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The exact issue you describe was a problem in a recent urban fire in the Netherlands though [1], the fire could not be properly extinguished under the embedded
by dtech 3y ago
The exact issue you describe was a problem in a recent urban fire in the Netherlands though [1], the fire could not be properly extinguished under the embedded solar panels in the roof and spread further than it would have otherwise.
Having these corner case be an over-focus of an overall better technology is a bad human habit though [2]
[1] https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5391449/zonnepanelen-arnhem-brand-indaksysteem-brandveiligheid https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/nieuws/nederland/artikel/5391449/zo...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiYO1TObNz8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiYO1TObNz8
- borski 3y ago> The panels in Arnhem were not placed on roof tiles, but directly on the roof. The roofs of the entire block of houses are connected by solar panels. This is not how normal solar panels are placed on roofs. In CA, for example, there are offset requirements where they have to be a certain distance from the edge of the roof, and on top of roof tiles/shingles. The only exception is uninhabited buildings, like a detached garage. Sounds like Norway needs to adjust its safety regulations.