Final Report
Guideline for Assessing Fire Risks and Risk Minimization
In view of the continuing international interest expressed in the results of the work, a translation of the report was prepared.
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In view of the continuing international interest expressed in the results of the work, a translation of the report was prepared.
This English translation of the German original version was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Solar Energy Technologies Office under Award Number DE-EE0008073. The translated content was reviewed by the U.S. department and by the German authors. In case of deviations in detail the German original is valid. The U.S. Department of Energy has been granted permission to use and distribute this guideline in both hardcopy and softcopy through its website and through media outlets.
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Guideline - Assessing Fire Risks in Photovoltaic Systems and
Developing Safety Concepts for Risk Minimization
In this guideline the results of more than 3 years of research work of the network partners with the support of further PV experts, trade associations, industrial partners, fire brigades, installation companies, insurance companies and operators were summarized.
The work covered several topic complexes:
- Fire risk assessment in PV systems, both in the event of external fire exposure and for fire risks within the PV system itself.
- Risk assessment in PV fires for emergency services, in particular fire brigades, and strategies for risk avoidance
- Evaluation of possibilities for minimizing the risk of fire development and fire propagation within the facilities Derivation of recommendations regarding component and system design, materials, quality assurance during manufacture, installation and operation