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VSL to start new series of LNG calibrations with fresh LNG batch from 1 April 2026

Health and Environment, Industry, NewsBy Birgit De Cort16/02/2026

From that date, LNG terminals, shipping companies, engineering firms and suppliers of measuring equipment can once again have their flow meters calibrated with traceable measurements.

Metrology for Ammonia as an Energy Carrier

Energy and Climate, Health and Environment, Industry, ProjectsBy Birgit De Cort23/12/2025

Given its higher volumetric energy density compared to hydrogen, ammonia is expected to play a significant role in long-term energy storage. To ensure a safe and fair rollout of ammonia as an energy carrier, it is essential to establish infrastructure for measuring quantity, quality, and emissions.

Metrology for Hydrogen Vehicles 3

Energy and Climate, Health and Environment, Industry, ProjectsBy Birgit De Cort23/12/2025

This project focuses on developing faster methods for hydrogen flow calibrations (using master meters), combining flow calibrations with sampling for quality measurements, creating test protocols for gas composition sensors, and investigating potential new impurities.

VSL Achieves Accreditation for LED Light Flicker Measurements under European Ecodesign Directives

Energy and Climate, Health and Environment, Industry, NewsBy Birgit De Cort09/12/2025

VSL Achieves Accreditation for LED Light Flicker Measurements under European Ecodesign Directives. The National Metrology Institute is now among the first institutes worldwide capable of calibrating and validating light sources against European ecodesign requirements for flicker.

Calibrating Flowmeters: How, When, and Why

Health and Environment, NewsBy VSL_admin02/09/2025

Erik Smits, Manager Liquid Flow Metrology when VSL, the Netherlands National Metrology Institute, discusses the factors to consider when calibrating flow meters in systems.

the 150 Anniversary of the Metre Convention

Digitalisation, Energy and Climate, Health and Environment, Industry, NewsBy VSL_admin19/05/2025

Celebrating a Metrology Milestone: the 150 Anniversary of the Metre Convention

New standards for calibration of spectroradiometric measurement instruments

Energy and Climate, Health and Environment, Industry, ProjectsBy VSL_admin15/04/2025

Developing new standards for calibration of spectroradiometric measuring instruments, with VSL focusing primarily on new sources and detector-based methods.

VSL Secures 13 New Research Projects with European Partnership on Metrology

Digitalisation, Energy and Climate, Health and Environment, NewsBy VSL_admin07/01/2025

We’re proud to announce VSL has secured 13 new projects in the 2024 calls from the European Partnership on Metrology (EPM), and will coordinate 4 of them. This represents a remarkable 75% success rate for VSL’s proposals.

VSL Ozone Standard Passes International Comparison, Reaffirming Accuracy and Reliability

Health and Environment, NewsBy VSL_admin19/09/2024

VSL Ozone Standard Passes International Comparison, Reaffirming Accuracy and Reliability

The lack of fit-for-purpose hydrogen standards could potentially the bottleneck of the hydrogen economy.

Energy and Climate, Health and Environment, Industry, PublicationsBy VSL_admin16/09/2024

An article about the need for appropriate hydrogen standards

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