Session: CS-10-02 Recent Developments in Chinese Codes and Standards-2

Paper Number: 154343

154343 - From Source to End-Point: Establishing a Comprehensive Safety Management and Control System for Pressure Vessels and Pipelines in the Hydrogen Energy Industry Chain 

Abstract: 

Driven by the global energy structural transformation and sustainable development strategies, the development of renewable energy has become an irreversible international trend. In pursuit of the ambitious goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, the hydrogen energy industry, as a crucial component of clean energy, urgently requires the establishment of a comprehensive safety risk prevention and control management system that covers the entire lifecycle, including hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and hydrogen fueling. The completeness of this system should be comparable to and even surpass the safety management system standards of traditional petroleum and coal industries. The aim of this system is to ensure that the safety management level of each link in the hydrogen energy industry chain reaches a controllable, reliable, and efficient state, providing a solid guarantee for the steady development of the hydrogen energy industry.

This paper delves into the core strategic position occupied by pressure vessels and pipelines in the field of safety risk prevention and control within the hydrogen energy industry. It emphasizes the urgent need to establish a highly integrated safety risk prevention and control management system for hydrogen energy based on a full industry chain perspective. This management system not only focuses deeply on the enhancement and continuous improvement of safety in hydrogen production processes but also highlights the safety management of core aspects such as design optimization, precision manufacturing, rigorous testing, and efficient maintenance of pressure vessels and pipelines during hydrogen storage stages. Furthermore, it addresses the comprehensive safety monitoring and efficient emergency response mechanism construction for pipeline systems in transportation processes and hydrogen refueling station developments. By applying mathematical logic and statistical models, this paper systematically identifies, accurately assesses, and effectively manages potential safety risks in these critical links. A series of scientifically rigorous and logically coherent management measures and institutional designs are proposed, aiming to minimize risks and maximize prevention and control effectiveness.

This paper significantly enhances the safety risk prevention and control management system, encompassing core principles centered on lifecycle risk management in the hydrogen industry, especially focusing on pressure vessels and pipelines. It achieves refined risk identification and assessment, enabling differentiated management. The system framework clearly outlines management factors, responsibility allocation, and process control, emphasizing continuous optimization, reliability-centered maintenance, and competency-based training to ensure system robustness and effectiveness.

To ensure the effective operation and continuous optimization of the safety risk prevention and control management system, this paper further proposes comprehensive regulatory safeguard measures. These include the development and implementation of a regulatory manual that integrates the latest regulatory policies, technical standards, and best practices; the establishment of a performance evaluation and ranking mechanism for enterprise safety management to objectively quantify the level of safety management within enterprises; and the promotion of real-time sharing and in-depth exchange of safety information both within and outside the industry. Additionally, this paper deeply analyzes the significant role of the system in fostering a comprehensive safety culture among all employees, enhancing the implementation of safety responsibilities, strengthening process control and continuous improvement. Based on complex system theory, it anticipates the broad application prospects of the system in different types and sizes of hydrogen energy enterprises and emphasizes its strategic value in promoting the safe, efficient, and sustainable development of the hydrogen energy industry.

In summary, this paper closely focuses on the contemporary background of China's energy transformation and systematically elaborates on the construction process of the safety risk prevention and control management system for the hydrogen energy industry, as well as its significant meaning in enhancing and promoting the safe and efficient development of the hydrogen energy industry. Through the implementation of this management system, it not only contributes to achieving safe and controllable operations within the hydrogen energy industry but also provides strong support and guarantee for the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.

Presenting Author: Yuyang Xie CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Protection Technology

Presenting Author Biography: XIE Yuyang, who received the B.S. degree in safety engineering from China university of petroleum , Beijing in 2021 and the MSc. degree in Process safety and loss prevention from the university of Sheffield in 2022. He is currently working as a safety consulting engineer at CNPC research institute of safety and environment technology, focusing on the safety management of hydrogen energy, pipeline, natural gas and other fields.

Authors:

Xiaopeng Wang CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Protection Technology
Jianwei Zhang CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Protection Technology,
Yuyang Xie CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Protection Technology
Qiyong Peng CNPC Research Institute of Safety and Environmental Protection Technology,
Fengdong Bi KunLun Energy Company Limited