Public questionnaire open to 18th July on user wishes for computer energy performance, repairability and durability. The EU Ecodesign Regulation defines mandatory product specification on energy efficiency, repairability (design, parts supply) and use of materials...
Call for public comment, open to 12th July, on proposed NFPA 800 Battery Safety Code covering fire, electrical, other safety. NFPA 855 (first issued 2019) covers stationary battery energy storage systems. The proposed new NFPA 800 will cover all batteries, from...
Presentations underlined the value of PIN flame retardants in enabling lightweight, fire-safe component performance, in particular protection in case of battery thermal runaway. The AMI conference “Plastics in Electric Vehicles”, Cologne 4-5 June 2024, sponsored by...
Ken Vessey, UL Solutions, summarised challenges and perspectives for EV polymer materials and battery fire testing. Weight reduction is important to the critical objective of EV innovation today, which is to extend vehicle range. Polymer-based composites enable...
Organisations say Sweden’s ecotax on FRs and chemicals in electronics is unfair, ineffective, economically damaging. Four Swedish electronics, technology and games industry federations, in a 35-page joint report, say the tax has nearly doubled since 2022 (+71%)...
