The hydrogen-based ferry operated on the Alster, Hamburg, Germany caught fire during maintenance. The evil was not hydrogen but the batteries. The fire fighters successfully protected the hydrogen storage.
A German newspaper article is available at http://newsticker.welt.de/?module=dpa&id=24665034.
The German National Innovation Program had it’s general assembly end of March. All presentations documenting the large program status are available on the NOW website http://www.now-gmbh.de/index.php?id=280&L=1.
Sorry for the German flavour.
I’m happy to forward the received mail related the previous ICHS2 conference:
Dear Dr. Marco Carcassi
It is with great pleasure that I announce the publication of “2nd International Conferecne on Hydrogen Safety” special issue for International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. The issue is now available electronically on ScienceDirect at the following link.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03603199
The Table of Contents has also been attached for your convenience. You are welcome to forward it along to all interested parties. After the paper issue has been printed, you will receive five complimentary copies of this special issue directly from our distribution center. At this time, if you have any comments about the manuscript submission and review process, your experience with EES, or your overall interaction with Elsevier in preparing this special issue, we would be very interested in hearing your feedback.
Marco Carcassi
The network welcomes the new US American member PNL (http://www.pnl.gov). PNL is the 25 full member of IA HySafe an contributes with its highly valuable expertise, in particular in the field of industry level safety. The contact person is Steve Weiner.
On 6th of April 9 am at the GE aviation site in Hooksett N.H. USA a quarter of a hydrogen tank (135 pounds) was incidentially released. The valve was opened during the installation. The staff in the vicinity was evacuated and the fire brigade managed to close the valve. That’s it.
For details see e.g. http://www.wmur.com/newsarchive/23066379/detail.html.
The US NHA just released an interesting market report on http://www.hydrogenassociation.org/marketreport/pdf/fullReport.pdf. Enjoy the reading.