NEWS & INSIGHTS from Maintenance Services Electrical 

Posts from September 2023

Solar panels on home rooftops are one source of renewable electricity
Prosumers are people and companies that both produce and use energy. 
 
Renewable energy is high on the list of measures homeowners and businesses can take to reduce their carbon footprint. 
 
Options including wind turbines, solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, biomass plants and anaerobic digestors can all generate off-grid electricity. 
battery damage can lease to fires and explosions with e-bikes and scooters
‘Thermal runaway’ can cause lithium-ion batteries to catch fire when they self-heat uncontrollably, leading to toxic fumes, fires and explosions
 
Even when they’re put out, lithium-ion battery fires can start again, which is why they are so dangerous. 
 
Faults in the lithium-ion cells leading to short-circuits are often the cause.