FIRE SUPPRESSION INSIDE
In 2011 Proba-2’s resistojet fuel tank was repressurised with an influx of nitrogen that had not been stored in a tank under pressure but within a solid material kept at room temperature with no special storage requirements. This ‘cool gas storage’ technology first developed by TNO Defence, Security and Safety is also being transferred to a fire suppression device in information and communication technology (ICT) equipment, usually placed inside data centres, by the company Fire Suppression Inside. Intellectual property rights have been secured and the first round of investment has been attracted by entrepeneur Harm Botter. The company is currently being supported in ESA’s Noordwijk Business Incubation Centre.
Organization:
ESA
Directorate:
TEC
Keywords:
Energy
Oil & Gas
Regions:
Global
Type:
Technology Transfer