2023 Center for Hydrogen Safety Europe Conference

Hydrogen Safety in Rail Applications

  • Overview of the solutions implemented for hydrogen propelled trains (type of hydrogen rolling stock, order of magnitude on autonomy & power and consequent H2 storage capacity, Fuel cell power, traction battery capacity).
  • Main technologies currently used for rail (350bar compressed gas storage, PEM fuel cell) and potential development for mid-term applications (e.g. 700bar, liquid H2).
  • new standardization roadmap for rail hydrogen applications (e.g. IEC63341-1 & -2, ISO19881-2, ...).
  • Focus on safety hazards specific to rail application and principle of mitigations.