The best time to stop a battery fire? Before it starts.
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Summary
Last week, a massive battery storage site at Moss Landing Power Plant in California reignited after a previous fire had seemingly been extinguished.
Following the initial fire in mid-January, the site’s owner, Vistra, is working to de-link the site’s batteries to reduce future fire risk.
Batteries and the broader e-mobility sector still present significant fire risks even though there have been improvements in fire prevention processes and responses in recent years.
In particular, short-circuits within batteries remain a risk, particularly in cheap, widely-used lithium-ion batteries, which if not carefully manufactured can cause batteries to overheat and catch fire.
To address these risks going forward, battery safety will need to be addressing during manufacturing to reduce the risk of short-circuiting, while across the sector there is a push to develop more robust and less flammable electrolytes.