Airplane Fire Containment Demonstrations featuring LIBIK
In this video, you’ll see how our LIBIK (Lithium-Ion Battery Incident Kit) can contain battery fires in a variety of in-flight scenarios. Watch a laptop, a battery pack, and more cascade into thermal runaway.
CellBlock Highlights Battery Safety During Fire Prevention Month
We’re in the business of fire safety, so naturally Fire Prevention Month is on our radar.
An E-bike Charging Solution Safe Enough for FDNY
Our Safe Charge Battery Rack allows multiple micromobility batteries to safely charge at once and is, like all our products, engineered and tested beyond compliance. Iit’s the only charging system that FDNY has allowed to bypass NYC fire code 309.3.
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.
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.
New York Governor Forms Working Group For Energy Storage Fire Safety
According to the Governor’s website, Hochul created the Working Group in response to fires at facilities in Jefferson, Orange, and Suffolk Counties this summer. The group’s charter is to ensure the safety and security of energy storage systems in New York State.