"CSA Group Publishes New NGV Standard for Fuel Storage and Delivery"

From NGVAmerica News:

CSA Group has published the second edition of CSA/ANSI NGV 6.1, Compressed Natural Gas fuel storage and delivery systems for road vehicles. A CNG fuel system standard was included as a priority on the 2016 US Department of Energy and Natural Resources Canada’s Natural Gas Vehicle Work Plan, in support of the Regulatory Cooperation Council. To meet this need, CSA Group worked with the North American natural gas vehicle industry to transition the bi-national recommended practice, CSA/ANSI NGV 6.1 – Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fuel Storage and Delivery Systems for Road Vehicles, to a bi-national standard recognized in the US and Canada by ANSI and SCC, respectively.

“NGV 6.1 fills a gap that the NGV industry has been missing for years,” said Dan Bowerson, Director of Technology & Development, NGVAmerica and Co-chair of NGV 6.1. “By using system engineering practices and starting with a system level FMEA, the NGV 6.1 Technical Subcommittee was able to focus on safety needs of the CNG fuel storage and handling systems. The Technical Subcommittee developed a standard that will be useful for companies or individuals involved in the design and installation of CNG systems and components.”

The first edition of CSA NGV 6.1 was a Recommended Practice that provided a recommended standard practice for vehicle fuel systems. It was written in mandatory language to accommodate its adoption by anyone wishing to do so. The second edition transitioned to a National Standard.