NGV Global Workshop brings stakeholders up to speed
Canadian compressor manufacturer IMW Industries has played host to three days of meetings at the Vancouver Convention Center to progress draft ISO standards for NGV fuelling stations. Members of ISO PC252 convened for two and half days working on the drafts of ISO WD 16923 (CNG) and ISO WD 16924 (LNG) while NGV Global used half a day of the three day program to host a workshop and forum bringing industry members up to speed on the progress of the standards. The workshop also included a preview of an NGV Global Position Paper on CNG Vehicle and Cylinder Verification. Delegates traveled from as far as New Zealand and the Philippines specifically for the workshop while several experts from North America took the opportunity to take an active role in the development of the standards.
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NGV Global is recommending RFID systems as a means of verifying CNG vehicles and cylinders at the point of refuelling. The recommendations follow more than 12 months of study on the subject and are outlined in a 66 page Position Paper released by the association this week. The paper arose as a result of discussions with NGV Global’s Technical Committee on means to reduce the incidence of illegal or accidental tampering of CNG cylinders and installations. Executive director, Brett Jarman, says the intent of the paper is to reduce preventable incidents and to stimulate discussion and action within the industry and regulators. ”Our observations of industry incidents causing harm or damage indicated that most were the result of human negligence or interference and could be prevented if sufficient controls were put in place at the point where high pressure CNG fuel is delivered to a vehicle,” said Mr Jarman. “This is the point where a non-compliant vehicle potentially becomes dangerous.”
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