Decarbonisation Scan
Is your company ready to act? The Energy Scan provides insight into opportunities to streamline your energy consumption and transition to sustainable energy sources, helping your business achieve its climate goals.
Hydrogen
Hydrogen offers interesting possibilities for the energy transition. It is a promising alternative to natural gas, with numerous applications. In vehicles, using hydrogen instead of fossil fuels enables emission-free transport. Hydrogen can also play a role in the decarbonization of the industry: reducing CO₂ emissions through cleaner industrial processes.
The transition to hydrogen involves many aspects, such as technical development, economic feasibility and safety. In our advanced test lab, we make this concrete with technical assistance, testing, inspection and certification of hydrogen chain solutions.
Why is hydrogen so important in the energy transition?
Pressure Equipment Directive Quality (PED)
Pressure Equipment Directive Quality certification with Kiwa: prove the safety and conformity of your pressure equipment, be ready for ISO 9001 and be competitive in the European market.
Laboratory facilities
Our cutting-edge laboratory facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by a team of experts who are passionate about advancing hydrogen solutions.
Gas analysis by ISO-certified laboratory
If your organization works with gases, it may be important to know their calorific value or Wobbe Index. In addition, it's crucial that the gas does not contain harmful trace components. At Kiwa, you can rely on expert analysis of a wide range of gas properties: volume, quality, (main) components, higher hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds (such as H₂S), siloxanes and THT odorization.
Hydrogen has the future: new approval requirement AR 214
Hydrogen is an interesting substitute to natural gas. Especially since research demonstrates that existing natural gas infrastructures can be made suitable for the distribution of hydrogen relatively easily. Kiwa anticipates with a new approval requirement (AR) 214 "Suitability for hydrogen gas".
Hydrogen Embrittlement Testing according to ISO 11114-4 Method A – Disc Method
Hydrogen will play an important role in the automotive sector as an alternative fuel for vehicles. Hydrogen cars produce no CO₂ emissions, only water vapor, have a long range and can be refueled quickly. Manufacturers of hydrogen tanks and components are currently setting up mass production. For this purpose metallic materials have to be tested to demonstrate safe use with hydrogen.
Analysis odorant in natural gas, hydrogen gas and other gases
Natural gas, hydrogen gas and many other gases are naturally odorless. This can cause dangerous situations, for example if a leak or other incident occurs. Gases that are distributed via the Dutch gas network must therefore be scented with a so-called odorant.
Testing of Gas Components for Vehicles
Kiwa offers testing and development services of automotive components for LPG, CNG, LNG and hydrogen, as well as cyclic and climatic tests. We mainly test pressurized components and electronics.
Feasibility Studies on Alternative Fuels
Kiwa Technology carries out feasibility studies to support gas traders, fleet owners and governments; to facilitate investment, safety, and provide an overview on the possibilities of alternative fuels CNG, LNG, H2 and CH2. To serve this objective, the study covers various aspects of the business concept development.
Network design
Network design for new areas or minor adjustments to existing networks is a determinant factor in the relationship between your investment costs and delivery reliability. You don't want to lay a large amount of pipeline capacity unnecessarily, but you do want to build in sufficient redundancy.
IRENE Pro Gas Pipeline Analysis Software
Irene Pro is a comprehensive and user-friendly analysis and calculation solution for gas networks. Developed by Kiwa, Irene Pro serves as an essential tool for numerous network operators in the construction, management and maintenance of gas networks.
The latest news on the energy transition
Check all the newsSafe, certified and future-proof: how Kiwa supports the development of hydrogen components
The use of hydrogen as a sustainable energy carrier is growing rapidly, particularly in mobility and storage applications. For manufacturers of hydrogen tanks and components, this means an increasing need to comply with complex and diverse standards, ranging from automotive regulations to international transport legislation. Kiwa supports this development with a complete package of testing and certification services.
Testing hydrogen tanks: ensuring safety, quality and reliability
Hydrogen is playing an increasingly important role as a sustainable energy carrier, both for vehicles and for stationary applications and transport storage. The storage tank is a crucial component: without a safe, reliable and leak-tight cylinder, the safe use of hydrogen is simply not possible. What does it take to test hydrogen tanks and components? And how do we ensure that only products of proven quality and safety reach the market?
Hydrogen regulations: Compliance by design
Hydrogen technology innovations face delays due to complex regulations. Discover Kiwa's compliance by design approach to accelerate your projects.
Green gas: A circular opportunity for water boards
Water boards treat vast amounts of wastewater daily, leaving behind sewage sludge. This sludge presents an opportunity to contribute to the energy transition by digesting it into biogas, which can then be upgraded to green gas. By doing so, water boards can make their energy supply more sustainable and play a circular role in the energy market.
