from chemistry to pack
Why Certification Alone Won’t Save Us Introduction Lithium-ion batteries power modern life, from the phone in your pocket to the electric vehicle in your driveway to the grid-scale energy storage facility humming at the edge of town. With this ubiquity comes an uncomfortable truth: these systems store enormous energy in compact volumes, and when they … Read more
Review based on Arthur Claire’s LinkedIn post. Many people think that BESS fires are always due to the batteries 🔋 🔥 This is not what the data are saying. Chinese researchers just published the most complete root-cause breakdown of global BESS fires from 2016 to 2025 with 102 incidents analysed. The root cause split is … Read more
Lithium-ion batteries are an essential component in electric vehicles, however their safety remains a key challenge. This video explores the science behind what happens when batteries are abused and when they fail. Starting from how a battery cell works, this presentation from Billy Wu at the Dyson School of Engineering takes you through the basics … Read more