pinfa submitted evidence and input to EU surveys to prepare Guidance on Fire Safety in building renovation & electrification. This Guidance will be developed for the European Commission DG GROW (Fire Information and Exchange Platform, FIEP) and aims to support...
All 750 customers escaped safely from a fire at the K Club discotheque, Kehl, Germany, 29th March, showing that death and disaster can be averted in fires when fire safety precautions are in place, even in complex and crowded, high-risk public buildings. Press reports...
Science review concludes that flame retardants are the most promising approach for photovoltaic panel fire safety, in particular PIN FRs. They are considered less expensive, compatible with preferred PV encapsulation systems (generally using polyolefins or ethylene...
Flame-retardant coatings show significant reduction of fire risk for BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics). 100 mm square mock PV panels were cone calorimeter tested. The panels consisted of a glass covering sheet, solar cell, front and back sheets of EVA...
Emissions from fires in photovoltaic (PV) panels are estimated to be 100x lower than those from PV panel manufacture. Based on fire statistics for PV panels and estimations of emissions during the fire, fire extinction and replacement of damaged panels and parts of...
