Metrology for smart metering in gas networks (SmartGasNet)

The project aims to improve the measurement infrastructure of gas networks to enable the integration of renewable gas sources such as biomethane and hydrogen. The primary focus is on developing methods, datasets, and best practice guidelines to ensure reliable and fair gas metering and billing. The models developed in the SmartGasNet project will enable the investigation of gas flow dynamics and network behavior, assessing the accuracy and uncertainty of measurements. Advanced methods will be developed to analyze time correlations in gas flow data, thereby increasing measurement reliability. The integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning will improve network efficiency, safety, and gas distribution control.

Keywords:
Fiscal metering, flow measurement, gas quality, measurement uncertainty, gas allocation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and gas grid safety

Acronym: SmartGasNet

Project ID: 24GRD10

Call: Metrology Partnership Call 2024 (European Partnership on Metrology https://www.metpart.eu/)

Total cost: 1,928,691.25 EUR (LEI part: 200,000.00 EUR).

Coordinator: VSL B.V. (VSL), Olandija

Participants:

• Cesky Metrologicky Institut (CMI)
• Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
• Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
• European Research Institute for Gas and Energy Innovation (ERIG)
• Gerg-Le Groupe Européen de Recherches Gazières (GERG)
• NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS (NORCE)
• Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO (TNO)
• Univerza v Ljubljani (UL)