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Critical convening role for BSI
In addition to working on specific standards, BSI has an overarching role as a convening body, able to see across and beyond all the different hydrogen initiatives. This enables it to connect stakeholders across activities, and build on the existing network of standards committees involved in hydrogen standardization and net zero initiatives. “Work in the hydrogen space has been successful but it is extremely fragmented with different stakeholders doing different things,” said Maria Varbeva-Daley, BSI’s Energy Sector Lead, and also Programme Lead for BSI’s Hydrogen for Heating standards workstream. “We are in a unique position because
we’re involved in key strategic groups, communicating and working with government, industry and the UK’s innovation community. “Supporting policy, strategic engagement and standards development are all part of our standardization approach. We see BSI’s critical contribution in being able to provide thought leadership and as a strategic coordinator across different programmes. This is not only in the hydrogen space, but also among all the different stakeholders who need knowledge to deliver net zero through
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other decarbonization technologies and approaches,” said Maria. BSI’s links to the European and international standards network also means it is well-placed to influence and contribute to international standards development in hydrogen technology and production. In order to achieve better coordination
across its ongoing standards development activities and committees, in 2021 BSI held a workshop for key technical committees involved in the development of hydrogen- relevant standards. Following on from the workshop, a new coordination committee (GSE/5 Hydrogen) was proposed and es- tablished in early 2022. The UK is also supporting the Clean
Hydrogen Mission, as part of its wider involvement in the cross-governmental Mission Innovation initiative. Mission Innovation’s Clean Hydrogen Mission
aims to accelerate the development of a global hydrogen market by identifying and overcoming technology barriers to the production, distribution, storage and use of hydrogen at scale. Through its engagement in Mission
Innovation and other similar developments, BSI continues to work with a broad range of international stakeholders to identify collaborative and globally-applicable opportunities in this important area of work. “The UK government wants to position the UK as a global leader in hydrogen technology, production, products and services,” said Maria. “It acknowledges the importance of standards in making this happen, which means BSI is well placed to lead internationally in standards development for the successful deployment of hydrogen innovation in the UK and internationally.”
BSI can provide thought leadership and act as a strategic coordinator to bring together fragmented activities in the hydrogen space
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