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Programme Description
The EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (hereinafter “EuroHPC JU”), will contribute to the ambition of value creation in the Union with the overall mission to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union an integrated world class supercomputing and quantum computing infrastructure and to develop and support a highly competitive and innovative High Performance Computing (HPC) ecosystem, extreme scale, power-efficient and highly resilient HPC and data technologies.
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Summary
The risk management aspects concerning the transfers of LH2 are critical and need to be technically addressed to provide a solid basis for future standardisation and safety regulation. The project should provide practical outputs (as safe procedures and installation/implantation rules) based on the current LH2 hazards knowledge available and/or developed in previous projects.
International regulations addressing CO2 emissions are forcing all industries to rethink their processes to become more sustainable. When it comes to the heavy-duty transport or shipping industry for instance, the use of liquified hydrogen (also referred to as liquid hydrogen or LH2) as an energy carrier and/or fuel appears essential in the short- to mid-term to reach the set objectives.
Detailed Call Description
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following objectives of the Clean Hydrogen JU SRIA: (especially for Cross-cutting issues – Area: Safety, Pre-Normative Research and Regulations, Codes and Standards):
- Increase the level of safety of hydrogen technologies and applications;
- Support the development of RCS for hydrogen technologies and applications, with the focus on standards;
- Contribute to the SRIA KPIs for Safety, PNR & RCS, organising safety workshops (Targets: 2024 = 2 workshops/year, 2030 = 4 workshops/year);
- Contribute to the SRIA KPIs for Safety, PNR & RCS, providing inputs for developing Standards, Technical Specifications, or Technical Reports at the international level (Targets: 2024 = 0.9 No/ project, 2030 = 1 No/ project).
Proposals should:
- Define at least, but not limited to, 3 applications related to hydrogen mobility involving LH2 transfer such as filling a stationary tank, bunkering of ships or refuelling a truck;
- Define the LH2 transfer devices (hoses, vents) and operational conditions (mass flow rate, temperature, pressure);
- Perform a risk analysis of the operations for each application including the definition of the accidental scenarios, their quantification in frequencies and consequences;
- Propose safety barriers, suitable hazard zoning strategies and separation distances and validate their efficiency;
- Analyse the possible hazards and risks of co-activities and simultaneous operations and determine, if needed, additional validated barriers and separation distances;
- Disseminate risk-based recommendations and guidelines on LH2 transferring facilities;
- Develop and disseminate consensual loading procedures (hose connection & disconnection, purging, grounding, instrumentation, certification of personnel) for LH2 transferring operations;
- Provide science-based recommendations, guidelines and procedures to the concerned industry groups and standardisation committees.
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Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Large Enterprises
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Proposals should identify and target the relevant standard(s) at the scope and activities should envisage links and synergies with existing platforms and/or projects on LH2 as well as means of collaboration with similar activities ongoing internationally. Proposals are encouraged to include a formal standardisation body within the consortium.