CHS Americas 2024 Technical Program | AIChE

CHS Americas 2024 Technical Program

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Start Time End Time DAY 1 - May 21
8:45 AM 8:55 AM Introduction from the Conference Chairs

Jonathan Cristiani - Black & Veatch

Pradheep Kileti - National Grid
8:55 AM 9:05 AM Opening Remarks

Owen Quake - bp, Hydrogen & CCS
9:05 AM 9:45 AM Keynote Presentation: Safety Standards in an Evolving Industry

Rich Gottwald - Compressed Gas Association
9:45 AM  11:10 AM

Session 1 - Fundamental Safety Considerations and Best Safety Practices 

Session Chair: Rob Early - Compressed Gas Association

9:45 AM 10:05 AM Hydrogen: Success By Design 

Peter Diakow - BakerRisk
10:05 AM 10:20 AM Process Safety Management for the Hydrogen Industry

David Moore - AcuTech Group, Inc.
10:20 AM 10:35 AM Hydrogen Recombiners: An Alternative Strategy for Hydrogen Mitigation

Lee Gardner - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
10:35 AM 10:50 AM Safety Approach and Accomplishments during Fuel Cell Technology

Demonstration at Microsoft Data Center


Steven Parente - Caterpillar
10:50 AM 11:10 AM Question and Answer Panel
11:10 AM 11:40 AM Break

Sponsored by aeSolutions
11:40 AM 12:45 PM  Session 2 - Regulations, Codes and Standards 

Session Chair: Susan Bayley - Powertech USA
11:40 AM 12:00 PM Hydrogen Regulations, Codes, and Standards Landscape

Jennifer Hamilton - California Hydrogen Business Council
12:00 PM 12:15 PM IEA TCP Hydrogen Task 43 - Safety and Rcs of Large Scale Hydrogen Energy Applications: Progress

Andrei V Tchouvelev - Hydrogen Council
12:15 PM 12:30 PM Beta-Release of Hydrogen Safety Codes and Standards Applicability

Navigator (HySCAN) Informational Tool

Brian Ehrhart - Sandia National Laboratories
12:30 PM 12:45 PM Question and Answer Panel
12:45 PM 1:45 AM Lunch

Sponsored by AcuTech Group, Inc.
1:45 AM  2:45 PM Session 3 - Hydrogen Materials and Risk Management

Session Chair: Peter Diakow - BakerRisk
1:45 AM 2:00 PM Hydrogen Sealability: Alt. Designs, Materials, Facing

Justinn General - Lamons
2:00 PM 2:15 PM The Next Evolution in Hydrogen Risk Analysis: “Knowledge Based” Process Hazards Analysis Utilising

Developments in Digital Technology and Platforms


Michael Scott - aeShield
2:15 PM 2:30 PM PEM Electrolysis Failure Scenarios Identified By Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

Katrina Groth - University of Maryland
2:30 PM 2:45 PM Question and Answer Panel
2:45 PM 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM  3:55 PM Session 4 - Public Education

Session Chair: Jonathan Cristiani - Black & Veatch
3:15 PM 3:30 PM Public Facing Safety and Education for Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure

Jake Grant - HTEC
3:30 PM 3:45 PM Public Awareness and First Responder Training in India on View of National Green Hydrogen Mission 2023

Gayatri Kelkar - Salvus Energy UK Ltd
3:45 PM 3:55 PM Question and Answer Panel
3:55 PM 4:50 PM

Session 5 - Safety Culture Discussion 

Session Chair: Nick Barilo - Center for Hydrogen Safety

Panelists:

Brian Anderson - WHA International

Susan Bayley - Powertech USA

David Moore - AcuTech Group, Inc.

4:50 PM 5:00 PM Day 1 close-out
5:00 PM 6:30 PM Evening Networking Reception
     
    DAY 2 - May 22
9:00 AM 9:05 AM Introduction from the Conference Chairs
9:05 AM 9:45 AM Keynote Presentation: Overview of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Safety, Codes & Standards Activities

Laura Hill - U.S. Department of Energy
9:45 AM 10:45 AM  Session 6 - Incidents and Lessons Learned

Session Chair: Alison Ballon - AcuTech Group, Inc.
9:45 AM 10:00AM Dave Farese - Durham Consulting LLC
10:00 AM 10:15 AM Lessons Learned from a Medium Pressure Tank Leak at Nrel's Hydrogen Refueling Station

Phillip Clark - Omitz
10:15 PM 10:30 PM Hydrogen Plant Relief Line Failure Due to Acoustically Induced Vibrations

Ken Wohlgeschaffen - Chevron Corporation
10:30 PM 10:45 AM Question and Answer Panel
10:45 AM 11:10 AM Break
11:10 AM 12:55 PM  Session 7 - Hydrogen Safety in Production

Session Chair: Kevin Woo - ENTRUST Solutions Group
11:10 AM 11:30 AM CGA H-17, Guideline for Small Scale Hydrogen Production

Rob Early -  Compressed Gas Association
11:30 AM 11:50 AM Electrical Area Classification Safety-in-Design Considerations for a Large Alkaline

Electrolyzer Hydrogen Plant


Tim Gardner - Mitsubishi Power
11:50 AM 12:05 PM Large-Scale Electrolysis Plant Design and Emerging Safety Considerations, an EPC’s Perspective

