Hydrogen – Success By Design

In recent years we have seen rapid growth in hydrogen markets, with many more projected projects in the next decade. While some of this growth is associated with companies that have established track records of hydrogen operations and robust process safety programs, there are also new entrants to the market with varying levels of experience relative to quantifying and mitigating risks associated with hydrogen operations. This is further complicated for companies lacking formal process safety programs and governmental regulations / industrial standards struggling to keep pace with the rapidly expanding hydrogen market.

This presentation will introduce the CCPS book Guidelines for Integrating Process Safety into Engineering Projects and discuss how it can be applied to hydrogen related projects - even in cases when a facility and/or project is not covered by PSM regulation. A case study will demonstrate how technical safety studies should move from conceptual screening in early design phases through to detailed modeling in late design/operations. This presentation will draw on years of hydrogen risk experience as well as experimental data from full-scale hydrogen explosion, dispersion, and jet fire testing to demonstrate the potential pitfalls of discounting a proactive approach to hazard/risk assessment and mitigation throughout the capital project lifecycle of Hydrogen Economy-related infrastructure.