Cookies on HSE Solutions
We use some essential cookies to make this service work.
We'd like to set additional cookies so we can remember your settings, understand how people use the service and make improvements.
View our cookie policy.
Products and services to help you solve your health and safety challenges
For over twenty years, HSE has been carrying out world-leading, cutting-edge research looking into the practicality, risk and safety issues associated with utilising hydrogen as a source of low-carbon energy.
However HSE first started working with hydrogen many years before this, developing safe work equipment for explosive atmospheres.
It was our understanding of hydrogen's behaviour and our ability to handle it safely that led us to be invited to participate in The EC Network of Excellence for Hydrogen Safety "HySafe", a key project to explore the safety of hydrogen as a potential, low carbon energy vector.
HSE joins HysafeShow more
HSE joins HySafe, an EC funded Network of Excellence, facilitating the safe introduction of hydrogen technologies and applications.
HySafe - Safety of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier
1st International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
HSE sits on the organising committee for ICHS. Inaugral conference took place in Pisa 2005.
http://conference.ing.unipi.it/ichs2005/
HSE publishes first hydrogen research paper Show more
'Spontaneous Ignition of Hydrogen Leaks: A review of postulated mechanisms'
Link to research paper
HSE publishes 'The Hydrogen Economy - Evaluation of the Materials Science and Engineering Issues'Show more
Link to research paper HSL/2006/59
HSE contributes to HYPER projectShow more
HSE begins work on the HYPER project, a specific targeted research project (STREP) funded by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme, developed an Installation Permitting Guide (IPG) for hydrogen and fuel cell stationary applications. The IPG was developed in response to the growing need for guidance to foster the use and facilitate installation of these systems in Europe.
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/39028
HSE co-organises the 2nd International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their second international conference in San Sebastien, Spain.
http://conference.ing.unipi.it/ichs2007/index5255.html?id=9
HSE publishes ‘Spontaneous Ignition of Hydrogen – Literature Review’Show more
Link to review RR615
HSE conducts early-stage research into the safety of liquid hydrogenShow more
Early phase of HSE research into safety of liquid H2.
HSE partners in HyApprovalShow more
HSE is a partner in HyApproval - the aim of the project is to produce a "handbook for approval of hydrogen refuelling stations" which will be used to certify public hydrogen filling stations in Europe. (under European Commission FP6 contract N° 019813).
http://www.hyapproval.org/
HySafe becomes the International Association for Hydrogen SafetyShow more
HSE is a founding member of the International Assosciation for Hydrogen Safety. The association facilitates the networking for the further development and dissemination of knowledge and for the coordination of research activities in the field of hydrogen safety.
https://hysafe.info/
HSE publishes ‘Installation Permitting Guidance for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Stationary Applications: UK version’Show more
HSE publishes Research Report 715: Installation permitting guidance for hydrogen and fuel cell stationary applications: UK version.
Link to report
HSE co-organises the 3rd International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their third international conference in Ajaccio, France.
http://conference.ing.unipi.it/ichs2009/
HSE publishes ‘Hazards of Liquid Hydrogen’Show more
HSE publishes Research Report 769: Hazards of liquid hydrogen.
HSE helps the ETI to understand the safe use of hydrogenShow more
HSE lead a £2 million project to advance the safe design and operation of gas turbines, reciprocating engines and combined heat & power systems using hydrogen based fuels.
https://www.eti.co.uk/news/eti-to-investigate-the-safe-use-of-hydrogen
HSE co-organises the 4th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their fourth international conference in San Francisco, USA.
http://conference.ing.unipi.it/ichs2011/
HSE joins advisory board of H2FC SupergenShow more
The hydrogen and fuel cells SUPERGEN is funded by the Research Councils UK Energy Programme, as part of the government's Sustainable Power Generation and Supply initiative. It was set up in 2012 to address the key challenges facing the hydrogen and fuel cell sector as it strives to provide cost competitive, low carbon technologies in a more secure UK energy landscape.
http://www.h2fcsupergen.com/
HSE partners in HyIndoorShow more
HSE is one of several organisations working together to produce pre-normative research into the safe indoor use of fuel cells and hydrogen systems.
https://hydrogeneurope.eu/project/hyindoor
HSE partners in FireCOMPShow more
The 3-year European FireComp project was initiated in 2013 to explore the thermo-mechanical behaviour of high pressure vessels in composite materials when exposed to fire conditions.
