Transcript Assessment of Integrated Hydrogen Energy Systems in UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects

Assessment of Integrated
Hydrogen Energy Systems in
UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects
by
Prof. Dr. John W. Sheffield
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Industrial Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies
Istanbul, Turkey
International Conference on Hydrogen Safety
Pisa, Italy – 8-10 September, 2005
Assessment of Integrated
Hydrogen Energy Systems in
UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects
OUTLINE
1. Background
2. Mission
3. Pilot Projects
4. Safety Plans:
- Identification of Safety Vulnerabilities
- Safety Assessment
- Risk Mitigation
- Safety Performance
- Communications Plan
UNIDO-ICHET
Istanbul – bridge between Europe and Asia (West and East)
Turkey – bridge between industrialized and developing countries
UNIDO-ICHET – bridge between fossil fuel past and hydrogen future
Establishment
Preparatory activities to establish UNIDO-ICHET started in 1988.
Government of Turkey proposed to host the Centre in 1992.
UNIDO General Assembly approved establishment in 1996.
Trust Fund Agreement signed between UNIDO
and Turkish Government (Ministry of Energy
and Natural Resources) to establish and operate
the International Centre for Hydrogen Energy
Technologies (ICHET) in 2003.
UNIDO-ICHET commenced operation in Istanbul, Turkey in 2004.
Historic Mission of
UNIDO-ICHET
Help convert the World Economy to the
Hydrogen Energy Systems by stimulating appropriate
applications of hydrogen energy technologies.
Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
Initial Pilot Projects
Hydrogen from hydropower
Hydrogen powered three-wheelers
Hydrogen buses
Hydrogen from solar energy
Hydrogen from geothermal energy
Hydrogen from wind energy
Turkey
Azores
Portugal
Argentina
Libya
China
India
South Korea
Pilot Projects
Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
Assumptions
• UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects should follow best practices
and awareness that will result in an environment where
safety is an integral component of all of its pilot projects.
• Safe practices in the production, storage, distribution, and
use of hydrogen are essential for insurability and for the
widespread acceptance of hydrogen technologies.
• Preliminary safety plans should include the use of
methodologies for identifying and analyzing safety risks,
for mitigating these risks, and for communicating safety
events to the necessary parties.
Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
Safety Plan
1. Identification of Safety Vulnerabilities
An assessment of potential safety vulnerabilities should
address concerns such as:
(a) Preliminary Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)
(b) Hazard Analysis
(c) Risk Assessment
Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
Safety Plan
2. Brief Example of a Safety Assessment of Pilot Project
When installing a new system or testing a new piece of
equipment, one should:
- calculate H2 concentrations
- check system design against existing codes/standards
- develop detailed, reasonable-worst-case, credible
scenarios that could result in unwanted or
unacceptable consequences
- identify and correct problems
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3. Outline of the Risk Mitigation Plan for Pilot Project
- Should assess the scenarios and identified hazards from a
safety assessment
- Should also determine the likelihood of an occurrence
expressed in terms of frequency and severity
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Safety Plan
4. Description of How Safety Performance Will Be
Measured and Monitored
A thorough safety plan can serve as the basis on which the
risks associated with a technology may be measured and
include a description of how safety performance will be
measured and monitored
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Safety Plan
5. Detailed Outline for the Communications Plan
The Project Director of each UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Project
will develop & implement a communications plan for the
project to describe:
- all reportable accidents
- management response
- independent reviews during the design and operation
phases of the project and how they will be reported
Hydrogen Economy for Sustainable Development
Conclusions
Transition to hydrogen economy has already begun!
Role of UNIDO-ICHET will including:
• serving as a bridge between the activities of industrialized
and developing countries
• serving as a bridge between R&D and practical applications
UNIDO-ICHET will focus on stimulating appropriate
applications of the hydrogen energy technologies
UNIDO-ICHET Pilot Projects adopt practices and awareness
that will result in an environment where safety is an integral
component of all of its pilot projects.