The laboratory in La Pobla de Mafumet has been operational since February and is the first within the Air Products group in Europe to carry out the analyses required by a subsidiary of the group, and it’s open to other companies requiring hydrogen analysis.

The hydrogen used in fuel cells must comply with the ISO 14687, EN 17124 and ISO 21087 standards so therefore it is necessary to apply periodic analytical methods that guarantee the quality and safety of the product.

Following months of testing, the laboratory and quality control team selected the analysers that are part of the system and its procedures to meet the standards of hydrogen fuel cell specifications.

Miquel Lope, General Director of Carburos Metálicos, said, “Green hydrogen is strategic to achieve the objectives of the energy transition and Carburos Metálicos, as a company of the Air Products group – a world leader in the production and distribution of this gas – wants to put all its knowledge, technology and experience in hydrogen to contribute to the necessary process of decarbonisation of complex sectors.

“For this reason, this innovative laboratory is essential, as it allows the quality of hydrogen to be analysed to facilitate its perfect functioning in devices as precise as hydrogen-fed fuel cells.”

Last year, the company announced it will continue to pioneer hydrogen mobility solutions throughout Spain as part of its Hydrogen Route which it began in 2021. The route passed through the streets of Oviedo, Bilbao, Tarragona, Zaragoza, Valladolid and Córdoba, highlighting the feasibility of hydrogen solutions as a clean energy alternative.

Read more: Carburos Metálicos to continue its ‘Hydrogen Route’ in 2022

Carburos Metálicos demonstrated hydrogen refuelling operations with real life passengers, achieved via portable hydrogenator units, which allow for refuelling in a few minutes and were deployed at each stop off.