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JPEC Standards for Hydrogen Fuelling Station

JPEC Standards for Hydrogen Fuelling Station

The List of Voluntary Standards

You can view the voluntary standards for Hydrogen Fuelling Station by clicking the relevant icon below, or by selecting JPEC-S or JPEC-TD underneath it.


Hydrogen Fuelling Stations (General)

  • <Safety>
  • Safety Standard for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
  • Guideline for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
  • <Distance Regulations & Barrier Height>
  • Technical Standard for Alternative Measures Regarding Safety Distance Regulations for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations and Mobile Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
  • Guideline for Determining Barrier Heights Based on Adjacent Site Conditions (for Preliminary Assessment Against Detailed Technical Criteria for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations)
  • <Safety Inspections & Voluntary Inspections>
  • Safety Inspection Standard *Currently KHK/JPEC S 0850-9
  • Periodic Self-Inspection Guideline *Currently KHK/JPEC S 1850-9

Hydrogen Trailers

  • <Specifications for Containers & Accessories>
  • Technical Standard for Cylinders Used on Compressed Hydrogen Transport Vehicles
  • Technical Standard for Accessories Used on Compressed Hydrogen Transport Vehicles
  • Technical Standard for Cylinder Securing Methods on Compressed Hydrogen Transport Vehicles
  • <Safety>
  • Guideline for Hydrogen Trailers

Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

  • Safety Standard for Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
  • Guidance for Accident Prevention Regulations at Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
  • Guidance for Safety Education Programs at Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
  • Guideline for Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

Compressors & Accumulators

  • <Materials, Design, & Inspection>
  • Technical Document on Low-Alloy Steel Equipment for Compressed Hydrogen Service (Accumulators and Compressors) Used at Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
  • Technical Document on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Steel Pressure Vessels Used at Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

Dispenser

  • <Fuelling Conditions and Procedures>
  • Technical Standards for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling (Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations)
  • Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Standard (MF Twin Nozzle Fuelling Protocol)
  • Technical Standard for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling (MF Twin-Nozzle Fuelling Method)
  • Evaluation Criteria for Effective Heat Capacity Measurement of Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations (Piping, etc.)
  • <Explosion-Proof Specifications>
  • Explosion-Proof Standard for Dispensers

Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Using Organic Hydrides

  • Technical Standard for Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Using Organic Hydrides

Station Manager

  • <Concurrent Roles for Safety Supervisors>
  • Guideline for Accident Prevention Regulations for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations and Similar Facilities with Concurrent Safety Supervisors
  • Guideline for Safety Education Programs at Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Managed Concurrently by a Safety Supervisor
  • Guideline for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Managed Concurrently by a Safety Supervisor

Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Equipped with hydrogen shipping facilities

  • Guideline for Accident Prevention Regulations for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Equipped with hydrogen shipping facilities
  • Guideline for Safety Education Programs at Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Equipped with hydrogen shipping facilities
  • Guideline for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Equipped with hydrogen shipping facilities

      JPEC-S (Standard)              JPEC-TD (Technical Document)



◆ JPEC-S(Standards)

      • 1.

        Safety Inspection Standard (Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations) (*1) / Subcommittee in Charge: Safety Inspection Standards Subcommittee

        JPEC-S 0001 (2015)

        This standard is a draft of KHK/JPEC S 0850-9 (*2), a joint standard of the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan (KHK) and JPEC.

      • 2.

        Periodic Self-Inspection Guideline (Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations) / Subcommittee in Charge: Safety Inspection Standards Subcommittee

        JPEC-S 0002 (2015)

        This standard is a draft of KHK/JPEC S 1850-9 (*2), a joint standard of the High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan (KHK) and JPEC.

        (*1) Applicable only to Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations with a maximum operating pressure of 40 MPa or lower.
        (*2) For details of these standards, please refer to the KHK Standards section of the KHK website.

      • 4.

        Explosion-Proof Standard for Dispensers / Subcommittee in Charge: Explosion-Proof Standards Subcommittee

        JPEC-S 0004 (2025)

      • 5.

