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DOE Hosts Hydrogen Codes and Standards Workshop
by Karen Miller, National Hydrogen Association
The Department of Energy developed a new hydrogen vision statement with industry's help in November 2001, reinforcing the Bush Administration's priority to explore a hydrogen economy as delineated in the National Energy Policy. Additionally, the Department sponsored a hydrogen roadmapping meeting in April 2002, which involved hundreds of industry participants and resulted in a better understanding of a pathway to a hydrogen economy in 2030 and beyond. Expressed throughout the various breakout groups was the need for a comprehensive, coordinated codes and standards activity. The complete report on this event can be found at http://www.eren.doe.gov/hydrogen/features.html.
One challenge to creating the necessary infrastructure is the lack of hydrogen safety codes and standards. Fortunately, the U.S. Department of Energy continues to support industry’s efforts to develop the necessary codes and standards to permit hydrogen production, storage, and use, including siting hydrogen refueling stations.
On August 19 and 20, 2002, the Department of Energy's Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies hosted a Hydrogen Codes and Standards Workshop in Washington, DC to help develop and promulgate consensus codes and standards that will facilitate market acceptance and penetration of hydrogen technologies.
The purpose of the Workshop is more fully described in the attached agenda. The objective of the Workshop was to obtain input from key standards and code development organizations and from industry so that the DOE can prepare a development plan for hydrogen codes and standards.
Desired Outcomes:
- identify hydrogen and fuel cell-related codes and standards and codes & standards development activities in progress
- identify the technologies and applications that will require codes and standards development efforts for the next several fiscal years, and
- articulate strategies and action plans for meeting high-priority needs.
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