Lithium's Achilles'heel doesn't stop the industry advancing I

摘要

The Achilles'heel of the lithium-ion industry showed itself once again this quarter.In December,Korean battery giant LG Chem began recalling models of its home energy storage system(ESS)units,amid overheating and fire concerns.The company worked with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC)on the recall following five fires that caused limited property damage and no injuries.The impacted units were sold from January 2017 through March 2019.The recalled units include systems sold by SunRun,which uses LG Chem in some of its BrightBox residential storage products.