Episode 208: Carlos Vicens (Full Circle Lithium)
Apr 18, 2025•49 min
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Episode description
Carlos Vicens is the founder and CEO of Full Circle Lithium, a company that has developed an effective fire extinguishing agent for lithium fires.
As the world moves to electric transportation and large scale BESS (battery energy storage systems) the risk to life and property from lithium fires has grown exponentially. Full Circle Lithium believes their FCL-X product is a viable solution to the problem.
Topics:
How significant an issue are lithium fires?
Why lithium fires are so challenging to extinguish
The team
Partnerships
The regulatory environment
Should lithium fires have a special classification?
Fire tests
How FCL-X works
Training fire departments
Playing with (lithium) fire
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