HPM
NEWS
DESK BSRIA has appointed Colin Goodwin as its new
technical director, joining from MITIE where he
held the same role.
IGEM CHOSEN TO DEVELOP
NEW HYDROGEN STANDARDS
THE INSTITUTION OF GAS ENGINEERS
& MANAGERS (IGEM) has been chosen
to develop hydrogen standards for the
government’s £25 million research and
innovation programme.
The Hy4Heat programme is a feasibility
study into the use of hydrogen for heat
in UK homes and businesses aimed at
establishing whether it is technically
possible, safe and convenient to replace
methane with hydrogen in residential and
commercial buildings.
As part of this project, IGEM will be
reviewing all relevant existing standards
and bringing together a group of technical
specialists to identify knowledge gaps, both in the
UK and internationally.
This work will help the government to
determine whether to proceed to a future
community trial. A separate project will look at
purity, odourisation and colourisation.
The Department for Business, Energy and
Industrial Strategy has appointed Arup+ as the
programme management contractor for the
Hy4Heat programme to manage and co-ordinate
the various work packages, including the
standards work.
Mark Neller, director at Arup, said: “The UK has
an opportunity to lead the way in using hydrogen
as a domestic fuel, making a significant reduction
in carbon dioxide emissions. This project will
help establish the feasibility using hydrogen for
cooking, hot water and heating our homes. It will
also undertake the essential preparatory work for
possible future community trials.”
Three IGEM working groups will look at the
following areas: DSEAR, materials, leakage
rate and ventilation; appliance location, fluing,
installation and air supply; and installation.
The work will be peer reviewed by the Hy4Heat
The Hy4Heat Programme
project board, industry experts from the Health
& Safety Laboratory, DNV GL, and IGEM’s own
Technical Coordinating Committee and Gas
Utilisation Committee.
IGEM head of technical services, Ian
McCluskey, said: “IGEM is recognised around the
world as the leading body producing standards
relevant to the whole gas supply chain.
“Thanks to our network of senior engineers
from every corner of the gas industry, no other
organisation is better placed to develop a
hydrogen standard for the Hy4Heat project.
“This work, alongside IGEM’s involvement in
other GDN-led hydrogen projects, will ensure that
the relevant standards are developed and owned
by the UK gas industry, ensuring the UK’s proud
200-year history of gas safety is maintained.
“This will significantly contribute to our
industry’s ambition to develop a safe and secure
low carbon gas network for the future.”
IGEM will be delivering this project with
industry partners DNV GL, Global Energy
Associates, Health & Safety Laboratory, Heating
and Hotwater Industry Council and ICOM Energy
Association.
DURAPIPE INVESTS
IN CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE
DURAPIPE UK HAS INVESTED
in enhancing its value-added
services to ensure it continues to
put customers at the heart of its
business and provide a complete
customer experience from design to
installation.
Within its new purpose-designed
head office, Durapipe has invested
in a new research and development
facility, chemist laboratory and valve
and actuation service
The new, improved research
and development function provides
increased capacity for testing new
products and will ensure Durapipe
can remain at the forefront of
innovation within the plastic pipe
and fittings market, while continuing
to deliver new, bespoke solutions
to meet individual customer
requirements.
The new state-of-the art
laboratory will enable the Durapipe
company chemist to undertake
more detailed chemical analysis
and investigations, providing a
greater insight and understanding
upon which to recommend the most
appropriate solutions to customers.
Head of customer and technical
services, Rebecca Findon, said:
“With increasingly stricter project
budgets and timescales customers
are turning to us for more support to
deliver enhanced solutions, increase
operational efficiencies and reduce
installation time and costs.”
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