In the initial Phase 0 of the project, the ATI is reviewing how a Hydrogen Capability Network could support UK aerospace to adopt liquid hydrogen as a fuel source in three key areas: test infrastructure, supply & storage and skills. It is defining an operating model for a group of open-access facilities designed to accelerate the development of liquid hydrogen (LH2) aircraft technologies and capabilities.
The deliverables of Phase 0 include:
In 2022, the ATI – through the FlyZero project, also funded by DBT – identified liquid hydrogen as having the greatest potential to power a new generation of zero-carbon emission aircraft. One of the FlyZero recommendations was to address the UK’s limited hydrogen-related skills and testing capabilities through a centre of excellence that provides an anchor for UK industry.
As with FlyZero, Phase 0 of the project is led by the ATI with secondees from industry and academia. The project is being funded by DBT with a grant of £1.29 million.
The ATI’s Hydrogen Capability Network (HCN) has unveiled five initial interventions to accelerate the hydrogen economy in UK aerospace as the 12-month Phase 0 of the programme passes the half-way stage. The team delivered a webinar on 12th December to share more information on the progress of programme and to provide an overview of the five recommended interventions which are being developed by the team. The five intervention areas are:
For those who were unable to attend or would like to watch the webinar again, a recording is now available on YouTube:
You can also download a copy of the slides here.
A more detailed overview of the Materials Testing & Standards area (intervention 2) can be found through the links below:
For those interested in collaborating in this strand of work, you are invited to complete a short survey once for each role you could play in the proposed programme. The deadline to complete this survey is 17:00 on Friday 5th January 2024. Click here to complete the survey.
For any questions, or to get in touch with the HCN team, please send an email to hydrogen@ati.org.uk
The ATI’s Hydrogen Capability Network (HCN) has published a proposed intervention for a Liquid Hydrogen Materials Test Method Standardisation programme. This proposal is one of five initial interventions revealed as the 12-month Phase 0 programme passes the half-way stage.
Full details of the materials testing intervention are highlighted in the recording below and presentation available here.
We are now looking for engagement with potential future members of the proposed network for delivering and steering the programme. We would like to hear from you if you see yourself being part of this future network and we have created a short survey to complete by 17:00 on Friday 5th January 2024.
You are invited to complete the survey once for each role you could play in the proposed programme.
Tuesday 12th December 2023
14:00 – 15:30
The ATI’s Hydrogen Capability Network (HCN) has been set up to secure a competitive advantage for UK aerospace through a world leading collaborative network. Launched in April 2023, Phase 0 of this project has been defining a coherent approach to skills development, infrastructure and hydrogen supply to secure long-term UK capability.
The HCN has now reached the half-way point of Phase 0 and the last six months has been filled with gathering requirements from across the sector and distilling those into defined interventions and next steps.
The HCN has focused on five areas which need immediate support:
This webinar will share key learnings, provide an update on progress and answer any questions from you.
This is an open invite, so please feel free to share the registration link with colleagues in your network who may be interested in hearing more about the Hydrogen Capability Network.
More than 50 attendees from over 15 Universities and RTOs joined a research workshop at the AIRC at Cranfield on Wednesday 13th September. Delivered by UK-ARC and the ATI Hydrogen Capability Network, the event focused on the research challenges associated with delivering hydrogen powered flight.
The morning session focused on showcasing the current UK research capabilities in hydrogen aerospace related topics, including propulsion, combustion, hydrogen safety, electrical and fuel cells, hydrogen tanks and fuel delivery systems. The presentations will also help to generate a map of the UK capability landscape, which can be used to link together research and industry and stimulate new alliances.
Led by Cranfield University, the afternoon session discussed hydrogen ‘on the aircraft’ sub-topics and drew out a great number of contacts to help form research communities and build the narratives to reflect research knowledge and add project engagements.
The information will be digested with the aim of formulating plans to identify research gaps and generate plans to address these through closer collaboration supporting the Hydrogen Capability Network, growing the UK-ARC community and moving towards research project definition.
Virtual meetings and workshops are being considered to build on engagement opportunities from the event.
The ATI’s Hydrogen Capability Network is continuing to work on hydrogen skills and research capability with recent updates summarised below:
Hydrogen training courses
As part of this background research a list of organisations offering hydrogen-related training has been collated and will be published on the Hydrogen Capability Network page of the ATI website soon. In advance of this, below is a list of upcoming courses from some of these providers which may be of interest to this community.
Please note the Hydrogen Capability Network is sharing these courses for awareness and in doing so does not endorse these courses or training providers. We would encourage you to check the course details against your learning objectives.
View the August 2023 update from the Hydrogen Capability Network team here.
Please note the Hydrogen Capability Network is sharing these courses for awareness and in doing so does not endorse these courses or training providers. We would encourage you to check the course details against your learning objectives.
