Enclosures and housings for hydrogen plant.
Ventilation, materials and access decisions drive the structure, not the other way round. Hydrogen projects ask the steel to support the safety scheme, not work against it.
Discuss a hydrogen enclosureWhat we provide
Structural housings and enclosures for electrolysers, compressors, storage skids and ancillary equipment. Frame design and material selection are made in conjunction with the process and safety scheme. Ventilation openings, escape routes and equipment access are designed in from the start.
Coating systems are matched to the service environment. Where specialist requirements apply we work to the client's nominated specification.
Project information and responsibility
| What to send us | Process, safety and site information Equipment layouts and loads; pipe and cable interfaces; access and escape requirements; hazardous-area classification; ventilation, gas-detection and fire strategy; site exposure; lifting; foundations; programme; and the nominated standards. |
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| Garendon deliverables | A coordinated structural housing The agreed package can cover the frame and enclosure, openings, doors and removable panels, lifting and transport details, coating, fabrication records and inspection outputs. |
| Responsibility boundary | Housing developed to the approved safety brief The process and safety designer remains responsible for hazardous-area classification, DSEAR or ATEX strategy, ventilation duty, gas detection and fire or explosion performance. Garendon develops and manufactures the structure against that approved information and the contracted scope. |
| Standards and inspection | Agreed before manufacture Where applicable, the EN 1090 execution requirements, welding quality level, NDT, coating system and document schedule are set by the project specification and recorded in the quality plan. |
Common questions
How do you handle hazardous area requirements for hydrogen enclosures?
Hydrogen housings are developed around the customer's hazardous-area classification, ventilation strategy and gas-detection requirements. The structure, openings and material choices follow the project safety brief.
What standards apply to fabricated hydrogen enclosures?
Where EN 1090 applies, the required execution class and certified manufacturing route are agreed before manufacture. Coating requirements can be specified to ISO 12944 for the installation environment.
Can the housing be designed for ventilation and access?
Yes. Natural or forced ventilation, access doors and serviceable panels are engineered into the housing so the plant inside can be operated and maintained safely.