Safety in hydrogen is at the forefront of growing the hydrogen economy, and with different legislation across different countries, including the UK and the rest of Europe; there are growing questions about how we will trade hydrogen internationally.

Interestingly, on a global scale, a wide range of hydrogen safety programmes are well established and developing at scale. The Hydrogen Europe Safety Conference will explore these developments in further detail and explore where this leaves the UK.

In Europe, the European Hydrogen Safety Panel (EHSP) was launched in 2017 to support the EU’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking in projects and programmes. The EHSP focuses on promoting safety in the production, storage, distribution and use of hydrogen, recognising that any failure would have a serious impact on the public’s perception of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

The EHSP’s general protection objective is to exclude or at least minimise potential hazards and associated risks to prevent impacts on people, property and the environment.

Programmes such as this develop a free best practice and training resource for emergency responders dealing with hydrogen-related incidents, as well as providing up-to-date, credible information relating to hydrogen safety.

While these policies are in place and constantly evolving the following questions still remain:
• What possible approaches are there for further regulating hydrogen in Europe?
• What does the hydrogen health and safety regulation picture look like internationally?
• What is being done to assess hydrogen safety in practice?
• How European standards will impact the UK’s ability to trade hydrogen in the future?

This two-day conference will explore these questions in further detail in a European context, and outline the pathway to ensuring hydrogen safety in practice – arguably one of the biggest barriers to entry into the hydrogen sector.

Whether you have products and solutions to improve the safety of hydrogen use or are working on legislative changes, this conference is a must-attend event that will provide you a platform to showcase these solutions and offer insights to industry leaders.