Justin Distler - Black & Veatch
12:05 PM 12:20 PM Facility Siting and Risk Analysis of a PEM Electrolyzer

Colin Armstrong - AcuTech Group, Inc.
12:20 PM 12:35 PM IEA TCP Task 43 - Subtask Safety Distances: Electrolyser

Andrei V Tchouvelev - Hydrogen Council
12:35 PM 12:55 PM Question and Answer Panel
12:55 PM 2:00 PM Lunch

Sponsored by National Grid
2:00 PM  3:20 PM Session 8 - Safe Storage of Hydrogen

Session Chair: Alison Ballon - AcuTech Group, Inc.
2:00 PM 2:15 PM

The Importance of Integrated Safety Applied to Large Scale Gaseous Hydrogen Storage

Cory Kreutzer - Braindrip

2:15 PM 2:30 PM Value Proposition of Commercially Available Metal Hydrides; In Terms of Safety,

Footprint and Integration to Various Hydrogen Use-Cases


Jim Petrecky - GKN Hydrogen
2:30 PM 2:45 PM Gap Assessment of Natural Gas Pipeline for Hydrogen-Natural Gas Blend Transport

Ben Pierce - ENTRUST Solutions Group
2:45 PM 3:00 PM Beyond the Hype - Mastering Safety in Hydrogen Transport and Storage

Chris Granger - BayoTech
3:00 PM 3:20 PM Question and Answer Panel
3:20 PM 3:45 PM Break
3:45 PM 5:25 PM  Session 9 - Blending Applications 

Session Chair: Pradheep Kileti - National Grid
3:45 PM 4:05 PM Safe Hydrogen-Natural Gas Blending: Research, Projects, and Addressing Gaps

Tyler Ruggles - Powertech USA
4:05 PM 4:20 PM Hydrogen Blending – Design and Safety Considerations for Pilot Projects at Power Generation Facilities

Megan Reusser - Burns & McDonnell
4:20 PM 4:35 PM Safety and Design of an East Coast Utility Hydrogen Demonstration for Commercial and Industrial Customers

Timothy Harris - ENTRUST Solutions Group
4:35 PM 4:50 PM Safety and Environmental Lessons from Hydrogen-Natural Gas Cofiring Demonstrations

Alex Gupta - Electric Power Research Institute
4:50 PM 5:05 PM All Aboard: Hydrogen on Rail

Achim Wechsung - Exponent, Inc.
5:05 PM 5:25 PM Question and Answer Panel
5:25 PM 5:30 PM Day 2 close-out
5:30 PM 6:30 PM Academia Meet-and-Greet 
     
    DAY 3 - May 23
9:00 AM 9:05 AM Introduction from the Conference Chairs
9:05 AM 9:45 AM Keynote Presentation: The Cool Fuel School: Development of a Hands-on Liquid Hydrogen Safety

Training Program for Early-Stage Research


Jacob Leachman - Washington State University
9:45 AM  10:50 AM Section 10 - Safety of Hydrogen Fueling Stations

Session Chair: Susan Bayley - Powertech USA
9:45 AM 10:05 AM Reliability and Safety in Technology Development: H2 Mobility Applications

Juan Hernandez Bello - Shell
10:05 AM 10:20 AM Empowering Safety and Awareness: Htec's Journey in Hydrogen Fueling Station

Development and Public Education Initiatives


Danielle Press - HTEC
10:20 AM 10:35 AM

Statistics, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations from Analysis of the First 40 Fueling

Station Component Failure Events in Hycred


Ahmad Al-Douri - University of Maryland

10:35 AM 10:50 AM Question and Answer Panel
10:50 AM 11:20 AM Break
11:20 AM  12:50 PM Session 11 - Applied R&D

Session Chair: Katrina Groth - University of Maryland
11:20 AM 11:40 AM Overview of DOE Activities Addressing Hydrogen Release Concerns

Christine Watson - DOE
11:40 AM 12:00 PM R&D Safety Investigations for Underground Liquid Hydrogen Storage

Deborah Houssin - Air Liquide
12:00 PM 12:15 PM Thermal Radiation Investigations of Real-Scale Hydrogen Jet Flames at High Pressure

Christopher Bernardy - BAM - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
12:15 PM 12:30 PM Preliminary Findings from Liquid Hydrogen Pooling and Vaporization Experiments

Ethan Hecht - Sandia National Laboratories
12:30 PM 12:50 PM Question and Answer Panel
12:50 PM 2:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM  3:00 PM Session 12 - Safety Strategies

Session Chair: Rob Early - Compressed Gas Association
2:00 PM 2:15 PM Pressure Relief Device Failure Taxonomy for a Proper Data Collection Strategy

Alejandro Jimenez - Engineering Systems Inc.
2:15 PM 2:30 PM A Global Mapping of Best Practice Design Standards for Hydrogen Project Developers

Will Sharpe, Claus Christoffersen - Kent
2:30 PM 2:45 PM Ensuring Electrolyzer Safety: Key Strategies for Decarbonizing Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Production

Jesse Schulthess - Electric Hydrogen
2:45 PM 3:00 PM Question and Answer Panel
3:00 PM 3:30 PM End of Conference Discussion

Nick Barilo - Center for Hydrogen Safety
3:30 PM 3:40 PM Conference close out from the Conference Chairs