California allows Hexagon’s ultra-high-pressure composite vessels for hydrogen ground storage installations
Hexagon has been granted approval for its ultra-high-pressure hydrogen ground storage tanks by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (CalOSHA). The approval allows Hexagon’s 1034 bar (15,000 psi) composite pressure tanks to be used as hydrogen ground storage in California. These pressure vessels are typically used as the high-pressure bank in hydrogen refueling stations. After vehicles with 700 bar tanks are filled from the medium storage (~500 bar) the 1034 bar tanks will ensure the top filling up to 700 bar. “We are glad to see the supplier base of hydrogen