Rooftop PV fire & safety standards

Rooftop PV fire & safety standards

PV-Magazine raises concerns about fire safety standards for domestic and small scale solar panel PV systems. PV-Magazine (20th November 2020) underlines that safety requirements vary between countries and suggests that Australia’s standard is problematic, because it...
PIN FR innovation for lithium ion batteries

PIN FR innovation for lithium ion batteries

Scientists have developed low weight, high-safety components to improve lithium ion batteries, using phosphorus PIN FRs. A publication from Stanford University and SLAC (US National Accelerator Laboratory) proposes to replace the meal foils currently used as current...
Dietzel Univolt PIN FR “HFT” cable conduits

Dietzel Univolt PIN FR “HFT” cable conduits

Innovating in cable conduits since 1938, the Austrian company Dietzel Univolt considers its range of “HFT Next generation” LSF0H (Low Smoke and Flame, Zero Halogen) conduits as a frontrunner in sustainability. Using PIN flame retardants, the conduits are HFT...
Mineral based FR synergist for CPR cables

Mineral based FR synergist for CPR cables

Nabaltec’s new synergist improves processability, ageing and fire performance of ATH-filled LFHFR cables. Low Fire Hazard Fire Resistant cables achieve CPR (EU Construction Products Regulation) criteria for reaction of cables to fire, smoke production, thermal...
HFFR compounds for e-vehicle cables

HFFR compounds for e-vehicle cables

Padanaplast launches PIN flame retardant compound for ultra-flexible, high-voltage e-vehicle battery and powertrain cables. The new performance XLPO-HFFR (halogen-free flame retardant, silane cross-linkable polyolefin) compound also offers thermal and mechanical...