Plans to build a battery energy storage facility around a mile from Scout Moor wind farm in the Rossendale hills have prompted fire concerns.

Every day brings a new spectacle from the White House. What resembles a farce is, unfortunately, a harsh reality. The new ...

China is tightening regulations on battery-powered vehicles and will require its automakers to comply with higher battery ...

Starting in July 2026, the country will have some of the world's strictest EV battery safety and testing requirements.

Nearly half a million portable power banks are being recalled because they can overheat and pose the risk of a fire while ...

seeking to reduce risks for drivers, passengers and surrounding properties due to what is termed "thermal runaway", the most common cause of battery-related fire. The standards, said to have been ...

This far exceeds Beijing's goal set up in 2015 for NEV sales to make up 20% of total sales by 2025, which was revised five years later to more than 50% by 2035, thanks to government policy support ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is tightening regulations on battery-powered vehicles and will require its automakers to comply with higher battery safety standards, aiming to reduce risks of fire and ...

UL said its latest edition of UL 9540A was updated to include a clearer criteria for cell-to-cell propagation, high-temperature test methods for various battery chemistries and testing protocols for ...

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) says the fifth edition of its ANSI/CAN/UL 9540A standard addresses technology such as sodium-ion batteries and new use-cases including rooftop installations.