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    AMPS supports global power guidance: key updates for on-site generation engineers

    June 11, 2026|

    Reviewed by Joe Ashwell

    AMPS supports global power guidance: key updates for on-site generation engineers

    First reported on The Construction Index

    30 Second Briefing

    AMPS, working with the US Electrical Generating Systems Association and EUROPGEN, has helped produce the sixth edition of On-Site Power Generation: A Comprehensive Guide to On-Site Power, expanding it from a US-focused text to globally relevant guidance. The updated guide now covers both 50 Hz and 60 Hz systems, European CE and US UL standards, and regional variations such as grid codes and planning regulations, with an eye to Africa and the Middle East. It also adds design and operation guidance for hybrid systems, micro-grids, and generators using HVO, biomethane, hydrogen and synthetic fuels.

    Technical Brief

    • Sixth edition builds on a guide first issued in 1990 for US generator applications.
    • AMPS collaborated with US EGSA and EUROPGEN, aligning manufacturer and supplier input across three major associations.
    • Alan Beech, outgoing AMPS director general, positions the work as a core AMPS remit.
    • Guidance is framed as a primary industry reference text, used continuously for over 30 years.
    • Scope explicitly extends beyond US and Europe to planned uptake across Africa and the Middle East.
    • Content is pitched for both senior power engineers and new entrants, supporting mixed-experience project teams.

    Our Take

    Hydrogen, HVO and biomethane appear only sporadically in our 845-piece Infrastructure corpus, so their explicit inclusion in AMPS’ on-site power guidance signals that alternative fuels are now being treated as mainstream options for backup and prime power design rather than niche add-ons.

    The sixth edition’s backing from both AMPS in the UK and the US-based EGSA positions it as a de facto transatlantic standard for on-site power packages, which can simplify technical due diligence for lenders and insurers assessing projects that rely heavily on engine-based generation rather than grid connections.

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