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/325329
HSE partners in project SUSANA Show more
SUSANA, SUpport to SAfety ANalysis of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies, aims to critically review the state-of-the-art in physical and mathematical modelling of phenomena and scenarios relevant to hydrogen safety, compile a guide to best practices in use of CFD for safety analysis of FCH systems and infrastructure; update verification and validation procedures; generate database of verification problems; develop model validation database; perform benchmarking; and finally create the CFD model Evaluation Protocol built on these documents and project activities.
https://www.fch.europa.eu/project/support-safety-analysis-hydrogen-and-fuel-cell-technologies
HSE co-organises the 5th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their fifth international conference in Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.ichs2013.com/
HSE publishes ‘Modelling of Liquid Hydrogen Spills’Show more
Link to report RR985
HSE publishes ‘Releases of Unignited Liquid Hydrogen’Show more
HSE publishes ‘Ignited Releases of Liquid Hydrogen’Show more
HSE publishes ‘Injecting Hydrogen into the Gas Network- a Literature Search’Show more
HSE co-organises the 6th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their sixth international conference in Yokohama, Japan.
http://www.ichs2015.com/
HSE partners in HyDeployShow more
HyDeploy is a pioneering hydrogen energy project designed to help reduce UK CO2 emissions and reach the Government's net zero target for 2050.
https://hydeploy.co.uk/
HSE partners in H21Show more
H21 is a suite of gas industry projects designed to support conversion of the UK gas networks to carry 100% hydrogen.
https://www.h21.green/
HSE partners in PreslHyShow more
HSE is a key project partner performing pre-normative research into the safe use of liquid hydrogen.
https://hydrogeneurope.eu/project/preslhy
HSE co-organises the 7th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their seventh international conference in Hamburg, Germany.
ICHS 2017 - International Conference on Hydrogen Safety (hysafe.info)
HSE hosts The Future of Gas conference Show more
HSE organises a new Safety Excellence in Energy conference series bringing together the hydrogen safety community to discuss hydrogen safety, network and share knowledge. The first event, The Future of Gas is held in Leeds, UK.
Find out more
HSE partners in Hy4HeatShow more
Hy4Heat aims to establish if it is technically possible, safe and convenient to replace natural gas (methane) with hydrogen in residential and commercial buildings and gas appliances.
https://www.hy4heat.info/
HSE publishes ‘Maintaining the Integrity of Process Plant Susceptible to High Temperature Hydrogen Attack. Part 1: Analysis of nondestructive testing techniques’Show more
HSE publishes ‘Maintaining the Integrity of Process Plant Susceptible to High Temperature Hydrogen Attack. Part 2: Factors affecting carbon steels’Show more
HSE partners in HyTunnelShow more
HSE is a key project partner undertaking pre-normative research for safety of hydrogen driven vehicles and transport through tunnels and similar confined spaces.
https://hytunnel.net/
Read our case study about this project here.
HSE partners in H100Show more
HSE is a project partner in SGN's H100 project designed to demonstrate the safe, secure and reliable distribution of 100% hydrogen in our gas network.
https://sgn.co.uk/about-us/future-of-gas/hydrogen/hydrogen-100
Read our case study about the project here.
HSE hosts The Future of Gas 2Show more
HSE hosts The Future of Gas 2 at the IET in London, the second event in the Safety Excellence in Energy series.
HSE co-organises the 8th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their eighth international conference in Adelaide, Australia.
https://hysafe.info/ichs2019/
HSE publishes ‘International Association for Hydrogen Safety ‘Research Priorities Workshop’. September 2018, Buxton, UK’Show more
HSE publishes Research Report 1159: International Association for Hydrogen Safety 'Research Priorities Workshop'. September 2018, Buxton, UK.
HSE partners in HyNTSFutureGridShow more
HSE partners in HyNTSFutureGrid, a National Grid project seeking to build a hydrogen test facility to demonstrate the National Transmission System (NTS) can transport hydrogen.
https://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/gas-transmission/insight-and-innovation/transmission-innovation/futuregrid
HSE partners in MultHyFuelShow more
HSE partners in MultHyFuel, its goal is to contribute to the effective deployment of hydrogen as an alternative fuel by developing a common strategy for implementing Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) in multi-fuel contexts, contributing to the harmonization of existing laws and standards based on practical, theoretical and experimental data as well as on the active and continuous engagement of key stakeholders.
https://multhyfuel.eu/
HSE hosts its ‘Safe Net Zero 2021 – Hydrogen’ 3-day conferenceShow more
HSE hosts Safe Net Zero 2021 - Hydrogen online, the third hydrogen event in the Safety Excellence in Energy series. Previously known as the Future of Gas, the event was renamed to reflect the fact that the decarbonisation of energy is no longer a thing of the future.
