Hydrogen Archives - FIBA Technologies, Inc.

Major Global Project to Accelerate Low Cost H2

It’s always exciting to be a part of an industry that is working hard to develop technologies to benefit people around the globe and this is certainly true today in the hydrogen sector, for which FIBA designs and manufactures high pressure gas vessels for storage and transporta...

high pressure gas vessels for storage and transportation

Major Energy Companies Continue Hydrogen Drive

Major energy companies continue to commit to hydrogen as a key renewable fuel, not least Chevron which has further bolstered its H2 portfolio, buying a majority stake in the Advanced Clean Energy Storage hydrogen project in Delta, Utah, US. With this purchase Chevron’s New Ener...

high pressure gas vessels are required in hydrogen refuelling stations

European Cities Boosting H2 Transport

Every few weeks we see reports that cities across Europe are either launching their first hydrogen buses or are adding to their existing H2 transport fleet. Hydrogen buses are increasingly commonplace in urban Europe. So this week’s news from Cologne, Germany, where Regionalv...

Renewable H2 Projects Will Raise Pressure Vessel Demand

It's always interesting to keep up with H2 View magazine's latest news, not least today when we see that, following its work as technical advisor on the project, Worley is set to provide the front end engineering design (FEED) study for what is being labelled Queensland's largest...

High Grade Finish for Pressure Vessels and Tubes

FIBA Technologies, the leading manufacturer of high pressure gas vessels, has invested $1 million in the design and build of a state-of-the-art polishing machine for finishing the interior and exterior surfaces of tubes and pressure vessels. An extremely high grade of finish is r...

Investment in polishing machine for finishing the interior and exterior surfaces of tubes and pressure vessels.

DOT’s New Rule - Safer Transportation Without PRD

A new ruling saying pressure relief devices (PRDs) are no longer compulsory on hydrogen tube trailers with cylinders longer than 12 feet is being hailed as greatly improving the safe transportation of the gas in the US and Canada. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin...

Indian Oil's Gujarat Hydrogen Refueling Station

Oil refiner and petroleum products retailer Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is commissioning a demonstration hydrogen refueling station for heavy duty vehicles in Gujarat as part of its Green Drive to encourage a greater take-up of electric vehicles in India. Engineering, procuremen...

High Pressure Gas Storage at Tokyo Hydrogen Station

FIBA Technologies has supplied 12 Type II tubes for ground storage at a commercial hydrogen bus refuelling station at the Oi Thermal Power Station in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. The station has on-site hydrogen production capabilities of 600 Nm3/h and is one of many more commercial hydr...

U.S. DOT Special Permit Regulations

What is a special permit? A special permit is a document issued by the Associate Administrator or Secretary of Transportation of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) permitting a person (see below definition of a person) to perform a function that is not otherwise...

UPDATE: Fill Pressure in Hydrogen Service

NOTE: DOT regulatory changes require the March 25, 2013 posting to be updated. SP No Longer Required for 10% Overfill in Hydrogen Service As noted in a prior blog, FIBA manufactures 3AA ton containers and 3AAX tubes. By DOT definition, both are cylinders. Both containers are su...