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DNV leads electrolyser certification project
Shell, BP and Siemens Energy among backers of project to promote standardisation and reduce risk as industry scales up
Risk management company DNV is set to launch a joint industry project to develop a certification scheme and industry best practice for the deployment of electrolysers, in a move designed to reduce the risks involved in developing large-scale green hydrogen projects. The initiative has the backing of 18 companies from the energy and electrolyser manufacturing sectors, including Shell, BP, ITM, Linde Electrolysis and Siemens Energy. “To grow confidence in the market, electrolysers need further standardisation to reduce uncertainties and risks in industrialising large hydrogen projects,” says Axel Dombrowski, director, innovation & digitalisation for renewables certification at DNV. “We und
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