Laboratory facilities
As a leading authority in the hydrogen industry, we're committed to ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and performance. Our cutting-edge laboratory facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by a team of experts who are passionate about advancing hydrogen solutions. Whether you're in search of rigorous testing, groundbreaking research, or certified evaluations, you've come to the right place. Join us on a journey through our state-of-the-art facilities and learn how we're making a difference in this dynamic and crucial field.
Virtual tour hydrogen laboratories
Are you curious about exploring the inner workings of our hydrogen laboratories? Wondering how we conduct operations and who comprises our dedicated team? We're excited to share that you can take a virtual tour through our cutting-edge laboratories. Immerse yourself in the hydrogen sector and gain exclusive insights into our inspection, training, and testing facilities.
Check our laboratory facilities:
Hydrogen Materials Laboratory
We provide material compatibility testing on various materials and components (tensile bars, rings, valves, or complete systems).
In addition to this, H2-CO2 permeation tests are carried out on a wide scale of (semi finished) products. The facilities also allow us to conduct:
- Risk and engineering assessments
- Bespoke test campaigns based on specific polymer materials and applications
Testing could include polymer hydrogen compatibility studies and permeation measurements.
Hydrogen tank and high pressure components test laboratory
The hydrogen tank test facility is able to carry out lifecycle and functional testing of hydrogen fuelled products and associated appliances and systems. Our hydrogen tank test laboratory is able to accommodate large H2 tanks for full type approval test programs and certification projects. We are able to test on high pressure 1050 bar hydrogen in various climatized conditions on a wide variety of components.
Hydrogen gas laboratory
We offer technical assistance to hydrogen burner manufacturers already in the research and development phase. Our gas laboratory can support manufactuers either with existing burners and appliances (therefore assessing their ability to react to the different admixture of hydrogen and natural gas) or in the development of pure hydrogen burners. ;
Hydrogen EMC laboratory
We can help to demonstrate that a product is fully compliant with a test standard.
Working with manufacturers, importers and suppliers of electrical appliances, our EMC testing lab can test and analyze a wide variety of products, from domestic appliances to medical equipment, to supporting UKCA/CE marking and global approvals.
We can EMC pre-compliance testing, EMC testing, safety testing (LVD), ingress protection testing, radio testing as well as testing emerging technologies (such as getting 5G ready).
Should any particular concerns arise during EMC compliance testing, then we are able to work to help resolve those issues.
Hydrogen SMR laboratory
Our new state of the art hydrogen test lab and SMR, is geared up to test appliances, peripherals and network equipment. Modular testsing bays provide a confidential test space and are supplied with hydrogen natural gas and traditional test gases. The hydrogen is supplied directly from a new Steam Methane Reformation (SMR) hydrogen production plant located close by. The SMR plant has been specifically designed fo use as a research and test bed for associated technologies such as CCUS. The plant is supplied primarily from a biogas source that provides a low cost hydrogen supply; ideal for appliance longevity testing.
Hydrogen other laboratories
In addition Kiwa also has a number of sites that have been specifically designed to look at testing for the following:
- Explosion chamber
- Fuel cells and electrolysers laboratory
- EL laboratory
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