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Scope |
This report documents a survey of US and international regulatory bodies,
government agencies, and commercial and military sources for existing and
developing codes and standards applicable to marine fuel cell power plants. The
survey is part of the joint US Navy/US Coast Guard program to develop fuel cells
for marine propulsion and electrical power generation applications.
Standards tailored to marine fuel cell design and
construction, installation, and operations do not currently exist. Existing
land-based fuel cell standards and marine standards for balance of plant systems
are examined for potential applicability to marine fuel cells. The report
appendices include excerpts of these standards. In addition, standard
development efforts by international committees and ship classification
societies are documented.
The
report outlines an approach to develop a unified standard governing marine fuel
cells. A partnership between fuel cell manufacturers, shipbuilders, government
regulatory bodies, and ship classification societies is recommended to
facilitate integration of requirements unique to fuel cells with requirements
specific to machinery systems operating in the marine environment. The unified
standard would address, as a minimum, fuel cell design and manufacture,
installation, safety, training, and plant performance evaluation. |