Hydrogen Production from Fossil Fuels

Designation Number:
CSA Z623
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Domestic
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
ICS code(s):
27.075
Status:
Proceeding to development
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SDO Comment Period End Date:
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Scope:

This Standard covers hydrogen production facilities using fossil fuels as the feedstock. It provides requirements for surface facilities-based production processes that are established, recently commercialized, or approaching commercial scale. Hydrogen production methods addressed in this Standard include: 

a) steam methane reforming; 

b) partial oxidation; 

c) autothermal reforming; 

d) chemical looping combustion; 

e) dry methane reforming; 

f) in-situ bitumen, heavy oil, and coal gasification; and 

g) methane pyrolysis 

 

This Standard does not cover hydrogen production using feedstocks other than fossil fuels and associated methods such as electrolysis

Project need:

To support industry with the shift to hydrogen and hydrogen blends. This proposed New Standard is being developed at the request of CSA members. It will provide the industry with safety requirements for large scale hydrogen production facilities.

This will meet the strategic needs of the following key interests: 

a) accelerate deployment of hydrogen production technologies and aid pre-commercial hydrogen production projects by utilizing established design standards for system-wide safety; 

b) provide safety requirements for large scale hydrogen production facilities; 

c) standardize test methods to evaluate process performance; and 

d) addressing needs of regulators by providing suitable requirements.

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