About us
Our history
The International Association for Hydrogen Safety (HySafe) is a non-profit organisation founded in 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.
HySafe aims to facilitate the safe adoption of hydrogen as an energy carrier by advancing safety measures and coordinating research efforts.
HySafe emerged from the European Commission’s Network of Excellence (NoE) initiative, which sought to reduce
fragmentation in hydrogen safety research. Today, HySafe brings together partners from research institutions, government bodies, universities, automotive manufacturers, and energy companies, fostering collaboration beyond traditional barriers.
By integrating research, education, and industry perspectives, HySafe supports the development of solutions in hydrogen safety, addressing critical challenges in the commercialisation of hyrdogen technologies.

Vision
To be the leading global association committed to promoting and facilitating the safe adoption of hydrogen technologies across the globe, contributing to a sustainable and low-carbon energy future.
Mission
Support the development
and dissemination of
hydrogen safety knowledge.
Advocate for the inclusion of safety measures in the
deployment of hydrogen
technologies.
Facilitate collaboration
among industry, academia, and regulatory bodies.
Provide educational
resources and training to
enhance safety practices
within the hydrogen industry.
Objectives






Executive positions



Board members

Chris LaFleur
Sandia National
Laboratories (U.S.)
aclafle@sandia.gov

Prof. Vladimir Molkov
Ulster University (UK)
v.molkov@ulster.ac.uk

Huahua Xiao
University of Science
and Technology of
China (China)
xiaoh@ustc.edu.cn

Jennifer Wen
University of Surrey
(UK)
jennifer.wen@surrey.ac.uk

Enis Askar
Federal Institute for
Materials Research
and Testing (BAM)
(Germany)
enis.askar@bam.de
Secretariat

Alex Borovskis
Co-Founder Helixos (Australia)
alex@helixos.co

James Stanley
Strategy and Commercialisation
Consultant, Helixos (Australia)
james@helixos.co