Solar Energy Archives - Construction & Civil Engineering magazine https://ccemagazine.com/news/tag/solar-energy/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:52:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://ccemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2022/10/cce-150x150.png Solar Energy Archives - Construction & Civil Engineering magazine https://ccemagazine.com/news/tag/solar-energy/ 32 32 New White Paper on Understanding PV and Fire Risk on Flat Roofs https://ccemagazine.com/news/new-white-paper-on-understanding-pv-and-fire-risk-on-flat-roofs/ Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://ccemagazine.com/?p=15840 Harnessing the power of solar energy is a key step in tackling climate change, but as more PV systems are being installed on commercial rooftops across the world, an increase in the incidence of fires has been noted. Whilst these are generally not caused by the PV panels themselves, their presence can affect how a fire may develop, and to date there has been little research on how the building materials used underneath a rooftop array may perform.

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