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Reliable metering for the hydrogen supply chain (HyMe)

Reliable metering for the hydrogen supply chain (HyMe)

For custody transfer of hydrogen it is a prerequisite that the quantity and quality are measured accurately and can be traced to international standards. Extensive R&D is required to transfer measurement technology from the oil and gas industry and to develop new metering systems that have sufficient accuracy. The aim of Hyme is to contribute to this by developing knowledge, increase competence and establish methodology to enable reliable, traceable, and accurate metering of hydrogen-based energy carriers.

Hydrogen can be transported in various ways, e.g. as pressurized gas, blended with natural gas, as liquid or as amonia. To ensure accurate measurements it is required to know how the properties of the hydrogen fluid change with temperature and pressure and how different metering technologies respond to the hydrogen fluid. The project is investigating which restrictions currently available metering technologies have for certain process conditions. Further, the project will study methods to improve the performance of such meters.

Measurement stations for hydrogen consist of a combination of meters that measure quantity and sampling/analyses equipment to measure fluid quality. HyMe is investigating the process conditions along various supply chains and the performance requirements the metering stations must meet. The propagation of uncertainties through various supply chains is calculated. Based on this, methodology for design and uncertainty estimation of complete supply chains and measurement stations is developed.

For the meters and metering stations to be approved for use by industry and authorities, the technologies need to be calibrated and verified in a controlled and traceable manner. The status for establishment of practical, reliable and traceable calibration facilities for commercial meters is investigated.

HyMe also builds knowledge on how losses and quality degradation along the supply chain can be detected and quantified. This is important for cost reduction and safety.

The project is a Knowledge-building Project for Industry supported by the Research Coucil of Norway, The collaborating partners are Equinor, TotalEnergies, Norske Shell, Gassco, Justervesenet, University of Bergen, and NORCE.

Contact

Kjetil Folgerø

Chief Scientist - Bergen

kjfo@norceresearch.no
+47 971 73 548

Project facts

Name

Reliable metering for the hydrogen supply chain (HyMe)

Status

Active

Duration

13.02.23 - 31.10.26

Location

Bergen

Total budget

18.317 NOK

Research areas

Research group

Research Topics

Prosjekteier

NORCE

Project members

Ingrid Marie Stuen
Kjell-Eivind Frøysa