Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 24164

Fuel Cells: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 29 April 2024

Answered: 8 May 2024

Question

Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has carried out a cost benefit analysis for hydrogen fuel cells using deoxygenated air as a fire extinguisher; and whether sufficient fuel cells could be produced domes

Answer

Andrew Bowie

Although I am not aware of any work on this in the department, a 2001 study by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency indicated that deoxygenated air would be a less effective extinguisher than other extinguishing agents, although neither a detailed c...

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