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Creating a metrological infrastructure to monitor biomethane for use in transportation and gas networks

The project

Metrology Partnership project Protocol for SI-traceable validation of methods for biomethane conformity assessment (21NRM04, BiometCAP) is working to develop techniques for producing static and dynamic reference gasses containing different common impurities, suitable for validating instruments and measurement methods.

It will also develop a protocol for validating and evaluating the performance of commonly-used instruments and measurement methods. This protocol will be used to evaluate commercially available gas analysers used in both the lab and the field, and an accompanying good practice guide for its implementation will also be created.

The project’s outcomes will accelerate the uptake of biomethane as a fuel source, increasing the safety and efficiency of its use through more widely applicable and cost-effective monitoring techniques.

The project will also contribute to ongoing standards development through collaboration with the ISO/TC193/SC1 “Biomethane” technical committee.

Best lecture in metrology

The ‘best lecture in metrology prize’ at the international Gas Analysis Workshop 2024 was awarded to Lucy Culleton of NPL for her presentation describing the work in this Metrology Partnership project.

The scientific research and standardisation work Lucy is leading within the project is supporting biomethane measurement infrastructure worldwide. She is working with other members of the consortium to deliver real impact to industrial stakeholders via an internationally standardised protocol for instrument performance benchmarking.

Lucy said

‘It’s excellent that the metrology work we are doing in the BiometCAP project has been recognised for its importance to the energy industry. Having a standardised protocol for evaluating measurement systems for biomethane will provide much needed quality infrastructure for stakeholders, and allow for equipment in homes and businesses to be protected from damage caused by impurities’.

Industrial stakeholders praised the work the project is doing, as it will give them confidence in the quality of the gas delivered to end users throughout European gas grids.

This Metrology Partnership project has received funding from the European Partnership on Metrology, co-financed by the European Union Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme and from the Participating States.

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