Watch on-demand
HSE hosts 'Hydrogen Safety - Achieving Safe Net Zero' webinarShow more
In the lead up to COP26 and the International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, HSE hosts a webinar to talk about the research and consultancy it is doing to demonstrate hydrogen's potential to safely decarbonise and achieve net zero.
HSE hosts the 9th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety in partnership with the Scottish GovernmentShow more
IA HySafe host their ninth international conference online in partnership with the Scottish Government.
https://hysafe.info/ichs2021/
HSE helps the Port of London develop a national hydrogen highway networkShow more
Find out more: https://pla.co.uk/Sea-Land-and-Port-Smart-Integration-of-a-Hydrogen-Highway
HSE inputs to ATI’s Fly Zero programmeShow more
HSE helps ATI assess the risks and safety implications of using hydrogen as part of its FlyZero programme.
Find out more: https://www.ati.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FZO-CST-POS-0035-Airports-Airlines-Airspace-Operations-and-Hydrogen-Infrastructure.pdf
HSE hosts 'Hydrogen: The Role of Engineering Materials in Achieving a Safe Net Zero' webinar Show more
HSE hosts a webinar to talk about the work HSE scientist have been undertaking to understand the effect of hydrogen on engineering materials.
HSE publishes 'Hydrogen in the natural gas distribution network: Preliminary analysis of gas release and dispersion behaviour' Show more
HSE helps IGEM develop hydrogen supplement for use with IGEM/SR/25Show more
https://www.h2knowledgecentre.com/content/researchpaper3476
HSE continues to work with key players in the aerospace sector to help them explore the feasibility of hydrogen as a potential energy vector for low carbon aviationShow more
HSE launches its hydrogen training course: Fundamentals of HydrogenShow more
The course provides foundation knowledge about hydrogen's physical properties and key behaviours.
https://solutions.hse.gov.uk/health-and-safety-training-courses/fundamentals-of-hydrogen?cg=30583
HSE hosts the inaugural meeting of the IEA TCP Task 43 committee at the HSE Science and Research CentreShow more
Task 43 aims to resolve safety and regulatory issues pertaining to the deployment of large scale hydrogen energy applications.
https://www.ieahydrogen.org/task/task-43-safety-and-rcs-of-large-scale-hydrogen-energy-applications/
HSE partners in ELVHYSShow more
The project aims to increase the safety of cryogenic hydrogen transfer technologies for mobile applications.
HSE hosts its ‘Safe Net Zero 2023 – Hydrogen’ conferenceShow more
In March 2023, HSE organised 'Safe Net Zero 2023 - Hydrogen', a two-day conference that brought together over 100 delegates to connect, share knowledge and gain insight into the safe development and deployment of innovative hydrogen technologies.
HSE co-organises the 10th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyShow more
IA HySafe host their tenth international conference in Québec, Canada.
Find out more: https://hysafe.info/ichs2023/
HSE hosts the 63rd UKELG discussion meeting at the HSE Science and Research CentreShow more
UKELG is a subject interest group, which aims to promote the understanding of all aspects of explosions, including the analysis and prevention of accidental explosions. The theme of their 63rd discussion meeting was 'Explosion Hazards of Net Zero Technologies'.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-kingdom-explosion-liaison-group/
HSE delivers plenary session at Hazards 33Show more
Dr Stuart Hawksworth delivers plenary session at ICHEME's Hazards conference series entitled 'Developments in Hydrogen Infrastructure and Strategy'.
Find out more: https://www.icheme.org/training-events/hazards-process-safety-conference/
HSE hosts the 2nd ELVHYS project meeting at the HSE Science and Research CentreShow more
HSE hosts the second project meeting of the ELVHYS project, followed by a virtual workshop entitled 'Experimental research and case studies of cryogenic hydrogen incidents.
Find out more: https://elvhys.eu/home
HSE hosts its ‘Safe Net Zero 2024 – Safety considerations for materials used in hydrogen environments' conferenceShow more
'Safety considerations for materials used in hydrogen environments' took place on 13 February 2024 in Manchester and 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.
View agenda
HSE co-authors ‘Engineering considerations for cryogenic hydrogen applications’ with the HVMC centres and the Connect Places CatapultShow more
HSE co-authors 'Engineering considerations for cryogenic hydrogen applications': a collaborative report produced with the High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVMC) centres and the Connect Places Catapult, as part of the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative.
Publication date TBC
Back to the top