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Solar roof tiles in 2024
coppice:
It has been a while since solar roof tiles were discussed here. Last time around they seemed immature, very expensive, and a generally poor idea. Recently I have noticed a few houses in our area (York, UK) which seem to have some sort of integrated solar panels as roof tiles. I can find a few web sites about solar installations in the UK with recent pages listing several suppliers, and price comparisons showing higher prices than big rectangular solar panels, but nothing crazy. Has this technology matured into something workable, or are these sites just BS advocacy?
nctnico:
These kind of solar panels start to become common in the Netherlands for newly build houses. A big downside is fire safety. If there is a fire in the attic, the integrated solar panels make it next to impossible for the fire brigade to put the fire out from the outside. They basically have to use an excavator to tear the entire roof off. Whereas with ceramic / concrete tiles, they just pull the tiles off and kick in the interior lining, in order to reach the fire.
Not integrated solar panels but a fully covered roof:
Without the solar panels, they would have been able to contain this fire to one home but now 3 homes burned.
coppice:
--- Quote from: nctnico on November 04, 2024, 11:55:20 pm ---These kind of solar panels start to become common in the Netherlands for new houses. A big downside is fire safety. If there is a fire in the attic, the integrated solar panels make it next to impossible for the fire brigade to put the fire out. They basically have to use an excavator to tear the roof off.
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Is there something specific to solar tiles with the fire issue? Surely any solar panels on a roof represent high voltages and high power as a safety hazard when there is an emergency.
nctnico:
It is not even about high voltages or electric fires, there simply is no access to get to fires in attics. At other levels, you can break the windows and spray water in but attics are problematic. Even more so as the roofs are typically constructed using wood where lower levels are typically build using stone / gipsum / concrete.
Someone:
--- Quote from: coppice on November 04, 2024, 11:58:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on November 04, 2024, 11:55:20 pm ---These kind of solar panels start to become common in the Netherlands for new houses. A big downside is fire safety. If there is a fire in the attic, the integrated solar panels make it next to impossible for the fire brigade to put the fire out. They basically have to use an excavator to tear the roof off.
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Is there something specific to solar tiles with the fire issue? Surely any solar panels on a roof represent high voltages and high power as a safety hazard when there is an emergency.
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Appears to be a identical issue with anything other than a tile roof.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrugated_galvanised_iron
Making the post more of the political posturing/misinformation that user so frequently pushes.
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