November 9, 2023, National StandardUrban Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Supply DeviceandGeneral Requirements for Gas Systems in Smart City Municipal InfrastructureThe kick-off meeting and the first working meeting were held in Changzhou. Institute of Standards and Quotas of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural DevelopmentDirector Yao TaoGas Standardization Technical Committee of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural DevelopmentDirector Wang Qi, Deputy Secretary-General Qu YanhongA total of more than 40 people, including the members of the compilation team, attended the meeting, and Director Yao Tao participated via video to provide guidance. The meeting was presided over by Deputy Secretary-General Qu Yanhong.Organized by Terrence Energy Co., LTD.

The two national standards, "Urban Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Supply Device" and "Smart City Municipal Infrastructure Gas System General Requirements," are managed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.China Municipal Engineering North China Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd. took the lead in drafting, with Terrence Energy Co., LTD and others as the main drafting units.

At the meeting, Director Yao Tao of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development spoke about the currentStandardization development trends, national standard drafting requirements, principles, and proceduresandMatters to be notedHe gave a speech with instructions. He pointed out that the current gas safety situation in our country is severe, and that the role of standards and regulations should be utilized to improve the intrinsic safety level of gas, maintain the safety bottom line of gas, and proposed that the drafting team should stand at the height of industry development, prioritize national interests, adhere to the advancement of standard formulation, benchmark against international standards, pay attention to the unity, coordination, and operability of standards, focus on the verification of key technical indicators, and ensure the quality of standard drafting.

Then, Director Wang Qi gave a speech, proposingEstablish high-level standards to ensure gas safetyThe two national standards launched this time support the construction of the national rural revitalization gas micro-network and the national smart gas project. They are urgently needed important national standards with high public attention, and the significance of their formulation is far-reaching. The drafting team must shoulder the heavy responsibility of gas safety, actively adopt advanced international and foreign standards in conjunction with our national conditions, ensure the quality of the standards, and complete the tasks on schedule.

Deputy Secretary-General Qu Yanhong read out the standard project approval documents and explained the regulations for drafting the standards.Announce the official establishment of the drafting team.

Then Wang Honglin from the Standards Committee briefly introducedCurrent Status of Technical Applications Related to Two Standards and Research on Relevant Standards at Home and AbroadandStandards Development Planand other content, with an emphasis on the practical and long-term significance of standard development. At the same time, the work plan of the standard outline was explained, and finally, the participants had a full discussion on the preparation of the outline and related content.

At the end of this kick-off meeting, the first meeting minutes were created.Implemented the relevant standard preparation requirementsandThe main tasks of each unit, clarified the next steps in the work plan.

The convening of this standard initiation meeting has provided the units drafting the standard with professional ideas and suggestions. Next, Terrence Energy Co., LTD will use its extensive experience in standardization to assist the chief drafting units in jointly advancing the standard drafting process, and at the same time, we also wish the smooth completion of the drafting of the two national standards.