{"id":76,"date":"2024-06-09T15:21:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T15:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hysafe.info\/ichs2025\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2024-06-12T08:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T08:32:28","slug":"themes-and-topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hysafe.info\/ichs2025\/themes-and-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Themes and Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>General Theme #1 &#8211; ENERGY &amp; INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #1 &#8211; Infrastructure Issues<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Storage, distribution and transport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Impact of venting and flaring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hydrogen Blending in existing infrastructure for H2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Future infrastructure projections and safety implications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assessment of H2 losses from H2 infrastructure. (Quantification, Measurement, modeling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #2 &#8211; Safety of Chemical Hydrogen Carriers<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Production at large scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electrolyser Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purification and Intermediate Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fuel Cell and Gas Turbine Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety of coproduction of H2\/O2 plants<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #3 &#8211; Storage Systems Safety<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pressurised Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liquid Hydrogen Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials-based Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salt Cavern Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gas Grid Scale storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemical carriers (Ammonia, Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHCs), DME)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovative Storage Concepts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #4 &#8211; Hydrogen for Heat\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hydrogen for Heat Applications including Hydrogen Blends with Neutral Gas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distribution Network Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appliance Development (burners, cookers, boilers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #5 &#8211; Hydrogen Safety Aspects in Industry<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Oil Refineries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nuclear Industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chemical and Steel Plants<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mining Industry (refuelling stations, interface and mining vehicles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Semiconductor\/Electronic Industries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>General Theme #2 &#8211; MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT SAFETY<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #6 &#8211; Hydrogen Vehicles (Cars and Buses) and Related Fuelling Infrastructure<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hydrogen Refuelling Stations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indoor\/Outdoor Fuelling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fuelling Protocols: On-Board Storage upset Conditions: Co-Location with Other Fuels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mixed\/Blended Fuels of Natural Gas and Hydrogen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Material Handling and Operations in Warehouses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vehicle Operation in Tunnels and Garages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #7 &#8211; Safety in Emerging Mobility Markets \u2013 Infrastructure, Refuelling and Operation<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heavy-Duty Road Vehicles (buses and trucks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rail (freight and passenger trains)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aviation (drones and planes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spacecrafts-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile Refuelling for Drone &amp; Flight Applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maritime (port side, container ships, cruise lines, ferries)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #8 &#8211; Safety Issues of Hydrogen Batch Transport &amp; Distribution<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Safety of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) and Compressed Gaseous Hydrogen (CGH2) Road and Rail Trailers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovative Designs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safe Transfer Protocols, Purging etc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety of Ship Transport of Hydrogen, in particular LH2 and related transfer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Associated Regulation Codes and Standards and Risk Assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00a0General Theme #3 &#8211; CROSS CUTTING TOPICS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #9 &#8211; Behaviour of Gaseous and Liquid Hydrogen<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Release and Mixing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jets (properties, phase changes, impingement, wall attached)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ignition and Autoignition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combustion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fires<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deflagration, Detonation, and Deflagration to Detonation Transition&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rapid Phase Transitions (RPTs) and BLEVE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blast Waves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hydrogen Blends (H2\/NG, H2\/CH4, H2\/NH3, \u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #10 &#8211; Physical Effects<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thermal Effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overpressure Effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Structural Response<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Projectile Effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effects on Humans and Environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effect of ventilation and water sprays on mixing and combustion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effect of suppressants on ignition, fire and transient combustion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spatial congestion and confinement effects on deflagration\u2013detonation transitions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #11 &#8211; Hydrogen Effects on Materials and Components<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Metallic and non-Metallic Material Safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embitterment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permeation\/blistering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liquid Hydrogen Storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials Selection for Specific Environments (e.g. high salinity, desert, cryogenic etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Materials-based hydrogen systems: storage (metal hydrides\/sorption), purification (PSA, membranes), etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #12 &#8211; Risk Assessment and Safety Management<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hazards and Vulnerabilities Identification and Analysis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development and Use of Specific Accident Databases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk Assessment (cost-benefit analysis, safety perception, acceptance and harm criteria, uncertainties, decision making, risk awareness, risk perception, human factor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk Management and Safety Culture (including project safety plans for publicly funded R&amp;D and demonstrations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparative Risk (i.e. hydrogen vs. conventional fuels)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inherent Safety (substitution, moderation and simplification)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accounting for Prevention and Mitigation (active, passive, sensors, safety distances)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety Solutions and Implementation to Hydrogen Technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Methodology for including physical effects into Risk Assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mitigation Technology and Safety Equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #13 &#8211; Regulations, Codes and Standards (RCS)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Aspects of International, National, Regional and Organisation based RCS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pre-Normative Research (PNR) (needs, priorities, approaches, incorporation of QRA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience \/ Lessons Learned from Bringing PNR Results into Standard Technical Committees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post-Normative Experience (case studies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comparison\/Compatibility with Other Fuels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety Regulations for Hydrogen Carriers in Regional\/International Trade (e.g. maritime, rail, pipelines)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Permitting of Large-Scale Applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hydrogen Safety in the Lab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ATEX Directive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #14 &#8211; Education, Training and Communication<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First and Second Responders Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operator Training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Academic Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Best Practice for Application Specific Training (including technician training for gas appliance, stationary facilities and garages maintaining H2 vehicles)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stakeholder Communication (policy, financial authorities and communities)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public Perception and Acceptance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk Perception and Awareness and Trust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety Databases and Lessons \u2013 Learned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lessons from Communications about Past and Recent Incidents, Accidents and Near Misses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social Media\u2013Winning Hearts &amp; Minds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>General Theme #4 &#8211; OTHER<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #15 &#8211; Insurance<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #16 &#8211; Case Studies<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #17 &#8211; Safety &amp; Terminology<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #18 &#8211; Showcase of Useful Technologies<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topic #19 &#8211; Stakeholder Management<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Theme #1 &#8211; ENERGY &amp; INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY Topic #1 &#8211; Infrastructure Issues Topic #2 &#8211; Safety of Chemical Hydrogen Carriers Topic #3 &#8211; Storage Systems Safety Topic #4 &#8211; Hydrogen for Heat\u00a0 Topic #5 &#8211; Hydrogen Safety Aspects in Industry General Theme #2 &#8211; MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT SAFETY Topic #6 &#8211; Hydrogen Vehicles (Cars and Buses) and Related Fuelling Infrastructure Topic #7 &#8211; 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