#lithiumbatteries — Public Fediverse posts
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"The [#LithiumBatteryFire], which is more than 300 miles away from and totally unrelated to the Southern California wildfires, was 'raging out of control Thursday night, sending up huge flames and clouds of hazardous black smoke,' according to local news reports.
"It was reported at the #MossLandingPowerPlant located in northern #MontereyCounty around 3 p.m.
"Evacuations of about 1,500 people were ordered for the area, and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office called other agencies in the county to help with the emergency.
"The facility, owned by #VistraEnergy, a Texas company, is one of the largest #BatteryStorage plants in the world, The Mercury News reported. It holds tens of thousands of #LithiumBatteries, which are used to store electricity generated from #SolarPower.
"'There’s no way to sugarcoat it. This is a disaster, is what it is,' Monterey County Supervisor Glen Church told KSBW-TV. 'This is extremely disconcerting.'
"The plant is located on the site of a now-shuttered 1950s-era PG&E Moss Landing natural gas plant, which was converted into a BESS facility in 2020. The site can store a total of 750 megawatts of energy, which is sold to PG&E, The Mercury News reported. A separate 182-megawatt battery storage plant that has 256 #Tesla '#Megapack' battery packs is also located on the north side of the site. According to The Mercury News, that facility did not appear to be burning.
"The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but past reports indicate that this is the third fire at the facility."
#California #SanFrancisco #LithiumFire #Airquality #ToxicAir
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In between #OldTownMaine and #SearsportMaine is #OrringtonMaine -- famous for its HUGE pile of trash and trash "plant" that has plagued the area for years...! And sure, human residents can stay indoors, but what about all the denizens who live outdoors! smh...
Massive fire is just the latest setback for troubled Orrington trash plant
"The past six years haven’t been kind to the trash incinerator along the #PenobscotRiver in Orrington.
"On Tuesday night, a massive fire broke out at #EaglePointEnergyCenter, formerly known as #PenobscotEnergyRecoveryCo. Orrington’s assistant fire chief, Chad Bean, said early Wednesday morning that the blaze has been contained, but it will likely take several days to fully extinguish.
"That’s in part because firefighters, who came from as far away as Levant and Eddington, have been unable to safely enter the 200-by-400-foot building where the blaze is burning on the tipping floor.
"In the meantime, Orrington and #HampdenMaine residents have been advised to keep their windows closed because of the significant smoke given off by the fire.
"While a cause isn’t yet known, the facility’s owners said #LithiumIon batteries likely sparked the conflagration."
#Maine #MaineNews #TrashFire #ToxicAir #Pollution #LithiumBatteries #LithiumFires #ToxicSmoke
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Tesla made $1.6 billion in Q3, is switching to LFP batteries globally - Enlarge / A Tesla factory. (credit: Getty Images)
Tesla made a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1806319 #lithiumbatteries #lfpbatterycells #teslaearnings #teslamodel3 #teslamodely #tesla #cars