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Enhancing safety in lithium-ion batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are generally safe and unlikely to fail but they can catch fire if they are damaged or stored or operated incorrectly. There is a tremendous amount of research and engineering effort going into making batteries safer but are technological advancements being rolled out quickly enough?

By

Marija Maisch

10 May 2024

Battery manufacturers are placing an ever-greater emphasis on safety design to prevent fires. | Photo: Fire and Rescue NSW

News reports about battery fires in grid and mobility applications make for lurid headlines but a closer look at the data reveals a far more nuanced picture. Even with billions of lithium-ion battery cells in use today across electric mobility, stationary storage, and portable electronics applications, the rates of catastrophic failures involving fire or – …

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