Course Overview

A broad but detailed overview of hydrogen and its use as an energy carrier. You will develop an understanding of the opportunities and challenges with hydrogen and develop the competence to make technical and economic comparisons between different hydrogen technologies. You willl develop an understanding of the properties and safety aspects of hydrogen, including its application to hydrogen plants and hydrogen refuelling stations. You will learn to pinpoint the regulations, codes and standards applicable to your hydrogen endeavours, and understand various methods of producing, storing and using hydrogen. You will learn what is required in an emergency response, along with how to build an emergency response guide for a hydrogen plant.

Topics covered

Hydrogen overview

• Physical properties of hydrogen
• Combustion behaviour
• Materials compatibilities
• Thermodynamics
• Efficiency

Hydrogen production technologies

• Electrolysis
• Other production methods

Hydrogen storage technologies

• Key considerations of storage systems
• Physical storage as gas or liquid
• Liquid chemical and solid state storage

Hydrogen conversion technologies

• Combustion systems
• Fuel cell systems

Hydrogen applications

• Hydrogen mobility
• Other typical hydrogen energy applications

 Hydrogen projects - evaluation, design and implementation considerations

• Fundamental economic questions for hydrogen projects (plant and refuelling station)
• Considerations when scoping your project
• How refuelling stations work:
  • Configurations
  • Pressures
  • Temperatures
  • Flows
• Testing, commissioning considerations and requirements
• Examples witnessed
• Materials

Case studies of hydrogen incidents

• Study prominent incidents:
  • What went wrong and why
  • Outcomes and key learnings

Safety - compliance and emergency response

• Regulatory and compliance requirements
• Emergency response considerations