PHOENIX, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola's Director of
Fuel Cell Vehicle Code and Standards Antonio Ruiz has been
appointed to lead a three-year hydrogen fueling global
standardization project for the International Standardization
Organization's Technical Committee 197 (ISO/TC 197).
Ruiz was unanimously approved as Convener to work with an
international core group of experts to implement the fueling
protocol standardization initiative following more than two years
of building consensus within the global hydrogen community to
prioritize this activity.
"The receipt of such international support is a significant step
toward developing international standards and the fueling
requirements needed to accelerate the adoption of heavy-duty
fuel-cell electric trucks and, to advance the global deployment of
hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies," said Ruiz.
The TC 197 committee focuses on the standardization of systems
and devices for the production, storage, transport, measurement and
use of hydrogen. The committee consists of hydrogen and fuel-cell
technology experts that represent member countries, hydrogen
industry and stakeholders throughout the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. The international
standardization of technically sound solutions may replace
incompatible national requirements, allowing for consistency and
global competitiveness of high-flow hydrogen fueling.
The fueling standard consists of three tasks: designing a
process for developing fueling protocols; defining communications
required between the vehicle and the station; and developing a
high-flow fueling protocol for heavy-duty vehicles. Developing
these needed fueling procedures and requirements under ISO/TC 197
and its membership ensures that these standards are technically
sound, consensus-based, and adopted on a global scale.
Before joining Nikola in October
2018, Ruiz previously served as technology development
manager and team lead for the U.S. Department of Energy.
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