Hydrogen Pipelines: Facts, Opportunities & Solutions
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Pricing
Program Price: $2,970, discounted price of $2,770 for UH Alumni
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Schedule
Orientation Session: May 20
Program Overview
Hydrogen pipelines play a crucial role in the global shift towards cleaner energy, a concerted initiative aimed at addressing climate change.
This program will offer a broad overview of the history of hydrogen and its pivotal role in the need for decarbonization, including the different production methods and uses of hydrogen. Specifically, the need for hydrogen pipelines, and the differences between hydrogen and natural gas pipelines, will be covered. These differences are driven by the different characteristics of hydrogen and natural gas, including the embrittling effects of gaseous hydrogen. The operational and risk consequence aspects of hydrogen compared to natural gas will be compared and available code guidance on the conversion of natural gas pipelines will be summarized. The theory of hydrogen embrittlement and its associated cracking threats and effects on mechanical properties will be covered, as well as the relevant testing requirements and protocols. Finally, the impact of these differences on defect assessments and fitness for purpose studies will be introduced, and the requirements for a holistic hydrogen conversion and integrity management process outlined.
The Hydrogen Pipelines: Facts, Opportunities and Solutions course is offered jointly by the University of Houston and the ROSEN Group. Successful candidates will receive a digital badge from UH Energy and certificate from ROSEN for completion of the course.
Who Should Attend?
Industry Professionals: All pipeline integrity personnel including those new to the industry looking to enhance their wider understanding of integrity management concepts and the implementations of the new emerging fuel pipelines.
For Future Energy Professionals: This program is ideal for students preparing themselves for a successful career in the field of emerging fuel pipeline integrity.
Pricing
PROGRAM PRICE:
$2970
(discounted price of $2770 for UH Alumni)Credentialing Program Prerequisites
- Rising senior in a bachelor’s degree program or graduate student; business, engineering, or technology preferred.
- Industry professional
Schedule
The Hydrogen Pipelines: Facts, Opportunities & Solutions program is a combined synchronous/asynchronous sessions that are bi-weekly 2.5 hour Teams meetings, 6:00-8:30 pm US Central Time, on Monday and Wednesday evenings. All sessions are recorded and available for relistening. The first synchronous segment is an orientation session, which comes at the start of Badge 1 (Hydrogen Market: Policies, Funding & Climate Dynamics). Each session will include asynchronous and synchronous segments with live discussions and Q&A sessions. At the end of end each session, there are quizzes.
Dates for the sessions are as follows:
Badge 1: Hydrogen Market: Policies, Funding & Climate Dynamics
| Monday, May 20 | Orientation | |
| Monday, May 20 | Role of Hydrogen in the Energy Transition | Neil Gallon |
| Wednesday, May 22 | Hydrogen As a Critical Vector For The Energy Transition | Dr. Joe Powell |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day - No Class | |
| Wednesday, May 29 | Hydrogen As a Critical Vector For The Energy Transition | Dr. Joe Powell |
| Monday, June 3 | Differences Between Hydrogen and Natural Gas Pipelines | Neil Gallon |
| Wednesday, June 5 | Regulations and Permitting / Stakeholder Engagement / Environmental Impact | Paul Doucette |
Badge 2: The Science of Hydrogen: Fundamentals and Impact Dynamics
| Monday, June 10 | Effects Of Hydrogen on Pipeline Materials | Neil Gallon |
| Wednesday, June 12 | Effects of Hydrogen on Chemical Properties of Materials (Hydrogen Chemistry) | Dr. Stanko Brankovic |
| Monday, June 17 | Hydrogen Permeation | Dr. Stanko Brankovic |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Hydrogen Damage on Polymers | Dr. Anil Bhowmick |
| Monday, June 24 | Defect Assessment | Neil Gallon |
| Wednesday, June 26 | Application of Machine Learning in Hydrogen Storage and Transportation | Dr. Gangbing Song |
Badge 3: Pipelines Repurposed: Conversion & Integrity Management
| Monday, July 8 | Integrity Management of Hydrogen Pipelines | Neil Gallon |
| Wednesday, July 10 | Hydrogen Sensors Both Existing and New Technologies | Dr. Stanko Brankovic |
| Monday, July 15 | Repurposing of Assets | Dr. Stanko Brankovic |
| Wednesday, July 17 | Conversion of Existing Natural Gas Pipelines to Hydrogen | Neil Gallon |
| Monday, July 22 | Interactive Session | Neil Gallon |
Instructors
UH Instructors
Dr. Joe Powell
Founding Executive Director, Energy Transition Institute, University of Houston
Dr. Stanko Brankovic
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
Dr. Gangbing Song
Moores Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
Dr. Anil K. Bhowmick
Research Professor of Rubber Science and Technology, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston
Paul Doucette
Hydrogen Program Officer, UH Energy, University of Houston
Industry Instructors
Neil Gallon
Principal Materials and Welding Engineer, ROSEN Group