2024 Spring Meeting and 20th Global Congress on Process Safety

(55bu) A Different Kind of Backup Power - Green Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Author

Madden, L. - Presenter, IMCO General Construction


Plug Power has developed highly reliable stationary hydrogen fuel cell back up power solutions that are able to meet critical back up power needs for markets with both low power and high power requirements. Using the traditional risk based process safety approach, the products have achieved functional safety certification. The next step of the journey is mapping the codes and standards to evaluate site installations. For example NFPA 110 Emergency Power Supply: what different hazards and risk are present with Hydrogen as the fuel source instead of diesel. What can be learned and improved to better manage stationary hydrogen fuel cell hazards and risk.