Kiwa ET
Our Services
Kiwa ET is highly specialised in the development and testing of all hydrogen-related components and materials, from aerospace to automotive and industrial applications. With our extensive experience in liquid and high-pressure hydrogen, we can support your development from survey over prototype and certification to series production.
High-Pressure Hydrogen
One of the largest test facilities for high-pressure hydrogen
High-pressure hydrogen test services
- For complete systems, containers and components
- Closed hydrogen cycle
- Environmentally friendly, cost-saving, 24/7 operation
- Compared to a hydrogen filling station: more than 40,000 refuellings per year
Test conditions
- Standards: ISO, GTR, UNR, EC, SAE, etc.
- Temperature range: -40°C to +85°C (for special tests -80°C to +120°C)
- Pressure: up to 87.5 MPa (for special tests up to 105 MPa)
- Pre-conditioned gas: -40°C to +85°C (down to -80°C for special tests)
Tests
- Leak tests
- Permeation tests
- Functionality tests
- Cycle tests
- Hydrogen embrittlement tests
- Durability tests
- Burst tests
- Hydraulic tests
Liquid Hydrogen
Unique know-how and test facilities for liquid hydrogen.
Tests with LH2 and sLH2
- System function: refuelling, defuelling, hydrogen supply, insulation performance (dormancy), sensors, boil-off management, operation under tilt and roll conditions...
- Component function: valves, couplings (nozzle/receptacle), fittings, heat exchangers, sensors, pumps
- Safety: leak tests, hydraulic burst tests, rollover, loss of insulation vacuum...
- Material characterisation: temperature influence, hydrogen embrittlement, tensile tests, fatigue tests, fracture toughness, crack propagation...
Capacities for liquid hydrogen
- 300 m² test area
- 2 LH2 storage tanks (capacity: 1.7 tons)
- 3 fully equipped test stands
- Material characterisation in LH2 and under pressure up to 1,000 bar
Fuel Cell Testing and Development
Fully equipped fuel cell laboratories with a total power output of 1 MW.
Test items
- Systems
- Stacks (up to 200 kW)
- Components
Key data
- 700 m² of laboratory area
- 18 test stands
- Experienced team with over 10 years of operational experience
High-Pressure Hydrogen
One of the largest test facilities for high-pressure hydrogen
High-pressure hydrogen test services
- For complete systems, containers and components
- Closed hydrogen cycle
- Environmentally friendly, cost-saving, 24/7 operation
- Compared to a hydrogen filling station: more than 40,000 refuellings per year
Test conditions
- Standards: ISO, GTR, UNR, EC, SAE, etc.
- Temperature range: -40°C to +85°C (for special tests -80°C to +120°C)
- Pressure: up to 87.5 MPa (for special tests up to 105 MPa)
- Pre-conditioned gas: -40°C to +85°C (down to -80°C for special tests)
Tests
- Leak tests
- Permeation tests
- Functionality tests
- Cycle tests
- Hydrogen embrittlement tests
- Durability tests
- Burst tests
- Hydraulic tests
Liquid Hydrogen
Unique know-how and test facilities for liquid hydrogen.
Tests with LH2 and sLH2
- System function: refuelling, defuelling, hydrogen supply, insulation performance (dormancy), sensors, boil-off management, operation under tilt and roll conditions...
- Component function: valves, couplings (nozzle/receptacle), fittings, heat exchangers, sensors, pumps
- Safety: leak tests, hydraulic burst tests, rollover, loss of insulation vacuum...
- Material characterisation: temperature influence, hydrogen embrittlement, tensile tests, fatigue tests, fracture toughness, crack propagation...
Capacities for liquid hydrogen
- 300 m² test area
- 2 LH2 storage tanks (capacity: 1.7 tons)
- 3 fully equipped test stands
- Material characterisation in LH2 and under pressure up to 1,000 bar
Fuel Cell Testing and Development
Fully equipped fuel cell laboratories with a total power output of 1 MW.
Test items
- Systems
- Stacks (up to 200 kW)
- Components
Key data
- 700 m² of laboratory area
- 18 test stands
- Experienced team with over 10 years of operational experience
Our Market Segments
Vehicle manufacturers
OEMs and suppliers from Asia, Europe and the USA
Aerospace
ESA and European aerospace companies, aircraft manufacturers from the EU and the USA
Plant and ship construction
Industrial companies from Asia and Europe