NCC Hydrogen awareness modules : Hydrogen Awareness Modules | National Composites Centre (nccuk.com)
DNV – Hydrogen training courses (dnv.com)
Jee engineering consultancy and training Hydrogen: The Energy Vector of the Future – Jee Hydrogen: The Energy Vector of the Future – Jee
Arveng Hydrogen: fundamentals and practical aspects (arvengtraining.com)
EIGA Hydrogen eLearning – Introduction – EIGA : European Industrial Gases Association
Brunel The World’s First Accredited Hydrogen Training Program – Brunel
HSE – Hydrogen Safety Course Course: Fundamentals of Hydrogen (hsl.gov.uk)
SusHy CDT – sustainable hydrogen CDT – Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Hydrogen (sustainablehydrogen-cdt.ac.uk)
CDT Fuel cells and their fuels – Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) – Fuel Cells & Their Fuels | UCL Electrochemical Innovation Lab – UCL – University College London
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Decarbonised Fuel Energy Systems – EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Resilient Decarbonised Fuel Energy Systems – Study – Cardiff University
Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS) CDT – Explore our Engineering PhDs | AAPS – Bath University (aaps-cdt.ac.uk)
Renewable Energy Northeast Unversities (ReNU) – covers fuel cells – EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU) (northumbria.ac.uk)
Centre for Doctoral Training for Sustainable Electric Propulsion (CDT SEP) Centre for Doctoral Training – EPSRC Centre for Power Electronics – power electronics
Energy MPhil – fuel cells and hydrogen technologies, power electronics Energy MPhil, PhD | Research Degree | Newcastle University (ncl.ac.uk)
HySAFER Ulster.ac.uk Hydrogen safety (PgCertPD) (ulster.ac.uk) MSc in Hydrogen Safety Engineering (explosionsolutions.org)
Hydrogen application training course – provided by TUV SUD in ULK Hydrogen Application Training Course UK – Complete Package | TÜV SÜD Academy (tuvsud.com)
GEXCON – Hydrogen safety studies – Gexcon’s consulting solution: Explosion Hazards Courses Courses | Gexcon AS – Fire & Explosion Consultants
IChemE – What engineers need to know about hydrogen safety – Hydrogen Safety for Engineers | Process Industry Training – Courses – IChemE
HyBont – hydrogen safety – Hydrogen safety – HyBont Bridgend
DNV – Hydrogen training courses (dnv.com)
WHA International (Europe) In-Person Hydrogen Safety Training: Level 4 (Europe) – WHA International, Inc. (wha-international.com)
EIGA Hydrogen eLearning – More information – EIGA : European Industrial Gases Association
H2euro.org |Courses| – HyProfessionals (h2euro.org)
Hydrogen Academy Knowledge Modules | Hydrogen Academy (hydrogen-academy.net)
HSE – Hydrogen Safety Course Course: Fundamentals of Hydrogen (hsl.gov.uk)
Hydrogen training academy –Hydrogen Training Academy (investmideastantrim.com)
Air Liquide – cryogenics and aerospace equipment – Training | Air Liquide Advanced Technologies
Air Products – Using liquid hydrogen safely course – Air Products
BOC – cryogenic gas/ liquid safety training – classroom training Cryogenic Gas / Liquid Safety Training | BOConline UK online Using Liquid Nitrogen Safely – BOC Safety Training
PGS training – liquid nitrogen safety training courses – face to face, webinars, online & blended – Liquid Nitrogen Safety Training Courses | Proactive Gas Safety Training (pgstraining.com)
Imperial College – cryogenic liquids and decanting liquid nitrogen – Cryogenic Liquids and Decanting Liquid Nitrogen | Administration and support services | Imperial College London
Gas Safe – Gas safety training courses – cryogenic gases safety awareness workshop – Cryogenic Training Course – Cryogenic Liquids – Gas Safe (gassafeconsultants.co.uk)
Industrial Gas Safety Training Liquid Nitrogen Online Safety Training | Gas Safety Training
Industrial Gas Safety Cryogenic Safety – Gas Cylinder and Cryogenic Gas Safety Training UK – Industrial Gas Safety (labgassafety.co.uk)
British Cryogenics Council Safety training | British Cryogenics Council (bcryo.org.uk)
European Astrotech Training | European Astrotech
Wessington Cryogenics wessingtoncryogenics.com/what-we-do/training-courses/ – link to e-training not working
UCL – Liquid Nitrogen in the workplace | Safety Services – UCL – University College London
Thames Cryogenics Ltd Cryogenic Safety Training | United Kingdom | Thames Cryogenics Ltd
Piazza Copernico Handling of liquid nitrogen and cryogenic substances Handling of liquid nitrogen and cryogenic substances Online course (piazzacopernico.it)
CERN – A breath of fresh air for cryogenics training A breath of fresh air for cryogenics training – CERN Document Server
Linde Virtual Academy safe start-up of a cryogenic pump Safe start-up of a cryogenic pump – Linde
Linde Airtual Academy – handover to maintenance – vessel isolation and purging Handover to maintenance – vessel isolation & purging – Linde
Train Up Cryogenic Safety – Cryogenic Safety Online course (trainup.com)
European Advanced Cryogenic courses CryoCourses (emplatform.eu)
IOP book – Cryogenics Cryogenics – Book – IOPscience
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