CHS Americas 2024 Technical Program
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(This Program is subject to change)
| Start Time | End Time | DAY 1 - May 21 |
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Introduction from the Conference Chairs |
| 9:05 AM | 9:45 AM | Keynote Presentation: Safety Standards in an Evolving Industry Rich Gottwald - Compressed Gas Association |
| 9:45 AM | 11:10 AM |
Session 1 - Fundamental Safety Considerations and Best Safety Practices |
| 9:45 AM | 10:05 AM | Hydrogen: Success By Design Karen Vilas - FORTRESS Protective Buildings |
| 10:05 AM | 10:20 AM | Process Safety Management for the Hydrogen Industry David Moore - AcuTech Consulting |
| 10:20 AM | 10:35 AM | Hydrogen Recombiners: An Alternative Strategy for Hydrogen Mitigation Lee Gardner - Canadian Nuclear Laboratories |
| 10:35 AM | 10:50 AM | Safety Approach and Accomplishments during Fuel Cell Technology Demonstration at Microsoft Data Center Steven Parente - Caterpillar |
| 10:50 AM | 11:10 AM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 11:10 AM | 11:40 AM | Break |
| 11:40 AM | 12:45 PM | Session 2 - Regulations, Codes and Standards Session Chair: Susan Bayley - Powertech USA |
| 11:40 AM | 12:00 PM | Hydrogen Regulations, Codes, and Standards Landscape Jennifer Hamilton - California Hydrogen Business Council |
| 12:00 PM | 12:15 PM | IEA TCP Hydrogen Task 43 - Safety and Rcs of Large Scale Hydrogen Energy Applications: Progress Andrei V Tchouvelev - Hydrogen Council |
| 12:15 PM | 12:30 PM | Beta-Release of Hydrogen Safety Codes and Standards Applicability Navigator (HySCAN) Informational Tool Brian Ehrhart - Sandia National Laboratories |
| 12:30 PM | 12:45 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 12:45 PM | 1:45 AM | Lunch |
| 1:45 AM | 2:45 PM | Session 3 - Hydrogen Materials and Risk Management Session Chair: Peter Diakow - BakerRisk |
| 1:45 AM | 2:00 PM | Hydrogen Sealability: Alt. Designs, Materials, Facing Justinn General - Lamons |
| 2:00 PM | 2:15 PM | The Next Evolution in Hydrogen Risk Analysis: “Knowledge Based” Process Hazards Analysis Utilising Developments in Digital Technology and Platforms Khama Matiti - Monaco Engineering Solutions |
| 2:15 PM | 2:30 PM | PEM Electrolysis Failure Scenarios Identified By Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Katrina Groth - University of Maryland |
| 2:30 PM | 2:45 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 2:45 PM | 3:15 PM | Break |
| 3:15 PM | 3:55 PM | Session 4 - Public Education Session Chair: Jonathan Cristiani - Black & Veatch |
| 3:15 PM | 3:30 PM | Public Facing Safety and Education for Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Jake Grant - HTEC |
| 3:30 PM | 3:45 PM | Public Awareness and First Responder Training in India on View of National Green Hydrogen Mission 2023 Gayatri Kelkar - Salvus Energy UK Ltd |
| 3:45 PM | 3:55 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 3:55 PM | 4:50 PM |
Session 5 - Safety Culture Discussion Panelists: |
| 4:50 PM | 5:00 PM | Day 1 close-out |
| 5:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Evening Networking Reception |
| DAY 2 - May 22 | ||
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Introduction from the Conference Chairs |
| 9:05 AM | 9:45 AM | Keynote Presentation: Overview of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office Safety, Codes & Standards Activities Laura Hill - U.S. Department of Energy |
| 9:45 AM | 10:45 AM | Session 6 - Incidents and Lessons Learned Session Chair: Alison Ballon - AcuTech Consulting |
| 9:45 AM | 10:00AM | Dave Farese - Durham Consulting LLC |
| 10:00 AM | 10:15 AM | Lessons Learned from a Medium Pressure Tank Leak at Nrel's Hydrogen Refueling Station Phillip Clark - Omitz |
| 10:15 PM | 10:30 PM | Hydrogen Plant Relief Line Failure Due to Acoustically Induced Vibrations Ken Wohlgeschaffen - Chevron Corporation |
| 10:30 PM | 10:45 AM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 10:45 AM | 11:10 AM | Break |
| 11:10 AM | 12:45 PM | Session 7 - Hydrogen Safety in Production Session Chair: Kevin Woo - ENTRUST Solutions Group |
| 11:10 AM | 11:30 AM | CGA H-17, Guideline for Small Scale Hydrogen Production Rob Early - Compressed Gas Association |
| 11:30 AM | 11:50 AM | Electrical Area Classification Safety-in-Design Considerations for a Large Alkaline Electrolyzer Hydrogen Plant Tim Gardner - Mitsubishi Power |
| 11:50 AM | 12:05 PM | Large-Scale Electrolysis Plant Design and Emerging Safety Considerations, an EPC’s Perspective Justin Distler - Black & Veatch |
