FP6 - 19813 HYAPPROVAL - Handbook for Approval of Hydrogen Refuelling Stations

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Type of Project	STREP
Contract No	FP6 - 19813
Total Cost	3,950 KEuro
EC Contribution	1,900 KEuro
Start Date	1-10-2005
Duration	24 Months

Abstract

This project aims to develop a Handbook (HB) facilitating the approval of hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS). The project will be performed over 24 months by a balanced partnership including 25 partners from industry, SMEs and institutes, which ensure the critical mass and required know how for obtaining the identified project goals. Most partners have extensive expertise from HRS projects. Key partners from China/ Japan / USA provide an additional liaison to international regulations, codes & standards activities.

The project goals are to finalise the HRS technical guideline started under EIHP2 and to contribute to the international standard under development at ISO TC197 and in first line to provide a HB which assists companies and organisations in the implementation and operation of HRS. The HB will be based on best practices reflecting the existing technical know-how and regulatory environment, but also includes the flexibility to allow new technologies and design to be introduced at a later stage.

In order to meet these goals, best practises will be developed from various project experiences and partner activities various EU countries as well as in and in China, Japan and the USA. The HyApproval process will include a HB review by country authorities to pursue "broad agreement" and to define "approval routes". After finalising the HB process the developed requirements and procedures to get "Approval in Principle" shall be sufficiently advanced to seek approval in any European country without major modifications. Not only infra-structure companies, HRS operators/owners and local authorities but also the EC will profit from the HB that is deemed to contribute to the safe implementation of a hydrogen infrastructure.

Coordinator

Ludwig-Bölkow-Systemtechnik GmbH , Germany

Partners

• L'Air Liquide, France
• Air Products, UK
• BP Gas Marketing, UK
• Chinese Academy of Sciences, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, China
• Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, France
• National Center for Scientific Research Demokritos, Greece
• Det Norske Veritas, Norway
• EniTecnologie, Italy
• Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany
• Adam Opel, Germany
• Federazione Associazioni Scientifiche e Tecniche, Italy
• Norsk Hydro, Norway
• Icelandic New Energy, Iceland
• Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques, France
• Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aerospacial, Italy
• Joint Research Centre, EC
• Linde, Germany
• Hydrogenics Europe, Belgium
• Shell Hydrogen, Netherlands
• Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Netherlands
• Total France, France
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
• Health and Safety Executive, UK
• Engineering Advancement Association of Japan, Japan

Contacts

Contact

• Reinhold WURSTER / L-B-Systemtechnik GERMANY