HYAPPROVAL – HANDBOOK FOR THE APPROVAL OF HYDROGEN REFUELLING STATIONS – FIRST PRELIMINARY ACHIEVEMENTS

The EU-funded project HyApproval [www.hyapproval.org] aims at developing a universal Handbook to facilitate the approval process of Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) in Europe. The main goal of the HyApproval partnership with 22 partners from Europe and one each from China, Japan and the USA is to provide a Handbook of technical and regulatory requirements to assist authorisation officials, companies and organisations in the safe implementation and operation of HRS. Achievements during the first 15 months: analyses of HRS technology concepts and of equipment and safety distances / Intermediate Design Paper / Regulations, Codes & Standards (RCS) review and comparison / first Handbook draft and first review sessions with HySafe experts / safety matrix / identification of accident scenarios / agreement on safety documentation / critical review of reliability data from collections and risk studies / risk assessment (RA) criteria definition and RA / matrix of acceptability and awareness levels / database of Fire Associations & First Responders / calendar of hydrogen events / general description of CGH2 interfaces