Safety of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier

Project coordinator
Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Germany.

Partners
Commission of the European Communities — Directorate General Joint Research Centre, Belgium; University of Calgary, Canada; Forskningscenter Risoe, Denmark; Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, France; Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques, France; Air Liquide S.A., France; Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH, Germany; Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V., Germany; Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und- Pruefung, Germany; BMW Forschung und Technik GmbH, Germany; National Center for Scientifi c Research “Demokritos”, Greece; Universita degli Studi di Pisa, Italy; Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek) — TNO, Netherlands; Gexcon AS, Norway; Norsk Hydro ASA, Norway; Det Norske Veritas AS, Norway; Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal; Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain; Fundacion Inasmet, Spain; Volvo Technology AB, Sweden; Building Research Establishment Ltd, United Kingdom; University of Ulster, United Kingdom; Health and Safety Executive, United Kingdom.

Aim of project
The Network of Excellence HySafe contributes to the safe transition to a more sustainable development in Europe by facilitating the safe introduction of hydrogen technologies and applications.

Expected results
The HySafe network will bring together competencies and experience from various research and industrial fields (automotive, gas and oil, chemical and nuclear). Much effort has been concentrated on the hydrogen safety issues relevant to the nuclear industry during the past 20 years, including comprehensive safety studies and the development of innovative mitigation techniques. At the same time, industry and research dealing with today’s fossil energy carriers are now confronting issues associated with everyday use of the technology by the general public. Synthesis, integration, and harmonization of these efforts is expected to break new ground in the field of hydrogen safety and contribute to the increase of public acceptability of hydrogen as an energy carrier.