Fuel Cell Bus and Hydrogen Safety Training for First Responders Franck Verbecke, AREVA Energy Storage BUSWORLD TURKEY 2014, April 24-27, 2014 – Istanbul, Turkey

Hydrogen as an energy carrier… it is not tomorrow, it is already now!

Energy : a major challenge for the 21st century The increase of energy consumption Limited amount of fossil fuels Global warming We need to reinvente a more sustainable energy system Hydrogen is often presented as a realistic solution to tackle the world’s energy problem

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Hydrogen, a serious potential as an energy vector Hydrogen can be produced via a large variety of primary sources: Natural gas Biogas Renewable energy sources Electricity

Hydrogen is easily stored and transportable Good efficiency when converted into electricity through a Fuel Cell CO2-free emission during use Noise-free (electrochemical process)

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Main car manufacturers engaged into FC vehicle industrialisation… Sept 2009 : Joint communication of intention to deploy H2 vehicles from 2015

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FC busses are also being deployed through all Europe …

FC bus deployed in Oslo Component

Specifications

Fuel cell system

150 kW (1 module) (rated peak output)

Battery system

100 kW (Li-ion)

Supercapacitor system

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Energy recuperation system

Brake resistors (2 units, 60kW each)

H2 storage system

7 tanks, 350bar ~ 35 kg

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FC busses deployments in Europe CUTE/ECTOS: 2001 – 2005 •

Demonstration of a fleet of 30 fuel cell buses in regular public transport

HyFLEET:CUTE: 2006-2009 •

47 hydrogen powered buses in public transport

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2.600.000 km* in public service, 555 tons* of H2 refuelled and more than 1 million liters of diesel replaced

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Fuel cell buses are suitable for operation in public transport

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Development of a new, fuel efficient fuel cell hybrid bus concept

* figures include CUTE and ECTOS fuel cell bus operation

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FC busses deployments in Europe

CHIC (Clean Hydrogen in European Cities) • • •

Demonstration phase 2010 - 2016 26 buses in operation Example of daily bus operations

City

Range2

Daily duty

London

250 - 300 km

18 hours

Aarau

180 - 250 km

18 hours

Oslo

~ 200 km (seasonal)

Up to 17 hours

Cologne

250 km

1.5 - 10 hours

Hamburg

400 km

2 – 16 hours

Whistler

366 – 467 km (seasonal)

4 – 22 hours

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Necessity to develop a Hydrogen Safety Training for First Responders…

European Hydrogen Emergency Response training programme for First Responders

HyResponse project • Context – Fire authorities awareness and knowledge regarding these new technologies is low – Any mishandling of a crashed FC bus, inappropriate and countermeasure interventions could affect FC bus deployment and generate a negative impact on social acceptance of hydrogen technologies – Therefore , First Responders must be trained adequately to know how to handle potential incidents to protect public without putting in jeopardy their own life

• Overall project objectives – Support the successful implementation of hydrogen and fuel cell demonstration projects and market transformation by providing educational and practical hydrogen safety training to First Responders – Facilitate project approval

HyResponse at a glance • • • • • •

Coordination and Support Action Project supported by the FCH JU Starting date: 12/06/2013 Project duration: 3 years FCH JU contribution: 1 857 897 € Project coordinator: ENSOSP Consortium :

HyResponse: key objectives • To develop a comprehensive training for First Responders dealing with all safety aspects of H2 transport and stationary applications – An educational training including hazard and risks from H2 applications – An operational-level training on mock-up real scale transport and stationary installations – A virtual reality training exercises reproducing entire accident scenarios

• Organize three pilot sessions to train 50 FR in a face to face mode to test and get feedback regarding the developed training • Deliver an Emergency Response Guide • Disseminate and perpetuate FR training to facilitate permitting process and social acceptance of hydrogen-energy technologies

HyResponse: a European project within an international collaboration • European Fire Services members of the ACP (Advisory and Consultative Panel) – Germany, UK, France, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Poland

• International Association of Fire and Rescue Services – 36 countries represented – New commission created in 12/2013 “New Technologie and Extrication”

• On-going discussion with US DOE to join both FR programs • Automotive industry – Discussions with Toyota, Daimler, Hyundai

What motivations for FC bus manufacturers to participate? • A real-scale H2 refuelling station and a FCV will be built on the operational training platform – To perform real life training exercises (car accident, extrication, jet fire, PRD activation, etc.) – To test, improve, validate intervention procedures and manuals

• VR platform to perform real life accidental situations – To test, improve, validate emergency response strategies involving FC cars and bus in tunnel and garage environments

What advantages for FC bus manufacturers to participate? • More robust, tested and shared procedures with FR and other stakeholders • FC bus trainers will be invited at the HyResponse Training sessions “train the trainer” • Dissemination of knowledge at international level • Facilitate Public acceptance of FC Vehicle through First Responders • Facilitate permitting process

Conclusions • FC bus are being deployed in all Europe • HyResponse to develop a comprehensive training for First Responder – An educational training including hazard and risks from H2 applications – An operational-level training on mock-up real scale transport and stationary installations – A virtual reality training exercises reproducing entire accident scenarios

• Funding for training 50 European First Responders during 3 training sessions in a face to face mode of one week duration • European Emergency Response Guide • Website: – Free access to teaching materials – Online interactive virtual training

• First International Workshop on Hydrogen Safety Training for First Responders on the 3rd and 4th September 2014 • Contribution from FC bus to HyResponse project is encouraged

Thank you for your attention http://www.hyresponse.eu/

BACK UP SLIDES

Methodology

Emergency scenarios and first response strategies Description of the HFC applications, their safety concept and safety features Development of typical detailed scenarios and evaluation of the associated consequences Operational emergency response strategies

Methodology Educational training material Curriculum development Basics of hydrogen safety for First Responders Regulations, codes and standards requirements to FCH systems relevant to First Responders and intervention strategies Teaching materials for First Responders intervention strategy and tactic Material available online

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Operational training facility Elaboration of multi-level operational training exercises Build an operational hydrogen training facility

Operational training facility • On the existing ENSOSP emergency response training facility – 23 ha facility with four fire and rescue stations equipped by 64 fire engines – Several platforms including an urban area, a villa and a 5 level building, a portion of a main road and a motorway – More than 300 intervention scenarios piloted from the Control Room

Operational training facility • Small FCH demonstrators – Didactic FC system • to illustrate, teach and train First Responders regarding fuel cell technologies • FC vehicle demons

– Hydrogen phenomena e.g. • • • •

releases, jet fire, confined explosions, pressurised tank explosions, etc. Jet fire

Vented explosion

Operational training facility • Full scale operational hydrogen training platforms – Mock up stationary indoor/outdoor applications e.g. back up systems, electrolyser, hydrogen energy storage systems coupled with RES, etc. – Mock FC vehicles and H2 refuelling station – Forklift and refuelling station – Gaseous, liquid and solid H2 storages – Gaseous and liquid H2 trailers

Operational training facility

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Virtual Reality training platform Creation of the hydrogen VR platform Definition of the 3D Virtual Reality Serious Game exercises reproducing entire command chain Hydrogen phenomena input for VR exercises

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Pilot training sessions Establishment of a database of First Responders involved in European hydrogen projects Implementation of the European First Responder training sessions Creation of a European Emergency Response Guide

Methodology Recommendations & dissemination HyResponse web-site and online training course Development of recommendations for RCS to the international standardization bodies Recommendations on future research topics Workshop for First Responders

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