What Is ECR? Breaking Down the New Fire Containment Measurement
Battery safety is an emerging field, and it calls for new language and new standards in order to evolve a common understanding of the subject. One of the standards that CellBlock is helping to propagate is ECR: Energy Containment Rating.
Ascend Elements Raises $542 Million to Expand Battery Recycling Operations
Ascend Elements announced that it has raised $542 Million in new equity investments, which it will use to build the United States’ first commercial-scale manufacturing facility for sustainable battery materials.
IATA Releases Guidance For Shipping Lithium Batteries by Air
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has just released updated guidance for the transport of lithium metal and lithium ion batteries.
How CellBlock Stays On Top as Battery Chemistries Change
We asked our CTO, Dylan Vandemark, for his thoughts on whether the new technologies pose a threat to the industry’s business model.
Over $1 Billion Raised For Battery Recycling By Redwood Materials
Redwood Materials, already North America’s largest battery recycling company, has just raised over $1 billion to expand their operations. The Series D funding round, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, and funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., will be used to “continue building our capacity, expanding the domestic […]
Product Spotlight: EV Blanket
EV battery fires are no joke: they burn hot and burn long. That’s why we at CellBlock chose to apply our fire containment expertise to the problem of EV battery fires, ultimately resulting in the world’s most effective EV battery fire containment solution: the FireShield EV Blanket.
Safe Charge Sleeve D-Series Documentation and Instructions
Testing and Documentation Below you will find support documents for the Safe Charge Sleeve D-Series product. Third-party testing on our proprietary textiles, used in the D Series as well as other CellBlock products, is provided in the form of videos and test reports. For additional documentation, please feel free to contact us. 30 Minute Powerplant […]
New York Governor Forms Working Group For Energy Storage Fire Safety
“Following multiple fire safety incidents across New York, I’ve directed State agencies to immediately form the Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group to mobilize the personnel and resources necessary to keep New Yorkers safe,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced. “The Working Group will collaborate with first responders and local leaders to identify best practices, address potential […]
DHL’s New Guidance for Shipping Li-ion Batteries By Air
DHL has released updated guidance on best practices for shipping lithium ion batteries by air. Noting that “international commitments to achieve carbon neutrality in the coming decades depend on the electrification of our economies,” DHL goes on to conclude, “shippers must understand how to safely ship lithium-ion batteries by air.” This is followed by data […]