AS Published on Saturday 18 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:various issues around PV
Panels on flat roofs increase the intensity of fires.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Technical University of Denmark have analysed the interaction of a fire between a flat roof and panels placed on it. They found that a small gap between the two increased the intensity of the fires.
However, commercially available panels are mainly made of non-combustible materials.
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