Despite slow improvements, there were nearly 1.3 million fires in the USA in 2019, but vehicle fires are increasing, causing 17% of fire deaths. Fire killed nearly 3 700 civilians and injured 16 000. Three quarters of fire deaths and injuries were home fires. Although...
White Paper says electrical fires are increasing and points to new risks from PhotoVoltaics, ElectricVehicles, heat pumps and the ageing population. FEEDS (Forum for European Electrical Domestic Safety) says there are over 270 000 fires of electrical origin in the EU,...
The percent of road accident fatalities in burning vehicles is increasing, accentuated by materials and technology trends. A study based on data from the USA, UK and Sweden, interviews with medical experts and assessment of accident reports, shows that although the...
A PIN FR package in epoxy shows aviation fire performance and reduced smoke emission and toxicity. DGEBA-based epoxy was combined with FRs, then applied to woven glass fibres (GF) to 0.6 mm thickness. A PIN flame retardant package (resin micro-encapsulated red...
Wed. 28th October, 9h00 & 16h00 CET– click here to register The global electric vehicle (EV) market was estimated at 160 US$ billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to over 800 billion US$ by 2027. Electric car sales increased 40% year-on-year in 2019, reaching...
