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HYDROGEN SAFETY ACTIVITIES IN BRAZIL Newton Pimenta Cristiano Pinto

4 th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety ICHS 2011 12 - 14 September 2011 San Francisco, CA, USA. HYDROGEN SAFETY ACTIVITIES IN BRAZIL Newton Pimenta Cristiano Pinto. 209_NevesN. Introduction. Acknowledgements

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HYDROGEN SAFETY ACTIVITIES IN BRAZIL Newton Pimenta Cristiano Pinto

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  1. 4th International Conference on Hydrogen SafetyICHS 2011 12 - 14 September 2011 San Francisco, CA, USA HYDROGEN SAFETY ACTIVITIES IN BRAZIL Newton PimentaCristiano Pinto 209_NevesN

  2. Introduction Acknowledgements Some groups in Brazil have been working on R&D of hydrogen technologies since the 1970’s : Hydrogen Laboratory at UNICAMP: alkaline water electrolysis Electrochemistry Laboratory at USP:electro-catalysts and PEMFC Several gas companies operate with H2 in Brazil

  3. Programs for Hydrogen Energy Program of Science, Technology and Innovation for the Hydrogen Economy Ministry of Science and Tech. Launched in 2002 To coordinate R&D activitiesin H2 and FC, optimizing resources, strengthening the R&D groups, and establishing new labs and groups Safety and RCS permeate all the networks SafetyRCS

  4. Programs for Hydrogen Energy Brazilian Hydrogen Roadmap Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME): In 2003 Brazil joined IPHE Roadmap published in 2005 To introduce hydrogen technologies in the market To start the use of hydrogen as an energy carrier in Brazil 69 infrastructure projects (4 projects involving hydrogen safety and RCS) Important project: Fuel cell bus project (#228, ICHS 2011)

  5. The Hydrogen Laboratory at Unicamp • LH2 has been working on H2technologies since 1975. • Some R&D topics are: • Hydrogen economy • System integration • H2 and H2 blends for transportation • Alkaline water electrolysis • Ethanol and NG reformation • H2 from renewables (wind & PV) • Trace gas analysis and gas standards • Safety & RCS

  6. The Brazilian Reference Center for Hydrogen Energy • International Workshop on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells – WICaC: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010 • Short course: Best Practices on Hydrogen Safety • R&D and Energy Policy: • ProH2 (MCT): 50 R&D groups • IPHE (MME): 17 countries • ABNT (ISO and IEC)

  7. Jim Ohi US DeptofEnergy DetlefStolten Jülich Newton Pimenta Unicamp/Ceneh Daryl Wilson Hydrogenics JayBenzigerPrinceton

  8. Hydrogen RCS Activities and Safety Brazilian Technical Standards Association established the Commission for H2 Technologies Brazil participates at:ISO TC 197 - Hydrogen Technologies (member P)IEC TC 105 - Fuel Cell Technologies (member O) Work is supported by ProH2 and MCT Over 10 standards have been adopted, 2 on Hydrogen Safety: ISO/TR 15916:20 - Basic considerations for the safety of hydrogen systems ISO 16110-1:2 - Hydrogen generators using fuel processing technologies - Part 1: Safety

  9. Activities involving Hydrogen Safety CETESB – Sao Paulo State Environmental Protection Agency Fire Department / Sao Paulo Their contributions are explained in two additional papers: # 198 – Hydrogen risk assessment in São Paulo State – Brazil #228 – Licensing a Fuel Cell Bus and a Hydrogen Fuelling Station in Brazil

  10. Hydrogen Safety Courses Offered by CENEH since 2002, during the 1st International Workshop on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (WICaC) as a 6-hour class A more detailed course (20-hour training) is offered for personnel working with hydrogen and fuel cells in R&D centers, university labs and companies • Basic safety procedures with hydrogen systems; • Hydrogen production and uses (water electrolysis, fuel reforming, fuel cells); • Hydrogen properties and material compatibility; • Some historical incidents and accidents; • Safe handling of compressed, flammable and toxic gases; • Identification of hazards and possible risk scenarios; • Operation of hydrogen systems, hydrogen leakage and detection, gas exhaustion and flame detection; • Flammability and detonation conditions; • Hydrogen piping, cylinders, vessels and other components; • Regulations, codes and standards.

  11. Activities involving Hydrogen Safety Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Safety Handbook for Laboratory Users: Supported by ProH2 / MCT to be published at the end of 2011 Aimed at users of small and medium amounts of hydrogen and R&D staff in universities To provide a good coverage of issues related to the safe use of hydrogen (full review of the main safety RCS published by ABNT, ISO, IEC, NFPA, CGA, ASME and ANSI, plus publicly available information from EIGA, HyApproval and Brazilian regulations)

  12. Final Remarks Brazilian R&D groups have practical experience on hydrogen safety Almost no specific R&D projects on hydrogen safety under development (H2 sensors, steel permeation) Hydrogen safety is demanded as supplementary activities by all the networks The World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016 will imply in larger investments which include hydrogen demonstration projects There is space for work and improvement

  13. Final Remarks Brazil is a member of the IPHE In my point of view the present government is more likely to join the IEA-HIA and HySafe We are emphasizing permanently to the federal government the importance of international cooperation in hydrogen technologies, safety and RCS.

  14. Thank you! Obrigado! Brazilian Reference Center for Hydrogen Energy Hydrogen Laboratory at Unicamp Contact: Newton Pimenta nevesjr@ifi.unicamp.br

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