The Lifecycle Safety and Risk Management of Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2026 | Viewed by 116
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogen energy safety; safety and risk management of process systems; emergency technology and emergency management; structural integrity and reliability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogen (H2) has been recognized as a promising energy alternative that could help combat climate change, environmental pollution, and energy crises. However, its hazardous physicochemical properties and demanding operational conditions pose substantial challenges in ensuring its safety and effective risk management. The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the safety and risk management of hydrogen energy infrastructure throughout the production, storage, transportation, and utilization of hydrogen. This Special Issue focuses on the safety and risk management of hydrogen energy infrastructure from a lifecycle perspective, collecting both scientific findings and applied studies on accident prevention and mitigation. The scope of this Special Issue covers a wide range of topics associated with the safety explorations of hydrogen energy infrastructure, and we welcome original research articles and reviews. Their research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Risk identification and communication;
- Risk assessment methodologies;
- Technical safety measures;
- Inherently safer design principles;
- Accident prevention through design strategies;
- AI-based safety–risk perception;
- Predictive accident analytics;
- Safety monitoring technologies;
- Emergency response strategies;
- Regulatory frameworks for hydrogen safety;
- Safety integration in design and operation stages;
- Decommissioning and end-of-life safety considerations;
- Continuous safety improvement through lifecycle feedback.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Guohua Chen
Dr. Xiaoming Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogen safety
- risk management
- lifecycle assessment
- hydrogen infrastructure
- failure mode analysis
- hazard analysis
- accident prevention
- safety regulations
- emergency response
- hydrogen supply chain
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