Hydrogen Archives - FIBA Technologies, Inc.

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...

Composite Gas Trailers

FIBA Technologies is blazing a path to the future with new lightweight compressed gas trailers using aerospace grade carbon fibers and advanced polymers. The result is the ability to reduce fleet sizes by carrying more gas and less steel with high capacity, lightweight compressed...

High Pressure Hydrogen Type II Vessel

Since its founding in 1958, FIBA Technologies, Inc. (FIBA) has consistently strived to be a leader in the compressed gas storage and transportation industry. This industry includes equipment for alternative fuels, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), ...

Fill Pressure in Hydrogen Service

10% Overfill by SP FIBA manufactures 3AA ton containers and 3AAX tubes. By DOT definition, both are cylinders. Both containers are suitable for hydrogen gas service. But, rather than being used for hydrogen, the 3AA tons are generally used for liquefied gases such as chlorine, HC...