{"id":6880,"date":"2023-01-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod.zbt.compositas.io\/projects\/projektstart-wasserstoffqualitaet-in-europa-verstehen\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T12:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:01:01","slug":"hqe","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/zbt.de\/en\/projects\/hqe\/","title":{"rendered":"HQE: Understanding hydrogen quality in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Project launch: Understanding hydrogen quality in Europe<\/h1>\n
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A top-class consortium wants to draw a detailed picture of hydrogen quality at Europe’s refuelling stations by analysing hundreds of samples. The aim is to help operators meet quality standards and drive standardisation work forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The new\u00a0HyQuality Europe (HQE) project<\/b>\u00a0aims to understand the quality of hydrogen fuels in Europe and enable\u00a0hydrogen refuelling station<\/b>\u00a0(HRS) operators to meet the\u00a0quality standards<\/b>\u00a0required for fuels. In a targeted and representative mass market study, the hydrogen quality at HRS will be analysed. For this purpose, 300 samples will be taken in the low-duty range (700 bar, <60 g\/s) and in the heavy-duty range (350 bar, >60 g\/s) in at least 13 different European countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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The samples are analyzed by leading\u00a0hydrogen analysis laboratories<\/b>\u00a0and the anonymized results are used to build an open source database. The results will provide data on the occurance classes of various impurities at European hydrogen refuelling stations, which operators can use to create a\u00a0cost-effective quality assurance plan<\/b>\u00a0for risk assessment. This can replace a comparatively expensive prescriptive approach.
\nThe HQE project aims to provide HRS operators with a cost-effective quality assurance approach, thereby helping to\u00a0reduce the price of hydrogen<\/b>. Indirect objectives are to increase consumer confidence, to increase the incentive for fleet operators to switch to hydrogen vehicles, and to enable the widespread adoption of hydrogen vehicles and refuelling infrastructure.<\/p>\n

In addition, the project will advance quality monitoring at hydrogen refuelling stations using\u00a0online analysers<\/b>. For this purpose, three selected HRS will be equipped with analysers. In order to expand the capacity of analyses in accordance with the applicable ISO standards, a suitability comparison of ten hydrogen analysis laboratories will also be carried out. Finally, the occurrence of at least\u00a0four newly identified impurities<\/b>\u00a0will be investigated using comprehensive analytical techniques.<\/p>\n

By involving leading researchers in the field, the project will help to proactively support the development of ISO standards and future research on this important topic.<\/p>\n

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