International Conference on Hydrogen Safety ICHS on January 21-22, 2027 in London, United Kingdom

Hydrogen Safety

Safety in H2 infrastructure

Production
Distribution and transport (pipelines, gaseous and liquid)
Storage
Handling and Use

H2 fueling stations deployment experience

Safe design
Indoor / outdoor fueling
Permitting
Public acceptance
Mitigation practices
Co-location with other fueling options

Mixed / blended H2 fueling stations and vehicles

Hydrogen-Compressed Natural Gas (HCNG) Technology

Safety in H2 vehicle /station interface

Safety in H2 vehicles

On-board storage
Vehicle operation in tunnels and garages
Public acceptance
Material handling and operations in warehouses

H2 Safety aspects in other applications/industries/technologies

Chemical plants
Oil refinery
Space-aircrafts- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones)
Nuclear
Maritime applications e.g boats, submarines
Mining industry
Semiconductor/electronic industries, electrical generators, neutron beams and other fundamental experiments
Other applications

Safety of energy storage

H2 solid-storage materials
Grid scale storage
Power-to-gas / power-to-hydrogen

Fuel cells and electrolysers related safety issues

Risk Assessment
Safety of material
Normative or Pre-normative

Behavior of Gaseous and Liquid Hydrogen and hydrogen mixtures

Release, dispersion
Ignition and auto-ignition
Combustion: fire, deflagration, detonation, transitional effects

Physical effects, consequence analysis

Thermal, overpressure, missile effects
Effects on humans and environments
Incidents, accidents and near misses

Hydrogen effects on materials and components

Embrittlement
Permeation/blistering

Risk/safety management

Hazard identification and analysis
Risk assessment (cost-benefit analysis, safety perception, acceptance and harm criteria, uncertainties, decision making, human factor)
Risk-informed safety engineering
Prevention and Mitigation (active, passive, sensors, safety distances)
Insurance
Safety solutions and implementation of H2 technologies
Public Acceptance
“Outside-the-box” safety

Regulations Codes and Standard

Pre-normative research (needs, approaches, incorporation of QRA)
Post normative experience (case studies)
Comparison/compatibility with other fuels

Education, training, lessons learned and best practices

First responders training
Database