This recent fire highlights not only the immediate environmental effects but also the long-term implications for the role of lithium-ion technology in renewable energy.
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.
Amperex Technology Ltd., the leading producer of lithium-ion batteries, convinced the Federal Circuit Thursday that a trio of Maxell Ltd. patents asserted against the battery maker are invalid.