EU COMMISSION CONSULTS ON HYDROGEN FUEL CELL STANDARDS
July 1st, 2006
BY ALAN OSBORN, in London
EUROPEAN Union (EU) lawmakers are stepping up the development of a legally binding technical standard to ensure the safe operation of hydrogen fuel cells in road vehicles. The European Commission has begun a public consultation (which runs until September 15) on the matter, seeking to ensure that the rapid technical development of hydrogen power by automakers is not held back by safety fears and conflicting national safety rules. Technical standards could, for instance adjudicate on the resistance to rupture of compressed/liquified ...
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