Three incidents in North America

Some recent minor leaks in US: At US Boston University: http://www.dailyfreepress.com/second-hydrogen-alarm-sounds-in-a-week-1.1945071. At US Washington refuelling station: http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/va_ap_leak_closes_dc_hydrogen_fuel_station_20091006 For your entertainment, this is what may happen with hydrogen researchers: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/707234–why-a-towed-away-van-led-to-scarborough-evacuation

New members

HySafe welcomes the 7 new members: Air Liquide, France Andrei Tchouvelev and Associates, Canada Danish Technical University, Denmark Kingston University, United Kingdom Russian Research Center Kurchatov Institute, Russia Sandia National Laboratory, United States of America Universite de Quebec de Trois Rivieres, Canada Additionally, the Russian Energy Technologies awaits the approval …

Safely starting the hydrogen economy

From 16th to 18th of September more than 200 world leading experts for hydrogen safety and interested stakeholders meet in Ajaccio (Palais des Congres), Corsica, France. For the third time the worldwide unique International Conference for Hydrogen Safety ICHS is organised by the International Association for Hydrogen Safety – HySafe, …

FCH JU stakeholders’ general assembly on 26 and 27 October in Brussels

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) stakeholders’ general assembly will take place on 26 and 27 October in Brussels, Belgium. First organised in 2008 to mark the launch of the FCH JU, the stakeholders’ general assembly is an annual event designed to inform all interested parties about …

Introduction to Hydrogen for Code Officials by the DoE

The Department of Energy’s Introduction to Hydrogen for Code Officials (http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/code_official_training.html) online training course is now available and provides an overview of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, how these technologies are used in real-world applications, and the codes and standards required for permitting them. The course consists of four modules: …