Why TÜV Rheinland Is Your Trusted Partner

A female TÜV Rheinland engineer in a navy branded softshell jacket stands at a standing desk in a glass-walled office space adjacent to a hydrogen vehicle testing facility, presenting to a male client in a dark business jacket. She points to a large printed process diagram laid out on the desk labelled "Hydrogen Component Testing & Type Approval Pathway" with a TÜV Rheinland logo visible. On the desk beside the document, a small hydrogen fuel cell stack component is placed as a reference object, and an open laptop displays a regulatory standards tracking dashboard. On the glass wall behind the pair, handwritten annotations reference two active international standards committees: "ISO/TC 197" listing ISO 19880-1 Update and UN GTR No. 13 Phase 2 implementation date, and "UN ECE WP.29 committee work" listing upcoming hydrogen regulation implementation dates including 15 August 2024 and UN GTR No. 13 Phase 2. Through the glass partition, a white hydrogen fuel cell SUV labelled "Hydrogen" is visible on the testing facility floor alongside blue laboratory equipment. A wall-mounted screen to the right displays a world map with highlighted key markets in Europe and North America in blue. The overall scene conveys expert regulatory guidance, active committee involvement, and a consultative partnership approach to hydrogen component testing and vehicle type approval.
  • TÜV Rheinland has the perfect expertise to guide manufacturers through the component testing process.
  • One-stop shop: TÜV Rheinland also has a department that handles type approval of hydrogen powered vehicles. This enables TÜV Rheinland to offer component testing and hydrogen vehicle type approvals from a single source.
  • TÜV Rheinland is greatly involved in committee work for the development of new standards as well as in their legal implementation in different regions. TÜV Rheinland can share this knowledge with its customers, enabling them to prepare for upcoming changes at an early stage.