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WELCOME TO THE APRIL EDITION

OUR CONTRIBUTORS EDITOR’S LETTER

MARTIN BYRNE WE HAVE SOME exciting news for you this
Sales Manager for month as IGEM has officially launched its
Gas Power Solutions world-leading Hydrogen Knowledge Centre.
at Finning UK & This new digital library offers a searchable
Ireland database of hydrogen research, reports, data,
Taking up his current presentations and videos, helping to support the
role in 2014, Martin development of hydrogen knowledge globally.
has built up a wealth In this edition, we’re taking a look at what this
of knowledge of new service has to offer and how it can you can
both diesel and gas access it.
generators, and a strong understanding Also in this edition, the good people at the National Physical Laboratory
of how this technology can be applied to (NPL) explain the work going on behind the scenes to produce primary
standby and prime power. His other areas standards for clean energy gases. Meanwhile, we’re examining some of the
of expertise include combined heat and gas-based technologies helping the UK to reduce its emissions on the path
power and anaerobic digestion. to net zero. And we’re discussing the role technology will play in
facilitating a move to digital transformation for the gas industry – an
DR ARUL MURUGAN essential weapon in the fight to lower carbon emissions.
Principal Research All this is accompanied by the usual mix of news and events from
Scientist at the around the industry, including our compelling programme of upcoming
National Physical webinars and all the excitement from the London, Southern & Eastern
Laboratory (NPL) Section’s London Showcase event, which was held virtually for the first
Arul leads the energy time in its 12-year history.
gases area within We hope you enjoy the April edition,
the Gas Metrology
Group, managing
the team’s activities
relating to clean energy gases across
hydrogen for vehicles and heat, hydrogen
enriched natural gas, odorisation for
hydrogen, biomethane and carbon capture SHARON BAKER-HALLAM
utilisation and storage. EDITOR
BA (HONS) AIGEM
GEOFF ROBERTS INSTITUTION OF GAS ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS (IGEM)
Director of Energy
Industry Strategy for
Oracle Construction
and Engineering
Geoff works with
customers in asset SEE YOUR WORK IN Gas international We are always
intensive industries to seeking to share the latest research and ground-breaking industry
advise how technology developments in IGEM’s journal. If you would like to see your work
can support and add featured in the pages of Gi, contact the Editor by emailing sharon@igem.
value to the project lifecycle. org.uk with a short synopsis of your contribution.

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