Hydrogen refuelling stations in the Netherlands: An intercomparison of quantitative risk assessments used for permitting

As of 2003, 15 hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) have been deployed in the Netherlands. To become established, the HRS have to go through a permitting procedure. An important document of the permitting dossier is the quantitative risk assessment (QRA) as it assesses the risks of the HRS associated to people and buildings in the vicinity of the HRS. In the Netherlands, a generic prescribed approach exists on how to perform a QRA, however specific guidelines for HRS do not exist. An intercomparison among the QRAs of permitted HRS has revealed significant inconsistencies on various aspects of the QRA: namely the inclusion of HRS components, the HRS component consideration as standard component, the application of failure scenarios, the determination of failure frequencies, the application of input parameters, the consideration of preventive and mitigation measures and the adherence to reporting requirements. It is therefore recommended to develop specific QRA guidelines for HRS.

HONSELAAR Michel;  PASAOGLU Guzay;  MARTENS Adwin; 

2018-08-16

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

JRC108470

0360-3199,   

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319918312680?via%3Dihub,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC108470,   

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.04.111,