Lithium batteries from EVs and hybrids, as well as home-power backups, will require specialized removal in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

After tumbling to record low in 2024 on the back of lower metal costs and increased scale, lithium-ion battery prices are expected to enter a period of stabilization.

A fire at one of the world's largest battery plants in Northern California contained tens of thousands of lithium batteries that store power from renewable energy and have become a growing electricity source.

(CNN) — An evacuation order has been lifted for at least 1,000 residents after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday.

Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate early Jan. 17 after a major fire erupted at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants.

As one of the world’s largest battery storage facilities burns just up the coast, Morro Bay residents are raising the alarm over the proposed construction of a similar plant in their city.

ICL Group is investing 285 million euros ($293.6 million) in a joint venture with Shenzhen Dynanonic to build lithium iron phosphate cathode active material in Europe, the company said Thursday. The Israeli minerals company expects the partnership to significantly expand its battery materials business.

MOSS LANDING — Flames and smoke in the community of Moss Landing and the Elkhorn Slough area in northern Monterey County largely were just smoldering late Friday morning following a major fire at a battery storage plant that brought evacuations, closing Highway 1.

A fire at one of the world's largest lithium battery plants reignited Friday afternoon. Officials say evacuations remain in place and they are continuing to monitor toxic smoke.

Monterey County officials and Vistra Energy executives give press conference as the largest battery fire ever continues to smolder in Moss Landing.

In an effort to strengthen the nation’s domestic battery supply chain and electrify the transportation sector, the federal government closed a $996 million loan guarantee for a controversial lithium mine on the habitat of an endangered Nevada wildflower.