Kazuo Ninomiya, Asahi Kasei

Kazuo Ninomiya, Asahi Kasei

Kazuo Ninomiya, Asahi Kasei, panellist for pinfa, noted that new regulations on battery fire safety are needed to drive development and deployment of high fire performance materials. PIN flame retardant suppliers will work actively with materials suppliers and...
Corina Neumeister, Nabaltec

Corina Neumeister, Nabaltec

Corina Neumeister, Nabaltec, panellist for pinfa, noted that non-halogenated flame retardant solutions today exist for many energy applications, including for the specific performance and safety requirements of e.g. photovoltaics and electric vehicle charging systems,...
Dirk Long, EPRI

Dirk Long, EPRI

Dirk Long, EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute), shared the ESA (Energy Storage Association) target of 100 GW of battery storage in the US electrical grid by 2030, to support grid resilience and roll-out of renewable production (PV, wind) and emphasised that...
Yoon Ko, National Research Council Canada

Yoon Ko, National Research Council Canada

Yoon Ko, National Research Council Canada, further outlined specific fire challenges related to PV installations in buildings. PV systems can ignite because of electrical faults, moisture ingress leading to short-circuits or overheating. Back-sheet and encapsulation...
Alexander Kuchner, CURRENTA Fire Technology

Alexander Kuchner, CURRENTA Fire Technology

Alexander Kuchner, CURRENTA Fire Technology, presented the results of fire testing of photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs. In Europe, roofs are tested and approved for specific scenarios, including external fire impacts. But what happens in this context to already...