Project: Metrology for hydrogen vehicles 2

Acronym 19ENG04 MetroHyVe 2 (Reference Number: 19ENG04)
Duration 01/08/2020 - 01/08/2023
Project Topic The EU has targeted net-zero emissions from transport by 2050 which will require rapid take-up of cleaner, non-fossil fuels such as hydrogen. Electric vehicles using hydrogen are filled at hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) but no standardised measurement methods exist to ensure accurate dispensing of fuel for heavy-duty vehicles that require higher flow rates. Furthermore, there are no reference materials or ratified methodologies for detecting impurities, risking damage to both HRS components and vehicle fuel cells. Building on EMPIR project MetroHyV, this project will develop a metrological, traceable framework for testing hydrogen dispensing meters at HRS. Effects of long-term usage on HRS sensors and analysers will be examined and the first harmonised hydrogen sampling methodologies and reference materials will be developed and implemented. New field-validated primary standards for type-approval and initial verification of HRS will be made available allowing customers to be charged correctly when refuelling heavy-duty vehicles. These new measurement capabilities are expected to enable fuel quality to comply to legislation and will be critical for unlocking the potential for wider deployment of hydrogen for heavy-duty road transport in Europe.
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Network EMPIR
Call EMPIR Call 2019

Project partner

Number Name Role Country
1 NPL Management Limited Coordinator United Kingdom
2 Physikalisch-Technischer Pruefdienst des Bundesamt fuer Eich- und Vermessungswesen Partner Austria
3 Césame-Exadébit SA Partner France
4 Justervesenet Partner Norway
5 Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie METAS Partner Switzerland
6 TUV SUD Limited Partner United Kingdom
7 RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB Partner Sweden
8 Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy Partner Finland
9 L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des procédés Georges Claude Partner France
10 Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives Partner France
11 EMCEL GmbH Partner Germany
12 Eidgenoessische Materialpruefungs- und Forschungsanstalt Partner Switzerland
13 ENGIE Partner France
14 ITM Power (Trading) Limited Partner United Kingdom
15 Linde GmbH Partner Germany
16 SINTEF AS Partner Norway
17 Zentrum für BrennstoffzellenTechnik GmbH Partner Germany
18 Toyota Motor Europe NV Observer Belgium