EMN Energy Gases | Newsletter Issue 6 | July 2024

Supporting Europe's energy transition

The European Metrology Network for Energy Gases is a central point of contact for measurement activities supporting the transition towards renewable gaseous fuels. As part of this objective, the EMN is currently conducting a stakeholder questionnaire regarding future measurement needs, see below. Additionally, this newsletter highlights the measurement service platform that was founded by the EMN Energy Gases, as well as including a member spotlight for BAM and two selected research projects.

Annarita Baldan, the EMN Energy Gases Chair, comments:

"The shift to low carbon energy fuels is a joint effort. The EMN for Energy Gases has demonstrated to play a critical role in creating synergies with industry, research and standardisation and to address priority needs in the area of energy gases measurements.

To foster collaboration the EMN has established a stakeholder council and we are looking forward to working with a larger group of players in the future."

EURAMET's European Metrology Network (EMN) for Energy Gases continues to provide metrology support for the energy transition.

News from the Energy Gases community

The Energy Gases community has recently had the first meeting of the stakeholder council to further strengthen international collaboration and bring important stakeholders together.

Additionally, the EMN has created six task groups to efficiently organise the workload of the EMN.

Further information can be found here >>

BAM, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung

The EMN for Energy Gases highlights its members: this time it is BAM, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung, Germany. BAM is a designated institute that focuses on the composition of energy gases and automotive gases.

Read more about BAM's involvement in the EMN >>

Looking for a measurement service in the field of energy gases?

The EMN has developed a freely accessible online measurement service platform regrouping metrological services in the energy gases field. The platform advertises all measurement and calibration services, including those developed in the EMRP and EMPIR programmes. The objective is to help the industry to easily find the right measurement service or proficiency testing scheme.

Further information and access to the platform are available here >>

A very short questionnaire has been developed to give a picture of the future measurement needs of the Energy Gases Industry in the short, medium and long term.

Responses collected through the questionnaire will feed into updates of the EMN Energy Gases Strategic Research Agenda and will help shape the EMN’s focus themes.
The questionnaire will be open for input permanently and results will be derived quarterly.

Please fill out the questionnaire here >>

Selected research projects related to Energy Gases

Biomethane is a renewable fuel produced from biogas and plays a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.

The 21NRM04 BiometCAP project, funded under the European Partnership on Metrology, is working to develop a protocol to evaluate the performance of analytical systems used in assessing biomethane conformity.

More information can be found here >>

Hydrogen can significantly contribute to reducing emissions from the transportation sector as it is particularly well suited as a fuel for long-haul heavy-duty vehicles. Currently the number of hydrogen fuelled buses, trucks and trains in Europe is around 500 units, but this is expected to increase at a very high pace.

22NRM03 MetHyTrucks, funded under the European Partnership on Metrology, will deliver the evidence needed for the standardisation of hydrogen fuel sampling for heavy-duty applications to support Europe’s green energy future.

Click here for more information >>

EMN for Energy Gases Members and Contacts

An overview of Energy Gases Members and Contact Persons can be found at the network's website >>

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