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HYDROGEN SAFETY ACTIVITIES IN BRAZIL
Newton PimentaCristiano Pinto
4th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety
ICHS 2011
12 - 14 September 2011San Francisco, CA, USA
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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
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
PEMFC
Systems &Integration
End Users &Applications
SOFC
H2Production
ProH2
SafetyRCS
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)
The Hydrogen Laboratory at Unicamp
LH2 has been working on H2
technologies 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
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)
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
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
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.
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)
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
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.
Thank you! Obrigado!
Brazilian Reference Centerfor Hydrogen Energy
Hydrogen Laboratoryat Unicamp
Contact:Newton Pimenta
nevesjr@ifi.unicamp.br