Safe Net Zero 2025: Safety considerations for the production and large scale storage of hydrogen and its derivatives

 

In the Autumn 2024 Budget, the UK government announced further investment in hydrogen production and infrastructure, bolstering confidence for those working in this area.

To make Great Britain a safe, green energy superpower, new hydrogen production and storage projects need to build in safety from the start, whilst existing ones need to continue to manage safety risks effectively throughout the project lifecycle.

To help industry, government and academia achieve this, HSE is once again bringing together key hydrogen stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences, so that together they can ensure the safe development and roll out of hydrogen technologies.

We have put together a two-day programme of safety-focused thought leadership and the latest technological insights from several major UK and international projects producing and storing both hydrogen and its derivatives.

The March 2025 date has been postponed - new date coming soon!

 

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Draft programme

Day 1

Time	Title	Speaker
09:00	Arrival, registration and refreshments
10:00	Welcome	Chair, Stuart Hawksworth, Health and Safety Executive
	Virtual welcome	Sarah Newton, Chair of the Health and Safety Executive
10:20	Session 1: The international picture
	Session introduction	Chair, Kate Jeffrey, Health and Safety Executive
	Latest insights into international liquid hydrogen research	Thomas Jordan, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
	Large scale storage	Dan Sadler, Equinor
	Asia Pacific and its hydrogen priorities	Nick Smith, International Association for Hydrogen Safety
	Lessons and challenges	Maxim Bragin, Air Products
	Panel session
11:30	Refreshments and networking
12:00	Keynote address
	The role of hydrogen in reaching net zero	Gillian Martin MSP - Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy at the Scottish Government
	TBC	TBC
12:45	Networking lunch
13:45	Session 2: Large scale hydrogen production and storage in the UK
	Session introduction	Chair Nigel Holmes, Hydrogen Scotland
	Safety considerations for electrolytic hydrogen production	Joe Bailey, Progressive Energy
	TBC	TBC
	Hydrogen production	Beau Gray, Centrica
	Panel session
15:10	Refreshments and networking
15:30	Session 3: Research and innovation
	Session introduction	Chair Nigel Holmes, Hydrogen Scotland
	FutureGrid: Results from live trials	Lloyd Mitchell, National Grid
	The role of hydrogen in a decarbonised energy system	Sarah Kimpton, DNV
	Repurposing offshore oil and gas assets	Chris McClane, Centrica
	Speyside hydrogen: Navigating the complexities of scaling green hydrogen	Christina Smitton, Storegga
	TBC	TBC
	Panel session
17:00	End of day one

 

Day 2

Time	Title	Speaker
09:00	Arrival and refreshments
09:15	Welcome and overview	Lorraine Gavin, Health and Safety Executive
09:30	Session 4: Options and challenges for large scale storage
	Session introduction	Chair Charles Oakley, Health and Safety Executive
	TBC	Mark Eldridge, Element Materials Technology
	Below ground - cylinders	Jack Trevail, Gravitricity
	Safety advantages of liquid over gaseous hydrogen in transportation and refuelling infrastructure	TBC, Air Products
	Hydrogen storage	Will France, ERM
	TBC	TBC
	Panel session
11:00	Refreshments and networking
11:30	Session 5: Standards and guidance
	Session introduction	Ian McCluskey, IGEM
	Addressing net zero health and safety challenges	Mark Scanlon, Energy Institute
	TBC	Cameron Blackwell, The Manufacturing Technology Centre
	Panel session - joined by Stew McEwen, SJM 2050
12:30	Lunch and networking
13:30	Session 6: Principles for good practice
	Session introduction	Chair TBC
	Principles for process safety risk management	Kris Ellenthorpe, Process Safety Consulting
	Scaling and tailoring safety assurance on the journey to large scale storage	Ed Macfarlane, Abbot Risk Consulting
	TBC	TBC
	TBC	TBC
	Panel session
14:50	Closing remarks
15:00	Conference close

 

Learn what our previous event delegates have to say about our Safe Net Zero series:

'The quality of the speakers' presentations provided new insight into an ever changing and evolving path towards net zero.'

'I thought the event was great - I learned a lot about the different industries who will be looking to utilise H2 (aviation, marine etc) and areas of innovation.'

'Very useful conference. Good to see how other industries are getting to grips with hydrogen and hydrogen safety.'

'Hands down one of the best hydrogen events I've ever attended and would definitely attend again. The calibre of speakers was excellent and undoubtedly made the event what it was. Loved every second, took an unholy amount of notes, HSE's reputation remains at its peak.'

'Really great balance between a broad range of industry/academic speakers and always being focused on hydrogen safety.'

'The event was very well organised and covered a wide range of different business types that have, or may use hydrogen in its different forms. That breadth gave me the opportunity to use the lessons learnt and learn about the research being carried out in different industries to tackle some of the safety issues with production, distribution and use of hydrogen.'

'Great event. We need this forum to understand the future of hydrogen and the energy supply portfolio for the UK and its risks.'

 

 

 

 

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