Outcomes from the french national project drive : Experimental data for the evaluation of hydrogen risks onboard vehicles, the validation of numerical tools and the edition of guidelines

The ever-increasing use of hydrogen in the transport sector requires very high safety standards. However, due to the lack of information regarding the safety level of hydrogen systems, risk assessments tend to be over cautious in determining the consequences of accidental releases and could impose restrictive technical regulations. This drove the National Institute if Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS) along with the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), the French automotive manufacturer PSA PEUGEOT CITROEN and the Research Institute on Unstable Phenomena (IRPHE) to submit with success a project called DRIVE to the National Research Agency.