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TÜV AUSTRIA Websites > TÜV AUSTRIA English > Solution > Industry > Natural gas filling stations Solution: Natural gas filling stations Testing & Inspection Solution: Natural gas filling stations Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Höltmann Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Höltmann Deutschstraße 10 1230 Wien Österreich +43 5 0454 6100 Send email Deutschstraße 10 1230 Wien Österreich Save to My Bundle Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Höltmann Save to My Bundle In which region do you need this solution? All regions Accreditation All accreditations "In order to be able to prove the safety level for natural gas filling stations, TÜV AUSTRIA has developed a catalogue of requirements for testing and monitoring." Natural gas filling stations In order to be able to prove a uniformly high safety level for natural gas filling stations, TÜV AUSTRIA has developed a catalogue of requirements for inspection and monitoring, based on technical experience on the one hand and on the above-mentioned legal requirements on the other. TÜV AUSTRIA also offers the corresponding inspections. If the test result is positive, the certificate “TÜV AUSTRIA Tested Natural Gas Filling Station” is issued. This catalogue of requirements enables installers and operators of natural gas filling stations to compile the necessary technical documentation in advance in accordance with the requirements of an official approval procedure. Currently, natural gas is stored in compressed form at 200 bar in steel tanks as CNG (Compressed Natural Gas). With natural gas engines, emission values for individual pollutants are achieved that are not yet attainable with conventional petrol or diesel technology. In terms of climate protection, natural gas propulsion is also advantageous compared to diesel engines, despite the higher consumption, because natural gas has an extremely low carbon content. This results in low CO2 emissions (0.7 kg CNG corresponds to approx. 1 l petrol). The fixed installations in the area of the filling station are protected by numerous safety precautions designed to prevent gas leakage or, in the event of a fire, to prevent an explosion. Drawing up the regulations/technical rules and the tests to be carried out DPEO Dual Pressure Equipment Ordinance Conformity assessment of the assembly evaluation according to the DPEO. Verification of the I&C protective devices for compliance with SIL Requirements based on an existing risk analysis as far as necessary MSO Machinery Safety Ordinance Random sample inspection of the MSR protective devices Random sample inspection of the manufacturer’s specifications Inspection basis ExPO 1996 Explosion Protection Ordinance Checking the plausibility of the EX zone plan Checking electrical equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres Use of non-electrical equipment in potentially explosive atmospheres LVEO – Low Voltage Equipment Ordinance Inspection of the existing low-voltage electrical components EMCR – EMC Regulation Verification of electromagnetic interference, compliance of the system with manufacturer’s specifications ÖVGW G97 (nationally valid regulations in the gas sector) Checking the “complete operating instructions” for “completeness” and “usability”. More Tags: Approval Approval procedure Betriebsmittel Catalog of requirements Company Dual Electrical engineering EMC Regulation EMCR EX Zone Plan Explosion hazard Explosion safety Explosion Safety Directive ExSD 1996 G97 Gas station in operation Industry Inspection Low Voltage Directive LVD Machine Safety Directive MSD Natural gases Operating instructions Operational phase Operator OVGW (Austrian Association for Gas and Water)PED Pressure equipment Pressure Equipment Directive Pressure vessel Regulation Serviceability Technical Rule Überwachung Related solutions from the same sector: Industry Legal register & environmental law register Industry Show more Save to my Bundle Mechanical testing laboratory and workshop Industry Show more Save to my Bundle Calibration: Pressure and Temperature Industry Show more Save to my Bundle Process Control Systems and Functional Safety Industry Show more Save to my Bundle All Solutions Discover more sectors: Agriculture Automotive Certification Communications Technology Construction & Real Estate Electronics Energy Foodstuffs Health & Medicine IT & Security Leisure & Entertainment Machinery Municipalities Science & Research Sports & Fitness Sustainability Tourism Trade & Commerce Transport & Traffic Gerhard Höltmann +43 5 0454 6100 \| gerhard.hoeltmann@tuv.at
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Solution: Natural gas filling stations

Testing & Inspection

Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Höltmann

Deutschstraße 10 1230 Wien Österreich

+43 5 0454 6100

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"In order to be able to prove the safety level for natural gas filling stations, TÜV AUSTRIA has developed a catalogue of requirements for testing and monitoring."

Natural gas filling stations

In order to be able to prove a uniformly high safety level for natural gas filling stations, TÜV AUSTRIA has developed a catalogue of requirements for inspection and monitoring, based on technical experience on the one hand and on the above-mentioned legal requirements on the other.

TÜV AUSTRIA also offers the corresponding inspections. If the test result is positive, the certificate “TÜV AUSTRIA Tested Natural Gas Filling Station” is issued.

This catalogue of requirements enables installers and operators of natural gas filling stations to compile the necessary technical documentation in advance in accordance with the requirements of an official approval procedure.

Currently, natural gas is stored in compressed form at 200 bar in steel tanks as CNG (Compressed Natural Gas).

With natural gas engines, emission values for individual pollutants are achieved that are not yet attainable with conventional petrol or diesel technology. In terms of climate protection, natural gas propulsion is also advantageous compared to diesel engines, despite the higher consumption, because natural gas has an extremely low carbon content. This results in low CO2 emissions (0.7 kg CNG corresponds to approx. 1 l petrol).

The fixed installations in the area of the filling station are protected by numerous safety precautions designed to prevent gas leakage or, in the event of a fire, to prevent an explosion.