| 12:05 PM | 12:20 PM | Facility Siting and Risk Analysis of a PEM Electrolyzer Andres Ruiz- Tagle - AcuTech Consulting Group |
| 12:20 PM | 12:35 PM | IEA TCP Task 43 - Subtask Safety Distances: Electrolyser Elena Vyazmina - Air Liquide |
| 12:35 PM | 12:55 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 12:55 PM | 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM | 2:45 PM | Session 8 - Safe Storage of Hydrogen Session Chair: Alison Ballon - AcuTech Consulting |
| 2:00 PM | 2:15 PM |
The Importance of Integrated Safety Applied to Large Scale Gaseous Hydrogen Storage |
| 2:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Value Proposition of Commercially Available Metal Hydrides; In Terms of Safety, Footprint and Integration to Various Hydrogen Use-Cases Jim Petrecky - GKN Hydrogen |
| 2:30 PM | 2:45 PM | Gap Assessment of Natural Gas Pipeline for Hydrogen-Natural Gas Blend Transport Ben Pierce - ENTRUST Solutions Group |
| 2:45 PM | 3:00 PM | Beyond the Hype - Mastering Safety in Hydrogen Transport and Storage Chris Granger - BayoTech |
| 3:00 PM | 3:20 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 3:20 PM | 3:45 PM | Break |
| 3:45 PM | 4:55 PM | Session 9 - Blending Applications Session Chair: Pradheep Kileti - National Grid |
| 3:45 PM | 4:05 PM | Safe Hydrogen-Natural Gas Blending: Research, Projects, and Addressing Gaps Tyler Ruggles - Powertech USA |
| 4:05 PM | 4:20 PM | Hydrogen Blending – Design and Safety Considerations for Pilot Projects at Power Generation Facilities Megan Reusser - Burns & McDonnell |
| 4:20 PM | 4:35 PM | Safety and Design of an East Coast Utility Hydrogen Demonstration for Commercial and Industrial Customers Timothy Harris - ENTRUST Solutions Group |
| 4:35 PM | 4:50 PM | Safety and Environmental Lessons from Hydrogen-Natural Gas Cofiring Demonstrations Alex Gupta - Electric Power Research Institute |
| 4:50 PM | 5:05 PM | All Aboard: Hydrogen on Rail Achim Wechsung - Exponent, Inc. |
| 5:05 PM | 5:25 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 5:25 PM | 5:30 PM | Day 2 close-out |
| 5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | Academia Meet-and-Greet |
| DAY 3 - May 23 | ||
| 9:00 AM | 9:05 AM | Introduction from the Conference Chairs |
| 9:05 AM | 9:45 AM | Keynote Presentation: The Cool Fuel School: Development of a Hands-on Liquid Hydrogen Safety Training Program for Early-Stage Research Jacob Leachman - Washington State University |
| 9:45 AM | 10:50 AM | Section 10 - Safety of Hydrogen Fueling Stations Session Chair: Susan Bayley - Powertech USA |
| 9:45 AM | 10:05 AM | Reliability and Safety in Technology Development: H2 Mobility Applications Juan Hernandez Bello - Shell |
| 10:05 AM | 10:20 AM | Empowering Safety and Awareness: Htec's Journey in Hydrogen Fueling Station Development and Public Education Initiatives Danielle Press - HTEC |
| 10:20 AM | 10:35 AM |
Statistics, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations from Analysis of the First 40 Fueling |
| 10:35 AM | 10:50 AM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 10:50 AM | 11:20 AM | Break |
| 11:20 AM | 12:50 PM | Session 11 - Applied R&D Session Chair: Katrina Groth - University of Maryland |
| 11:20 AM | 11:40 AM | Overview of DOE Activities Addressing Hydrogen Release Concerns Christine Watson - DOE |
| 11:40 AM | 12:00 PM | Deborah Houssin - Air Liquide |
| 12:00 PM | 12:15 PM | Thermal Radiation Investigations of Real-Scale Hydrogen Jet Flames at High Pressure Christopher Bernardy - BAM - Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing |
| 12:15 PM | 12:30 PM | Preliminary Findings from Liquid Hydrogen Pooling and Vaporization Experiments Ethan Hecht - Sandia National Laboratories |
| 12:30 PM | 12:50 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 12:50 PM | 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM | 2:25 PM | Session 12 - Safety Strategies Session Chair: Rob Early - Compressed Gas Association |
| 2:00 PM | 2:15 PM | Pressure Relief Device Failure Taxonomy for a Proper Data Collection Strategy Alejandro Jimenez - Engineering Systems Inc. |
| 2:15 PM | 2:30 PM | A Global Mapping of Best Practice Design Standards for Hydrogen Project Developers William Sharpe - Kent PLC |
| 2:30 PM | 2:45 PM | Ensuring Electrolyzer Safety: Key Strategies for Decarbonizing Industrial-Scale Hydrogen Production Jesse Schulthess - Electric Hydrogen |
| 2:45 PM | 3:00 PM | Question and Answer Panel |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | End of Conference Discussion Nick Barilo - Center for Hydrogen Safety |
| 3:30 PM | 3:40 PM | Conference close out from the Conference Chairs |
