Efforts to develop international standards for natural gas fuelling stations have moved one step closer with the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Technical Management Board (TMB) deciding earlier this month to establish a new Project Committee. The decision follows recommendations arising from last month’s preliminary meeting of stakeholders held in Zurich, Switzerland, which agreed with the need for separate standards on compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations for fuelling vehicles. ISO numbers have yet to be assigned to the standards but drafting is already under way and a first meeting of the Project Committee is planned for the Netherlands on 22nd and 23rd June of 2010.
The ISO TMB also confirmed the assignment of NEN (Netherlands) as the Secretariat for the Project Committee.
Industry experts wishing to participate in the development of the standards can do so by requesting participation through their local ISO affiliated national standards assocation. A formal call for experts will be issued via normal ISO processes in coming weeks.
Questions in the meantime can be directed to the Convenors of the respective working groups assigned to the projects.
WG 1 ‘CNG Stations for Fuelling Vehicles’ – Convenor/Project leader: Mr. Diego Goldin (Argentine NGV Chamber, Argentina)
WG 2 ‘LNG Stations for Fuelling Vehicles’ – Convenor/Project leader: Dr. Václav Chrz (Chart Industries, Czech Republic).
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