Power prices hit regulatory ceiling as heatwave drives demandIndia's power market saw prices surge in late April. High demand, driven by heatwaves, pushed tariffs to the ₹20 per unit ceiling in non-so...
02 May, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Something is going seriously wrong with the US Navy: After the USS Gerald Ford fire comes another crisis — Navy warship Higgins goes dark for hoursAfter the Gerald Ford Fire, the USS Higgins goes dark, and the US Navy's crisis deepens. A guided-missile destroyer loses all power and pro...
01 May, 2026, 10.31 PM IST
Iran war to supercharge Asia's move from fossil fuels to electronsThe U.S. and Israeli conflict with Iran is accelerating Asia's shift to electrification, particularly electric vehicles and battery storage...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.38 AM IST
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankrupt - Part 56: An acquisition, a divestment, and a JV for EV. Ready for re-rating?Bulls argue this company is becoming a complete mobility-platform supplier in India: Power solutions and aftermarket, braking and safety. B...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.24 PM IST
Cheap batteries are taking over the world’s power gridsThis boom, led by China's manufacturing prowess, is making batteries a crucial tool for grid resilience and a cost-effective alternative to...
21 Apr, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Once a gamble in the desert, electric grid batteries are everywhereElectric grids worldwide are being transformed by lithium-ion batteries. These large batteries store excess power from solar and wind sourc...
09 Dec, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
Huge fire erupts at Auckland recycling plant; residents told to stay insideA major fire broke out at the Abilities Group Recycling Depot in Auckland's Glenfield on April 24, 2025, prompting urgent warnings for resi...
24 Apr, 2025, 12.27 PM IST
Massive blaze erupts at Kilwinning battery recycling plant for second time in a yearA major fire has broken out at the Fenix Battery Recycling plant in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, almost exactly a year after a similar incident to...
09 Apr, 2025, 09.14 PM IST
South Korea begins search for answers after battery plant fire kills 22Following a devastating fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea that claimed the lives of 22 workers with one still missing, urgen...
25 Jun, 2024, 09.09 AM IST
Fire at a lithium battery factory in South Korea kills 22A fire at a manufacturing factory in South Korea, likely caused by exploding lithium batteries, resulted in the death of 22 workers, mostly...
24 Jun, 2024, 04.19 PM IST
Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s gripSodium-ion batteries offer benefits over their lithium-ion counterparts. They can discharge faster, providing short, intense bouts of power.
30 Apr, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
EV fire incidents: Niti Aayog member says imported cells 'may not be' suitable for Indian conditions"Battery technology is an evolving technology. India does not manufacture battery cells at the moment. ... we should set up our own cell ma...
09 May, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
As EV demand soars, battery maker Nexcharge gets all its production lines runningThe battery maker has also started a second shift at one of its production lines to meet demand, Stefan Louis, the CEO of Nexcharge told ET...
05 May, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
Australia's largest coal-fired power plant to closeOrigin Energy told investors the "influx of renewables" was "undermining the economics" of the vast decades-old Eraring plant just north of...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
GM extends EV Chevrolet Bolt production halt to late JanuaryThe largest U.S. automaker in August widened its recall of the Bolt to more than 140,000 vehicles to replace battery modules and to address...
02 Dec, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
Fire at SAIL's IISCO plant in West Bengal; 21 injured, 2 in ICUThe incident occurred during a planned shutdown taken for carrying out rectification jobs in one of the pre-heaters of the coke oven batter...
25 Sep, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
- Toshiba recalls 830,000 laptop batteries
Major Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said that it is recalling 830,000 batteries made by Sony for its laptops, the latest in a gr...
29 Sep, 2006, 03.12 PM IST