The EU-funded CANDHy project convened its 4th External Advisory Board (EAB) meeting on Thursday, June 4. As in previous sessions, partners presented the latest developments to the external stakeholders who provide independent oversight and guidance to support the project’s successful implementation.
The meeting opened with an overview of the project status delivered by Lidia Martínez, R&D Coordinator at the Aragon Hydrogen Foundation and CANDHy project coordinator. This was followed by a presentation from Virginia Madina, researcher in Materials and Processes at Tecnalia, who shared results from CANDHy’s experimental campaigns on non-steel metallic materials exposed to varying hydrogen concentrations. The aim is to evaluate material tolerance under conditions representative of hydrogen distribution grids.
Next, Jean-Baptiste Jorcin, Senior Researcher in corrosion and material degradation at Tecnalia, presented the CANDHy database, which compiles data on hydrogen compatibility of metals to support material selection for hydrogen transport and distribution systems. Finally, Marina Cabrini, researcher in Corrosion and Electrochemistry at the University of Bergamo, provided additional insights based on a semi-empirical model developed to identify hydrogen-induced embrittlement in metallic materials. The session was moderated by Ludovico Mazzocco, Project Officer at the GERG – European Gas Research Group.
In parallel, CANDHy is co-organising the 3rd SHIMMER–CANDHy Cluster Workshop: SHIMMER Final Results, scheduled for Tuesday, June 9. During the workshop, project partners will present key findings on the integrity and performance of non-steel metallic natural gas distribution networks operating with hydrogen and hydrogen-natural gas mixtures. Registration is available via a dedicated link.