        Technical Standard for Cylinders Used on Compressed Hydrogen Transport Vehicles / Subcommittee in Charge: Hydrogen Trailer Cylinder and Accessories Technical Standards Subcommittee

        JPEC-S 0005 (2025)

      • 6.

        Technical Standard for Accessories Used on Compressed Hydrogen Transport Vehicles / Subcommittee in Charge: Hydrogen Trailer Cylinder and Accessories Technical Standards Subcommittee

        JPEC-S 0006 (2025)

      • 7.

        Safety Standard for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Hydrogen Station Safety Standards Subcommittee

        JPEC-S 0007 (2017)

      • 8.

        Technical Standard for Alternative Measures Regarding Safety Distance Regulations for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations and Mobile Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Separation Distance Regulation Alternative Measures Subcommittee

        JPEC-S 0008 (2025)

      • 10.

        Technical Standard for Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Using Organic Hydrides / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Technical Standards for Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Using Organic Hydrides

        JPEC-S 0010 (2020)

      • 11.

        Safety Standard for Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Remote-Monitored Stations

        JPEC-S 0011 (2023)

    • 12.

      Evaluation Criteria for Effective Heat Capacity Measurement of Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations (Piping, etc.) / Subcommittee in Charge: Fuelling-Related Standards Subcommittee

      JPEC-S 0012 (2023)

◆ JPEC-TD(Technical Documents, Guidelines, and Guidance Documents)

      • 1.

        Guideline for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Safety Technical Standards for Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

        JPEC-TD 0001 (2017)

      • 2.

        Guideline for Hydrogen Trailers / Subcommittee in Charge: Hydrogen Trailer Safety Technical Standards Subcommittee

        JPEC-TD 0002 (2017)

      • 3.

        Technical Document on Low-Alloy Steel Equipment for Compressed Hydrogen Service (Accumulators and Compressors) Used at Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Low-Alloy Steel Technical Document Subcommittee

        JPEC-TD 0003 (2020)

      • 4.

        Guideline for Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Self-Service Hydrogen Station Subcommittee

        JPEC-TD 0004 (2023)

      • 5.

        Guideline for Accident Prevention Regulations for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations and Similar Facilities with Concurrent Safety Supervisors / Subcommittee in Charge : Subcommittee on Remote-Monitored Stations

        JPEC-TD 0005 (2021)

      • 6.

        Guideline for Safety Education Programs at Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Managed Concurrently by a Safety Supervisor / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Remote-Monitored Stations

        JPEC-TD 0006 (2021)

      • 7.

        Guideline for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Managed Concurrently by a Safety Supervisor / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Remote-Monitored Stations

        JPEC-TD 0007 (2020)

      • 8.

        Technical Document on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Steel Pressure Vessels Used at Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Type-2 Composite Pressure Vessel Accumulator Technical Document Study Subcommittee

        JPEC-TD 0008 (2020)

      • 9.

        Guidance for Accident Prevention Regulations at Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Remote-Monitored Stations

        JPEC-TD 0009 (2023)

      • 10.

        Guidance for Safety Education Programs at Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Remote-Monitored Stations

        JPEC-TD 0010 (2021)

      • 11.

        Guideline for Remote-Monitored Self-Service Hydrogen Fuelling Stations / Subcommittee in Charge: Subcommittee on Remote-Monitored Stations

        JPEC-TD 0011 (2023)

    • 12.

      Guideline for Determining Barrier Heights Based on Adjacent Site Conditions (for Preliminary Assessment Against Detailed Technical Criteria for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations) / Subcommittee in Charge: Barrier Evaluation Subcommittee

      JPEC-TD 0012 (2023)

    • 13.

      Guideline for Accident Prevention Regulations for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Equipped with hydrogen shipping facilities

      JPEC-TD 0013 (2026)

    • 14.

      Guideline for Safety Education Programs at Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Equipped with hydrogen shipping facilities

      JPEC-TD 0014 (2026)

    • 15.

      Guideline for Compressed Hydrogen Fuelling Stations Equipped with hydrogen shipping facilities

      JPEC-TD 0015 (2026)