A new UK startup has developed a bacteria-powered battery that can harvest electricity when buried in soil. Bactery formed out of the University of Bath in the hope of commercialising the new form ...

The soil battery is one of dozens of 'adventurous' projects that have just been granted €17 million from the UK government. Solar power could one day be stored in the ground beneath our feet ...

AND NOW INSPECTORS WITH CAL EPA ARE TAKING SOIL SAMPLES.. IN AREAS THAT POSE THE MOST RISK OF POSSIBLE CONTANIMATION FROM THE BATTERY FIRE.. BASED ON THE RESULTS.. COUNTY HEALTH LEADERS NOT RULING ...

Video above is from story on County of Monterey starting water and soil testing in Moss Landing. In the days following the Vistra Power Plant's lithium-ion battery storage facility fire ...

This week, scientists collected another round of soil samples to determine if January’s Moss Landing battery fire left ...

According to Aiello, his lab saw hundreds-fold rise in the concentration of three heavy metals in the top layer of the soil. “They are clearly the type of material from a battery, so you can ...

So, startups are now turning to plants that can concentrate nickel from the soil. Scientifically, this is referred to as phytomining. It has the dual benefit of preventing mining while still ...

Image More than 1,000 residents had to evacuate when the battery-storage plant went up in flames. Credit...Ian C. Bates for The New York Times The depositing of heavy metals onto soil carries ...

New battery storage bill proposed ... The County of Monterey Environmental Health is currently analyzing soil and water samples taken at the Vistra site and in surrounding areas and will ...

BREKKE: That testing and the restaurant's closure are precautions Solano is taking after a January fire at a massive battery energy storage plant just a half-mile away. Some soil testing showed ...