1 March 2024
Last month, over 160 stakeholders from a diverse range
of organisations and industry sectors came together to discuss the
challenges associated with materials used in hydrogen environments
at an event hosted by HSE.
Images from the event, which took place last month
'Safety considerations for materials used in hydrogen
environments' is part of the established Safe Net Zero series of
events and took place on 13 February in Manchester. It
explored the selection, performance and safety of materials used by
those developing and deploying innovative hydrogen technologies to
highlight the work being done to understand the implications for
safety.
The
event programme featured sessions from over 20 technical
experts and thought leaders, with safety as the underpinning
theme.
Commenting on the day, David Johnson, who hosted the event and
is HSE's Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser said:
'Understanding how materials interact with hydrogen is key
to using it safely and sustainably.
A number of key themes emerged from the event, particularly
with regard to the scale of the challenge ahead and the need to
work at pace to deliver robust evidence to inform our decision
making.
It's clear we need to challenge each other as a community,
to adopt innovative ways of doing things, where it has been
demonstrated that it is safe to do so, and we need to coordinate
activities to make sure we are not unnecessarily duplicating
work.
Events like these bring together a diverse range of
stakeholders to share the knowledge and develop the collaborative
relationships we need for the UK to be successful. And of course as
HSE, we ensure that health and safety is at the heart of the
conversation.'
To find out more about HSE's 20 years of enabling hydrogen
technologies, take a look at our
hydrogen timeline.
Benefit from HSE knowledge: learn with us on our
Hydrogen: The Fundamentals training course or access our
previous events and webinars.
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