1. ETI to investigate the safe use of hydrogen based fuels
ANNOUNCEMENT
ETI to investigate the safe use of hydrogen based fuels
for power generation
New modelling and large-scale experimental work to identify the bounds of safe design and operation of high efficiency CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) and CHP (combined heat and power) systems operating on a range of fuels with high and variable concentrations of hydrogen.
Goals are to increase the range of fuels that can be safely used in power and heat generating plant by:
Indentifying the boundaries of safe design and operation of power generation systems using hydrogen based fuels; and
  identifying improvements in the detailed design and instrumentation of hydrogen fuelled power systems in order to deliver more robust and inherently safer system designs.
Outcomes will benefit manufacturers and operators of all powerplants which may potentially utilise fuel containing high or variable levels of hydrogen such as gas feeds from landfill and anaerobic digestors.
The project will be led by the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) in collaboration with Imperial Consultants.