Speakers on Hydrogen Safety Featured at NHA's 14th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference
by Patrick Serfass, National Hydrogen Association


Last week, the National Hydrogen Association held their 14th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference in Washington, DC at the Capital Hilton. The 2-day conference drew over 700 visitors and featured 3 sessions on hydrogen safety and codes and standards. Speakers and topics are listed below, with links to their paper and/or presentation when available.

Concurrent Session I: Hydrogen Safety
Moderator: Harry Jones, Senior Staff Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories

• "Hydrogen Fueling Safety Advances,"James Hansel, Senior Engineering Associate, Air Products and Chemicals
  
  
• "Crash-induced Fire Safety Issues with Hydrogen-fueled Vehicles,"R. Rhoads Stephenson, Consultant, Motor Vehicle Fire Research Institute
  
  
• "The Impact of Fire Code Specifications on Hydrogen System Footprints for IEA Integrated System Cases,"Susan Schoenung, President, Longitude 122 West
  
  
• "Hydrogen Safety Research," Les Shirvill, Senior Consultant, Shell Global Solutions

Concurrent Session II: Hydrogen Safety
Moderator: Tapan Bose, Director, Hydrogen Research Institute at the University of Quebec

• "Key Strategic Issues in Codes & Standards to Enable the Hydrogen Economy,"Andrei Tchouvelev, Executive Vice President, Stuart Energy Systems
  
  
• "An Overview of NFPA’s Hydrogen Requirements,"Carl Rivkin, Senior Chemical Engineer, National Fire Protection Association
  
  
• "Clearance Distance and Hazardous Zone Issues for Hydrogen Systems,"Erling Nyborg, VP Engineering, TISEC, Inc.
  
  
• "Summary of the PATH Report on Hydrogen Codes and Standards of Canada, Japan and the U.S.,"Robert Mauro, General Manager, Partnership for Advancing the Transition to Hydrogen (PATH)

Concurrent Session III: Hydrogen Safety
Moderator: Neil Rossmeissl, Hydrogen Program Manager, Office of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy

• "Material Classification Regulations and their Impact on Reversible Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage Systems,"Ned Stetson, Senior Research Scientist, Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems
  
  
• "Influence of Hydrogen Odorants on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Performance," Kei-ichi Ogasawara, Deputy Director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Tokyo, Japan
  
  
• "CGA Standards for Supporting Emerging Hydrogen Technology,"Thomas Joseph, Chairman, Committee for Metal Hydride and Alternate Hydrogen Fuel Technology Committee, Compressed Gas Association, and Engineering Manager, Air Products and Chemicals