HIAD Facility - Storage Medium: Gas

The boat was performing a drive test when one of the 280 lead gel batteries exploded and took fire. The local fire brigade was able to extinguish the fire but the above deck section of the boat was…

A fire on a hydrogen pipeline in a refinery.

A hydrogen leak occurred on a 50 mm pipe feeding a reactor. The leak ignited spontaneously when mixed with air. Thanks to the closing of the input and output valves, the quantity released could be…

A pipe failed, probably due to material failure, and the plant was automatically put in hot stand-by (feed and energy supply automatically cut out). The plant was gradually cooled down. After about…

The incident occurred in the turbine-generator hall of a nuclear power plant. Hydrogen leaked from the alternator and ignited.The hydrogen line was purged to stop the leak. The plant employees were…

Around 4 a.m., a major leak occurred at the outlet of the diesel hydrodesulfurization furnace in a refinery. The goal of this unit is to lower the sulfur content of diesel fuels produced in other…

In a petrochemical plant, a fire occurred on the methanation unit (95% H2 + 5% CO -> CH4 + H2 + H2O) of a steam cracker. A seal break on a flange of the circuit caused of the accident. No…

On April 29, 1991, a nuclear Power Plant experienced a main generator hydrogen fire. Although a senior reactor operator (SRO) and auxiliary operators from another shift were available immediately,…

A truckload of hydrogen cylinders caught fire at plant producing artificial sweetener.

A fire occurred on a valve of a hydrodesulfurisation unit in a refinery. A cable gland was modified. Steaming wreaths are permanently installed.

While filling a 9 litre gas cylinder with pressurised hydrogen in the hydrogen storage area, a blast occurred which destroyed the low pressure gauge, followed by a jet fire which damaged the…

A flash fire enveloped a hydrogen compressor at a refinery.

A triangle flask exploded during a science-class experiment where diluted hydrochloric acid was made to react with zinc to generate hydrogen, at a junior high school. Injures were caused by glass…

A hydrogen and batteries driven aircraft was forced to land after a flight incident. According to the aircraft company the aircraft was forced to an emergency landing, but landed normally on its…

A hydrogen and fuel cells bus hit by a car during the turn to the left into a street. Damage on the left side.

A hydroge nand fuel cell bus was hit by private car in the roundabout at the main station, damage on the right side.

While the FC bus was standing at its regular bus stop at the main bus terminal another bus drove into the rear of the FC Bus causing damages to the rear hood affecting the protective cap and the high…

According to the media news, the accident involved an explosion of a fuel cell driven forklift during driving, resulting in an employee's death and 6 light injured other employees. The fire did not…

The driver of a fuel cells post bus hit a parked car

A fire broke out affecting the heavy fuel purification plant of the refinery.The incident could have originated by the failure of one of the following plant components:- pipes leading to the pressure…