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Guidance on hydrogen delivery systems for refuelling of motor vehicles, co-located with petrol filling stations (Supplement to the Blue Book)
01/2025
This publication provides guidance for companies that provide sites for the refuelling of hydrogen-powered motor vehicles, including HGVs, and for authorities responsible for granting permits and supervising these companies when co-location with petrol filling stations (PFS) is proposed. It gives a summary of regulations, requirements, criteria and conditions based on current industry good practice as reflected in British Compressed Gases Association, (BCGA) CoP CP 41: The design, construction, maintenance and operation of filling stations dispensing gaseous fuels. This publication links this good practice with current industry guidance relating to petrol filling stations (PFSs) and as such should be used in conjunction with the APEA/EI industry technical guidance publication – Design, construction, modification, maintenance and decommissioning of petrol filling stations (fifth edition).
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Steel fabrication in the offshore wind industry - A good practice guidance for developers
12/2024
This document presents a set of formal, practical, and relevant good practice guidelines aimed at project developers, to address the major challenges in health and safety (H&S) during steel fabrication for offshore wind.
The objective is to create a common set of guidelines to improve H&S in the industry and reduce the unfortunate rise in fatalities at the time of writing this document.
For clarity, the scope of this study covers:
- Fabrication, which begins from receipt of steel and considers all welding activities up to the inspection and acceptance of welds.
- Preparation of steel for coating (e.g. water jetting, blasting and coating).
- Mechanical completion (e.g. assembly and installation of internal platforms, internal ladders and fixings (excludes electrical)).
- Loadout, which includes upending of components and may include loading onto the transportation vessel and preparing sea fastenings.
It is recognised that many of the hazards identified within the document may be applicable to other scopes, and this guidance will be updated to cover other types of fabrication in future revisions. Fabrication of floating wind foundations may also bring other risks which have not been identified within the scope of the current document.
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HM 29. Procedures for petroleum product cargo inspections
12/2024
HM 29 provides cargo measurement procedures for use primarily by cargo inspectors and specifies procedures directed at minimising cargo contamination and losses. In the absence of, or in conjunction with, specific guidelines from principal(s), this document should be considered a summary of good practice used within the industry.
The document also considers the purpose of a cargo inspection and summarises the general responsibilities, and describes detailed procedures which inspectors are required to follow and provides references to analytical test methods and calculations.
The document describes detailed procedures which inspectors are required to follow and provides references to analytical test methods and calculations. Reference is made to alternative methods since the procedures recognise that within the industry opinions may vary regarding the use of test methods, especially where different methods may be specified by parties and contractors.
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Offshore wind safety performance mixed amid record 61.9 million hours worked
13/06/2024
New data published today by the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation, based at the Energy Institute, outlines a mixed picture in the 2023 Incident Data report as the industry’s operations grow and mature. Members of G+ - comprising the biggest offshore wind operators and wind turbine OEMs globally - reported 1,679 incidents in 2023, a 94% increase from 2022.
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Energy Institute: Hydrogen compression: transitioning to 100% hydrogen duty
19/11/2024
A new Technical and Innovation webinar can be found here on YouTube. This insightful webinar delves into the recent Technical and Innovation Publication on hydrogen compression transitioning to 100% hydrogen duty
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EI Technical + Innovation key work areas
EI Technical + Innovation’s work can be divided into three overlapping themes, developed through member collaboration, dialogue with regulators, academia and wider stakeholders. Click each theme to discover last year’s highlights and this year’s activities.
