NextEnergy Hosts Codes & Standards Conference
Karen Hall, National Hydrogen Association


On November 28, 2007, NextEnergy hosted their 2nd annual Hydrogen Codes and Standards event. This conference provided useful updates on many of the national and international activities to develop codes and standards for hydrogen and fuel cells.

The presentations from the event have been posted onto the NextEnergy website. To download these presentations, please click on the hyperlinks below, or visit the NextEnergy website at www.nextenergy.org/events/h2cs_11-28-07.asp.

2007 Hydrogen Codes and Standards Conference

1. Permitting Hydrogen Fueling Stations: DOE Initiative
   Jim Ohi, Senior Project Leader, Hydrogen Technologies and Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
   
   
2. NFPA Hydrogen Technology Committee
   Dave McLean, Chief Operating Officer, NextEnergy Center
   
   
3. Codes and Standards: ICC, HIPOC and CGA
   Tom Joseph, Business Development Manager, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
   
   
4. NHA Activities in International Standards
   Karen Hall, Vice President of Technical Operations, National Hydrogen Association
   
   
5. Status of SAE FCV Committee Activities: Developing Standards for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs)
   Glenn W. Scheffler, Chairman, SAE Safety Working Group
   
   
6. Hydrogen Standards Update
   Julie Cairns, Project Manager, Standards, CSA America
   
   
7. Overview of ASME Hydrogen Codes and Standards Development
   John Koehr, Director of C&S Technology, ASME
   
   
8. Building Public Safety Consensus: The DOE Hydrogen Program: Education Activities
   Marylynn Placet, Manager, Energy Policy and Planning Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
   
   
9. Michigan’s Hydrogen Rules
   Marcia Poxson, Engineer, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
   
   
10. Hydrogen Safety Panel: Safety Planning, Practices and Lessons Learned
    Steven C. Weiner, Program Manager, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    
    
11. Applying Codes and Standards Systematically
    Paul Buehler, Customer Operations Manager, Hydrogen Codes and Logistics, Plug Power Inc.
    
    
12. Hazardous Area Emergency Alarm Systems
    Jim Parker, President, Ino-Tek