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‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony #solar is taking off - theguardian.com/environment/20… "Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear" #renewables

‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off

Stephen Burgen (The Guardian)
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"Big batteries at home could catch fire! They are a risk!"

No: "the findings indicate that the probability of an home storage systems (HSS) fire is very low (0.0049 %) and is 50 times lower than for a general house fire."

"But solar panels catch fire quite often!"

No: "Compared to the generally low fire probability of an HSS, the probability of PV systems catching fire is a further three times lower"

Preprint, RWTH Aachen, papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

#Renewables #Solar #PV #Battery #Research

Figure 12: Comparison of the fire probabilities of all described elements. Bar graph with House fire probability at 0.27%/year and HSS at .005%/year

Quantitative Fire Risk Assessment of Battery Home Storage Systems in Comparison to General House Fires in Germany and Other Battery Related Fires

Battery storage systems are becoming an integral part of the energy transition, as they offer the possibility of bridging time windows in which self-generated r
papers.ssrn.com
#solar #research #battery #Renewables #pv

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India is building what it boasts will be the world's largest renewable power plant, an emblem of a determined push to boost solar energy. japantimes.co.jp/environment/2… #environment #energy #adanigroup #india #solar #renewables

Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power

Philippe Alfroy (The Japan Times)
#Environment #India #energy #solar #Renewables #adanigroup

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