highway 1 and sent large clouds of toxic black smoke billowing from one ...

“If we’re going to be moving forward with sustainable energy, we need a safe battery system in place.” After the press conference on the morning of 17 January, the blaze flared up again that ...

(The Center Square) – Renewable energy advocates have long called for building battery complexes to store intermittent solar and wind energy, but a recent fire that spewed toxic heavy metals all ...

According to Ion Energy, there are several reasons lithium-ion batteries are prone to overheating and sometimes burst into flames. Because bikes and scooters are small, the battery must fit in a ...

The clean energy company is building the largest solar-plus battery project worldwide, a plant that will run 24 hours a day at cost-competitive rates. When this plant is operational in 2027 ...