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December 4, 2017

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HSE energy conference to explore future of gas industry

Gas SafetyThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE), supported by the Institute of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM), will host a new Safety Excellence in Energy conference in 2018.

The conference, which will take place in Leeds on Thursday, 15 February, aims to look at the challenges faced in managing risks related to introducing alternative gasses into the UK’s gas grid to safely enable energy storage, the integration of renewables, hydrogen, and the production and use of bio-gas from biomass.

The event comes as the UK’s energy network shifts to decarbonisation as part of its aim to hit emission targets by 2050.

The conference will bring together the latest knowledge in this area, from ongoing activities and recent research across government and the gas industry, while sharing knowledge and lessons learned by HSE’s technical specialists, to ensure we enable safe innovation.

It is aimed at:

  • Directors of gas supplies, distributors, end users, equipment manufacturers and researchers
  • Energy sector representatives responsible for innovation , R&D, and health and safety
  • Risk management professionals
  • Process safety engineers
  • Senior gas engineers who will be affected by the impact of changes in the energy sector

Attendees will benefit from speaker presentations on:

  • the future of gas in an emerging low carbon energy system
  • asset management and possible transition pathways to transport different gases and mixtures through the gas network safely
  • energy vector options that could be transported in the network
  • Power to Gas technology and its contribution to decarbonising the gas grid, including HyDeploy, a project which aims to inject a maximum of 20% hydrogen (a clean, carbon-free gas that does not contribute to climate change) into the existing natural gas network.

Chris Flint, HSE director of energy division, said “I regularly meet with stakeholders across the Energy Sector and there is a lot of good work driving towards the UK’s 2050 decarbonisation target.

“I am delighted that at this event we will focus on enabling safe innovation to accelerate progress still further.”

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