HYDROGEN
Context, Regulation and Risk Management

 

PRESENTATION

Used by the end of the 18^th century for its lightness in the lift (airships and other balloons), hydrogen is a chemical energy carrier, that can be used for propulsion in transport.

It combines easily with oxygen in the air to transform into water with a high emission of energy.

Hydrogen can be used to power vehicles thanks to two major technologies.

Hydrogen can power specific thermal engines or produce electricity in fuel cells suitable for electric vehicles.

The objective of this training is to know the specific features related to hydrogen usage, to assess the hydrogen risk and to know risk management measures.

 

PUBLIC CONCERNED

This training concerned engineers or technicians participating in an industrial valorization project or an R&D program, but also design and safety engineers, and maintenance staff.

A basic knowledge of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Safety engineering is useful for this training.

 

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

These objectives will be implemented according to the prerequisite collected by questionnaire and sent to participants:

• Understand hydrogen context, practices concerning Hydrogen production, storage and regulation

• Know hydrogen operation during operation phase, applied to transport technologies

• Know hydrogen risk specificities, basic knowledge of hydrogen risk assess tools, and risk management measures on existing application

 

TRAINING CONTENT

H2 Production

Chemical features

Water Electolysis

Hydrocarbon reforming

Photosynthesis

Tomorrow production mode

 

H2 Storage

Environnment

Storage type : cryogenic, solid

Storage embeded

Filling

Protective equipments

Aggravating factors (containment, inertia)

 

H2 Application

Transports : automotive, ship , bus

Technologies : fuel cells, thermal engines

 

Regulation context

European and/or French regulation on storage, hydrogen used as energy vector

Hydrogen normalization related to (ISO TC 197)
Fuel cells normalization related to (IEC TC 105)

 

Accidentology

Leak typology

Flammibility, explosion

Contamination source

Prevention means

 

Safety

Risk Analysis

Design: transport, material, valve

Training staff