Themes and Topics
Regulations Codes and Standard (RCS)
- Pre-normative research (needs, approaches, incorporation of QRA)
- Post normative experience (case studies)
- Comparison/compatibility with other fuels
Safety in H2 infrastructure
- Production
- Distribution
- Storage
- Use
Safety solutions and implementation of H2 technologies
- Deploying technologies (market opportunities, case studies, early market experience)
- Education, training, lessons learned and best practices
Hydrogen and hydrogen blends behavior
- Release, dispersion
- Ignition and auto-ignition
- Combustion: deflagration, detonation, transitional effects
Physical effects , consequence analysis
- Thermal, overpressure, missile effects
- General human and environmental effects
Incidents, accidents and near misses
Hydrogen effects on materials and components
- Embrittlement
- Permeation/blistering
Safety of energy storage
- H2 solid-storage materials
- High pressure, liquid and cryogenic tanks
- Batteries
Risk management
- Mitigation (active, passive, sensors, safety distances)
- Risk assessment (cost-benefit analysis, safety perception, acceptance and harm criteria, uncertainties, decision making)
- Risk-informed safety engineering
- Insurance experience and perspectives
Fuel cells related safety issues
- Safety of different Hydrogen Storage
- Risk Assessment of the FC Systems
- Safety of material used in FC Technologies
- Normative or Prenormative of FC Systems