Collaborative Research Projects
Current projects
Metrology to support standardisation of hydrogen fuel sampling for heavy duty hydrogen transport
MetHyTrucks
Road transport accounts for a fifth of carbon dioxide emissions within the EU. Non-fossil fuels like hydr...
Metrology Support for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage
MetCCUS
The European Commission’s Green Deal aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with carbon capture, util...
Protocol for SI-traceable validation of methods for biomethane conformity assessment
BiometCAP
The use of biomethane – methane produced through the fermentation of organic matter, rather than non-rene...
Metrology for the hydrogen supply chain
Met4H2
The 2020 EU hydrogen strategy has laid out the European Commission’s plans to transition towards ‘green’ ...
Metrology for decarbonising the gas grid
Decarb
Natural gas serves almost half of Europe’s heating and cooling demand, has become a major source for elec...
Metrology infrastructure for high-pressure gas and liquified hydrogen flows
MetHyInfra
Hydrogen is finding growing use as an energy source in applications where requirements for carbon emissio...
Metrology for Advanced Hydrogen Storage Solutions
MefHySto
Hydrogen offers the potential to be a major contributor to helping achieve the EU target of deriving 32 %...
Metrology for hydrogen vehicles 2
MetroHyVe 2
The EU has targeted net-zero emissions from transport by 2050 which will require rapid take-up of cleaner...
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Completed projects
Metrological support for LNG custody transfer and transport fuel applications
LNG II
This project developed new LNG calibration facilities and standards for flow and composition measurement....
Multiphase flow metrology in oil and gas production
MultiFlowMet
Over 50% of global energy demand is currently met by oil and gas production, but as reserves dwindle, new...
Metrology for biogas
Biogas
Biofuels have an important role in enabling EU states to meet Renewable Energy Directive targets and supp...
Metrology for Liquefied Natural Gas
LNG
This EMRP project brought together the expertise of scientists at 12 NMIs and four universities to make a...
Characterisation of Energy Gases
GAS
This EMRP project brought together the expertise of scientists at 17 National Metrology Institutes to dev...
Improvement of the European quality infrastructure for the measurement of total silicon and sulphur content of biogas
Si-S/Biogas
Europe’s biogas sector responded to demands to diversify sources of energy and increase the use of renewa...
Flow metering of renewable gases (biogas, biomethane, hydrogen, syngas and mixtures with natural gas)
NEWGASMET
Renewable gases such as biogas and hydrogen are increasingly available within Europe's distribution netwo...
Support for a European Metrology Network for energy gases
Energy Gases
With a background of regulatory pressure to expand renewable energy markets, the European Metrology Netwo...
Development of measurement and calibration techniques for dynamic pressures and temperatures
DynPT
From injection moulding to internal combustion engines, many technologies operate with gases and liquids ...
Metrological support for LNG and LBG as transport fuel
LNG III
Use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG) as transport fuels constitutes one of the p...
Multiphase flow reference metrology
MultiFlowMet II
Multiphase flow measurement is a fundamental enabling capability in subsea oil and gas production. Howeve...
Metrology for biomethane
Biomethane
Natural gas resources are declining and the EU depends increasingly on the import of biomethane for use i...
Metrology for hydrogen vehicles
MetroHyVe
Hydrogen is one of the most promising alternative fuels for future energy and transport applications, off...
Metrology for sustainable hydrogen energy applications
Hydrogen
Hydrogen has been promoted as a clean fuel alternative, offering improved air quality and reduced noise, ...
Field trial of traceable online measurements of siloxanes in landfill gases
Siloxanes
Reducing Europe’s reliance on imported fossil fuels requires an increase in the amount of energy generate...
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