// HyQuality Europe: Improving Hydrogen Quality for Mobility

The EU-funded project HyQuality Europe aims to enhance the quality assurance of hydrogen as a fuel for mobility in line with the EN17124 standard. The project shifts focus from the traditionally expensive testing of all impurities listed in the standard to a more efficient risk assessment approach.

As part of the project, 300 hydrogen samples will be collected from refueling stations across Europe and analyzed for trace impurities by partner laboratories. These data will be correlated with technical information from each station to enable a risk analysis based on European field data. A publicly accessible database will assist station operators in determining the likelihood of contamination (Occurrence Class) specific to their hydrogen source, transportation route, and refueling technology.

Additionally, the project advances its objectives through online analytics at selected refueling stations and ring tests for gas analysis in laboratories. The findings will be incorporated into the next revisions of the EN17124 and ISO 14687 standards by the project partners.