Research project on Photovoltaics and fire safety

Notice summary: This study is for a 3 year research project to investigate fire safety of photovoltaics. The study will include a literature survey, a survey of standards, investigations of fires and recommendations. Description: Statistics show that solar PV deployment has risen very rapidly over the last 4 years, driven by large global drop in technology costs. There are more than 0.6 million UK buildings with solar PV installed with solar PV capacity in the UK reaching 5.2GW by the end of February 2015. A recent...