CSA America - Standards - Alternative Energy Applications

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CSA America, Inc. develops standards to support products utilizing fuel cell technologies and products that produce hydrogen. CSA America published the first National Standard for fuel cells in collaboration with ANSI in 1998. Today CSA America continues at the forefront of fuel cell standards development, providing important impetus for development and acceptance of this powerful technology across America and around the world.

Domestic standards are developed using procedures administered by CSA America, Inc. and accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The product standards currently being addressed include stationary fuel cell power systems, portable fuel cell power systems, fuel cell modules, micro hand-held fuel cell power systems, and hydrogen generators using fuel-processing technologies.

Standards in Development -
Working with various stakeholders, CSA America, Inc. has established the CSA America Fuel Cell Technical Committee for the purpose of developing a series of fuel cell ANSI/CSA America standards. Standards projects currently include Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems (FC 1), Portable Fuel Cell Power Generators (FC 3), Fuel Cell Modules (FC 4), Hydrogen Generators Using Fuel Processing Technologies (FC 5/UL 2264) and Handheld or Hand-transportable Fuel Cell Power Units with Fuel Containers - Safety (FC 11/UL 2265).

International Standards -
International standards are being developed through the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the leading global organization that prepares and publishes international standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. To promote fuel cell standards worldwide, CSA America serves as the administrator of the IEC U.S. Technical Advisory Committee on Fuel Cell Technologies (IEC TC 105 U.S. TAG).

CSA America welcomes the opportunity to develop standards for new technologies and alternative energy. CSA America works closely with other standard development organizations to facilitate the harmonization of national and global standards.