Lithium-Ion Batteries

• Lithium-ion batteries spark yet another fire in Toronto, chief says in warning

  Jim Jessop said the batteries, which are used to power a wide range of items like smartphones, were behind two fires at the Ashwarren Road recycling facility last week.

  Canada

  May 26
  
• Toronto sees 3 lithium-ion battery fires in 24 hours. Official calls it ‘alarming’

  Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop posted on X on Tuesday crews had responded to three separate fires in the past 24 hours in the city. 

  Canada

  Feb 24
  
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• E-bike battery caused blaze that sent 2 people to hospital: Edmonton firefighters

  'Over the last few years, as lithium ion batteries become more of a common part of our day, we have seen an increase in fires with these batteries as the cause.'

  Fire

  Jan 16
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• Battery believed to have caused Edmonton apartment fire that displaced dozens

  A fire that forced dozens of residents from an Edmonton apartment building and sent two people to hospital is prompting renewed warnings about lithium-ion battery safety.

  Fire

  Jan 15
• Strathcona County firefighters warn of lithium-ion battery risks after home destroyed

  In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 20, Strathcona County firefighters were called to a fire at a home in a rural part of the county.

  Fire

  Jul 30, 2024
• Quebec, Ottawa pledge $300M for GM electric car battery component plant

  The factory will manufacture cathode-active materials, a key component of lithium-ion batteries found in electric cars. It is expected to create 200 jobs when it opens in 2025.

  Canada

  May 29, 2023
• Next step in Ontario EV auto strategy is a lithium hydroxide plant: minister

  Ontario Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli calls it the 'sleeper story' of the province's massive auto industry transition.

  Canada

  May 11, 2023
• The EV revolution is igniting these surprising companies

  More EVs are showing up on the road. New economic opportunities springing up related to that. This includes service technicians, mining, charging stations and battery recycling.

  Economy

  Feb 10, 2023
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• Imperial Oil signs deal with E3 Lithium to advance pilot project in Alberta’s historic Leduc oilfield

  The agreement will see Imperial invest $6.35 million in E3 Lithium, a junior resource company that has developed a technology to extract lithium from oilfield brines.

  Economy

  Jun 23, 2022
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• UBC Okanagan assistant professor working to create safer, cheaper batteries

  Zinc-ion batteries are being touted as being cheaper, safer and long-lasting than lithium-ion batteries.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2021