Hydrogen: Production, Delivery, Storage and Use

Introduction

The role of organizations is under increasing scrutiny with regards to the carbon footprint and sustainability of their activities. Organizations are setting targets for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and the role of hydrogen as a green alternative fuel is becoming a key component in the future energy mix. There are huge opportunities and challenges to achieving these strategic environmental goals with the safe use of hydrogen across the consumer platforms. Global demand for hydrogen as a fuel is expected to grow year on year, and this growth will be driven by organizations adapting their technologies and energy markets. This training course provides an in-depth view of the hydrogen fuel cycle, from production to use by a consumer. With the benefit of reducing absolute emissions and driving new energy supply chains.

Objectives

Organisations like most other countries worldwide recognise the importance of decarbonising their activities to meet climate change emissions. This is the biggest energy challenge facing the world today with considerable investigations and advances are being made to utilize hydrogen as an alternative future fuel to meet these emission targets.

By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

• Identify the challenges and opportunities of the organizations most significant energy sources and consumers for the use of hydrogen fuel
• Understand the full cycle of hydrogen as a fuel from production to use by the consumer
• Be informed of new energy infrastructure requirements for hydrogen fuel
• Understand current hydrogen technology
• Identification of safety challenges and mitigations for the use of hydrogen

Training Methodology

Participants to this training course will receive thorough training during this seminar and practical group interaction, discussions, and exercises. Participants will develop the skills necessary to understand and effectively explore opportunities and challenges to hydrogen as a future fuel for industrial and domestic applications.

Who Should Attend?

This training course is suitable for professionals working within a management or technical function for an industrial installation looking to broaden their understanding of and developing sustainability and energy management systems. Also, suitable for organisations of significant energy consumption such as process plants (oil refineries, gas processing plants, petrochemicals, fertilizer plants), utility companies, transmission and distribution companies, commercial properties (pharmaceuticals processing, cement, sugar, starch processing etc), metal industries (steel and aluminium mills etc).

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Energy Managers
• Technical Managers and Supervisors
• Environmental Managers and Supervisors
• Corporate Strategy and Business Development in the Energy Sector
• Engineers and Technicians within Industrial functions
• Consultants who wish to evaluate the benefits of adopting sustainability and energy management techniques

Course Outline

DAY 1: The Role of Hydrogen in the Future Energy Mix

• Global view of current energy uses

• Climate Change Drivers

• Future energy mix to decarbonise economies

• The role of hydrogen in reducing greenhouse gas emissions

• Properties of hydrogen

DAY 2: Operational Hydrogen Considerations

• Current Hydrogen Production

• Electrolysis Technologies

• Future hydrogen production, blue and green hydrogen

• Hydrogen Fuel Cells Technology

• Energy networks and the transition to hydrogen fuel

• Hydrogen Storage Solutions

DAY 3: Use of Hydrogen in Industrial Applications

• Operational challenges and solutions for decarbonising industry

• Use of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

• Adapting Current Technology

• Electrical batteries charge times vs hydrogen refilling times

• Economic Inflation Considerations

DAY 4: Use of Hydrogen in Domestic Applications

• Current and future energy scenarios for domestic consumers

• Use of Hydrogen in Space Heating and Cooking

• Hydrogen Distribution Networks

• Fuel Gas Quality Considerations

• Current Hydrogen Technology and Research

DAY 5: Hydrogen Safety Considerations and Mitigations

• Comparison of the properties of hydrogen to other fuels

• Stoichiometry and Flammability Range

• Safety Mitigations

• Equipment Selection and Instrumentation Requirements

• Safety Incidents and Case Studies