Hydrogen
Ecosystem
Hydrogen is one of the smallest, lightest, and cleanest elements used for fuel, which means it can play a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
But hydrogen is also one of the most complex elements to produce, store, transport, and use as an energy source.
The hydrogen ecosystem is a complex network that involves many different interconnected elements, including the production, storage, transportation, and utilization of hydrogen allowing hydrogen to be used as fuel source, feedstock for chemical processes, or reducing agent.
PRODUCTION
Most hydrogen is produced by steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas, coal gasification,
and water electrolysis. The term Blue Hydrogen is used when the SMR process is combined with carbon capture and storage. And it’s referred to as Green Hydrogen when renewable energy powers electrolysis.
TRANSPORTATION
Hydrogen can be transported via pipelines, trucks, rails, and ships in gaseous or liquefied form as well as a chemical carrier, such as ammonia, and metal hydrides.
STORAGE
Hydrogen can be stored in gaseous or liquified forms in pressure vessels or geological storage.
END USE
Hydrogen is used as a fuel or feedstock across many applications and industries, including utilities, steel, oil & gas, automotive, chemical, and fertilizer.
Published Guidelines
The Guidelines
29 ASME codes
ASME Hydrogen
Related
Codes and Standards
| DOCUMENT TYPE | DESIGNATION | TITLE | PRODUCTION | TRASPORTATION | STORAGE | END USE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Standard | QPS | Quality Program for Supplier: General Industry | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | B31.12 | B31 - Hydrogen Piping and Pipelines | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | B31.3 | B31 - Process Piping | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | B31.4 | Pipeline Trasportation Systems for Liquinds and Slurries | ✔ | |||
| Costruction code | B31.8 | Gas Trasportation Trasmission and Distribution Piping Systems | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | B31.8S | Managing System Integrity of Gas Pipelines | ✔ | |||
| Costruction code | BPVC.CC.BPV.VIII | BPVC Code Cases: Boilers and Pressure Vessels - Section VIII: Pressure Vessels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | BPVC.VIII.1 | BPVC Section VIII-Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessls Division 1 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | BPVC.VIII.2 | BPVC Section VIII-Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessls Division 2 - Alternative Rules | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | BPVC.VIII.3 | BPVC Section VIII-Rules for Construction of Pressure Vessls Division 3 - Alternative Rules | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | BPVC.X | BPVC Section X-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels | ✔ | |||
| Costruction code | BPVC.XII | BPVC Section XII-Rules for Costruction and Continued Service of Transport Tanks | ✔ | |||
| Costruction code | BPVC.XIII | BPVC Section XIII-Rules for Overpressure Protection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | NM.1 | Thermoplastic Piping Systems | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | NM.2 | Fiber-Reiforced Thermosetting-Resin Piping Systems | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | NM.3.1 | Nonmetallic Materials, Part 1: Thermoplastic Material Specifications | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | NM.3.2 | Nonmetallic Materials, Part 2: Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Material Specifications | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction code | NM.3.3 | Nonmetallic Materials, Part 3: Properties | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Costruction Case Book | BPVC.CC.BPV | BPVC Code Cases-Boilers and Pressure Vessels | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Code | B31G | B31 - Manual for Determining the Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipelines | ✔ | |||
| Service Code | BPVC.II.A | BPVC Section II- Materials- Part A -Ferrous Materials Specifications (2 Volumes) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Code | BPVC.II.B | BPVC Section II-Materials-Part B-Non ferrous Material Specifications | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Code | BPVC.II.C | BPVC Section II-Materials-Part C-Specifications for Welding Rods, Electrodes and Filler Metals | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Code | BPVC.II.DC | BPVC Section II-Materials-Part D-Proprieties-(Customary) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Code | BPVC.II.D.M | BPVC Section II-Materials-Part D-Properties-(Metric) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Code | BPVC.IX | BPVC Section IX-Welding, Brazing and Fusing Qualifications | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Code | BPVC.V | BPVC Section V-Nondestructive Examination | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Performance Std. | PTC 50 | Fuel Cell Power Systems Performance | ✔ | |||
| Standard | CA 1 | Conformity Assessment Requirements | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |