1. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 NoE HySafe (SES6-CT-2004-502630) Dr.-Ing. Thomas Jordan Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH

2. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 1. Project achievements Goal / Objectives General Goal Contributing to a safe transition to a sustainable development in Europe by facilitating the safe introduction of hydrogen technologies / applications Objectives strengthen and focus, integrate fragmented research on hydrogen safety → competitive scientific and industrial community Promoting public awareness and trust in hydrogen technologies development of an excellent safety culture

3. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 1. Project achievements Consortium Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbHDE L’Air LiquideFR Federal Institute for Materials Research and TestingDE BMW Forschung und Technik GmbHDE Building Research Establishment LtdUK Commissariat à l’Energie AtomiqueFR Det Norske Veritas ASNO Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft ICTDE Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbHDE GexCon ASNO The United Kingdom’s Health and Safety LaboratoryUK Foundation INASMETES Inst. Nat. de l’Environnement industriel et des RISquesFR Instituto Superior TechnicoPT European Commission - JRC - Institute for EnergyNL National Center for Scientific Research DemokritosEL Norsk Hydro ASANO Risø National LaboratoryDK TNONL University of CalgaryCA University of PisaIT Universidad Politécnica de MadridES University of UlsterUK VOLVO Technology CorporationSE Warsaw University of TechnologyPL

4. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 1. Project achievements First Integration Success Expert survey and PIRT study Catalogue of Experimental Facilities Public report and online presentation on www.HySafe.net HIAD for incidence and accident reporting Prototype accessible 01/2006) Database of hydrogen FC industries ~ 2000 entries on www.HySafe.net 4 CFD Benchmarks Based on H2, large scale (industry relevant) experiments Broad participation (SBEP1  14 simulations of 11 partners) Instructive results

5. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 1. Project achievements First Integration Success 1st ICHS Pisa September 8-10, 2005 5 Common Applications to EC calls HYGUIDE (Safety distance HZ concept transfer) HYCOURSE (Summer School on H2 safety) HYSAFEST (Early Stage Training – Marie-Curie) HYEIST (Handbook for (small) stat. H2 Installations) HYGLOBE (Expert panel on IPHE level) Initiation of 2 “Internal (Research) Projects” InsHyde + HyTunnel INPUT to SRA long list of proposals, orientated at first PIRT results (10/2005)

6. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Alignment to SRA/DS Major Items SRA content: … 2.1 Hydrogen production 2.2 Hydrogen storage and distribution 2.3 Stationary Applications 2.4 Transportation applications 2.5 Portable applications 2.6 Socio-economic issues 2.7 Cross-cutting issues … DistributionFires and Explosions Mitigation Risik Analysis RC&S Production Transport Refueling Other Vehicles Portables Street Vehicles Applications HySafe Activity Matrix: Safety = Cross-cutting issue (2.7) Public Awareness = Socio-economic issues (2.6)

7. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Alignment to SRA/DS Major Item: Safety How is “Safety” addressed ? Integration Identification of relevant knowledge gaps Developing commonly accepted, scientifically based view / knowledge on safety relevant phenomena Joining of experience (e.g. via database WP5 HIAD) of H2; Information Exchange Support By development of Guidelines By offering safety reviews Of RC&S activities by providing information addressing knowledge gaps By active participation in other H2/FC projects

8. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Alignment to SRA/DS Major Item: Safety Example: IP InsHyde Describe InsHyde results under safety relevance and SRA compliance Relates to decentralised production, storage

9. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Alignment to SRA/DS Major Item: Safety  2.1 (Decentralized) Production and 2.3 Stationary Applications  2.6.3.2.5 Developing codes, standards and regulatory instruments Context : Large leaks caused by major system failure : very low probability => zoning, detection, prevention, passive building design Minor leaks ( risks in confinement ? Objectives : Investigation of realistic non-catastrophic releases in (partially) confined areas System risk assessment and basis for risk control Ventilation performance and layout Detection and Buildings (garages, tunnels, etc) layout Zone classification and choice of electrical equipment Best practices  regulatory and standards framework for indoor H2 systems) Example: IP InsHyde

10. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005  2.2 Distribution and 2.4 Transportation (application)  2.6.3.2.5 Developing codes, standards and regulatory instruments Current safety requirements for road tunnels consider air quality, fire and smoke spread Natural and/or forced ventilation CO, video etc. detection Means of escape and safety refuges But, do H2 vehicles pose additional hazards? If so, then need to Update design guidance for new tunnels Establish improvements to be made on existing tunnels Amend regulations for old and new tunnels Alignment to SRA/DS Major Item: Safety Example: IP HyTunnel

11. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Alignment to SRA/DS Major Item: Public Awareness How is “Public Awareness” addressed ? Indirectly Via high level “safety culture” Via (academic) teaching Openness of NoE activities …. Participation PA workshops of the HFP Conference “Communication of Scientific Results” ….

12. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Alignment to SRA/DS Major Item: Public Awareness Dissemination Website Actively edited public website with internal and supporters access Biennial Report on H2 safety Engineering handbook, broad interest, draft version in spring 2006 International Conference on H2 safety Next September 2007 in Greece (tentatively) Co-operations As IPHE accepted project, internal and external,…

13. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Alignment to SRA/DS Summary Cross-cutting issue: Safety Word found 55 in SRA (+12 “safe”) But so far not as a dedicated topic without very clear defined targets (  flexibility in defining) Mainly supporting character for RC&S, PA,…

14. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Enhancing Co-operation External Networking IPHE CEN HFP StorHy HyWays NATURALHY … the future “European Hydrogen Safety Centre“ ? North America Japan Russia ISO IEA Advisory Council HyApproval HyFire HyTrain HyCourse HySAFEST E&T R&D RC&S

15. Technology Platform Operation Review Days, Brussels 8th-9th December 2005 Future Perspectives of NoE HySafe For FP7 Provide safety workshops/audits for all H2 relevant projects (as for HyApproval, HYTHEC(?),…) Provide platform for information exchange related to safety (incidence reporting, HIAD, conference, workshops,…) Long-lasting Integration Foundation of the “European Hydrogen Safety Centre” Continuation of the valuable HySafe activities Interface between potential customers and the (geographically still dispersed experts) Serving as the reference for any safety relevant problem to industries (SMEs,…), public institutions,…