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SUVEREN - Improvement of safety in underground urban traffic areas by using new energy sources

With the participation of the STUVA, a new project "Improvement of safety in underground urban traffic areas by using new energy sources (SUVEREN)", launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research in the framework of the program "Civil Security Research" over a term of three years (August 2017 - July 2020) with 1.8 million euros.

To conserve resources and reduce CO2 emissions, alternative vehicle propulsion systems have been developed and used for some time. Many car manufacturers offer a wide range of vehicles that are purely electric, hybrid, which means in combination with internal combustion engine and electric drive, or driven by gas. Although the number of newly registered hybrid and electric cars has risen sharply, so far there are hardly any reliable studies of how the new energy sources, for example in the case of fires behave. The SUVEREN project analyzes risks associated with the use of alternative energy sources in subterranean traffic areas, such as underground garages or tunnels. Among other things, the fire behavior of batteries and gas pressure vessels as well as of composite materials used in vehicles is being investigated. Important research topics are the interaction between smoke gases and extinguishing agents as well as ways of combating for example battery fires by sprinklers or water mist extinguishing systems. The risk analysis includes the specific spatial conditions in urban underground spaces such as underground car parks and tunnels.
The increased use of new energy sources in subterranean spaces is breaking new ground in terms of public safety. The project will therefore develop a safety concept for dealing with these energy sources, which includes, among other things, the design of firefighting systems, extinguishing agents, escape and rescue routes and measures for emergency services. It is planned to incorporate the results in national and European standards and regulations.

Project partners are, in addition to the STUVA, the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin (Association Coordinator), FOGTEC Brandschutz GmbH & Co. KG, Cologne.
Associated partners involved are: DB Station&Service AG, Berlin, City of Munich, Fire Department, CETU Center d'Etudes des Tunnels, Bron (France), INERIS, Verneuil-en-Halatte (France).

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