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Hydrogen Engineering: Handling Hydrogen for Engineers

Learn risk mitigation processes and safe management of hydrogen by exploring its physical and thermodynamic properties.

Hydrogen storage tanks
  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    4 hours
  • Languages

    English, Italiano, Español, Français, PortuguêsEnglish, Italiano, Español
  • Premium course

    $644What's included?

Enhance your hydrogen knowledge and skills

Hydrogen is becoming a vital part of the clean energy transition, creating exciting opportunities for engineers across industries. But its unique properties demand specialised skills and safety knowledge.

Co-created with engineers and hydrogen specialists, this course closes key skills gaps for those working in, or moving into, hydrogen-related roles. Designed to align with Engineers Australia’s Area of Practice for Hydrogen, ensuring your learning meets professional expectations.

Understand hydrogen’s properties and behaviours

Explore hydrogen’s physical and thermodynamic characteristics, along with its chemical and combustion properties. You’ll discover how hydrogen interacts with materials, what makes it highly flammable, and how its low density impacts storage and transport.

Manage hydrogen’s unique challenges safely

Learn strategies to mitigate hydrogen’s risks through effective safety management and adherence to best practice guidelines.

You’ll gain insight into hydrogen’s impact on infrastructure. Hearing from industry experts, you’ll examine real-world case studies that bring safety protocols to life.

Apply your knowledge to future-ready engineering

Discover how hydrogen can be harnessed for a wide range of new and emerging applications. You’ll explore how to manage its properties for sustainable projects. Prepare yourself to meet the growing demand for hydrogen skills in clean energy and beyond.

You’ll walk away ready for a microcredential through Engineering Education Australia. Further proof of your professional expertise in hydrogen handling.

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Skip to 0 minutes and 1 second LOREN TUCK: Hydrogen is being increasingly considered for a wide range of uses, such as a chemical feedstock for ammonia, as fuel to power vehicles, or to store energy in gaseous form. As hydrogen systems become more commonplace, we’ll need many more engineers to confidently and efficiently work in environments that are using hydrogen in some way. The industry will need a network of engineers working together to promote and maintain a safe environment.

Skip to 0 minutes and 40 seconds I’m Lauren Tuck, the education, training, and industry coordinator at Hycel, Deakins Hydrogen Research and Education Hub. In this course, you will learn about the physical and thermodynamic properties of hydrogen, how it behaves uniquely in some situations, its chemical and combustion properties, and its effect on materials. You’ll explore risk mitigation and safety and what you need to be aware of when working with hydrogen systems. The course has also been designed to align to Engineers Australia’s hydrogen area of practise and created to lead towards further qualifications. Following the course, you’ll be eligible to undertake an industry micro-credential from Engineers Australia.

Skip to 1 minute and 26 seconds So whether you’re an engineer or technical professional, a business leader or manager, or someone passionate or curious about sustainable energy, who wants to know more about hydrogen technology. I really hope you enjoy your learning journey with us in this rapidly evolving field.

Syllabus

  • Week 1

    Handling hydrogen

    • Let’s get started

      Meet the other learners and discover key information about this course, including useful tips to help you get the most out of your learning.

    • Physical and thermodynamic properties of hydrogen

      Hydrogen behaves differently to some other gases, find out why in this section.

  • Week 2

    Impact and safety

    • Chemical and combustion properties

      Explore challenges for storing hydrogen due to its chemical properties

    • Risk mitigation and safety

      Processes for safe management of hydrogen

    • Course Wrap

      Apply what you've learnt to earn your digital certificate.

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Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Recall the main properties of hydrogen
  • Identify the risks and hazards of hydrogen
  • Recognise safe management processes and hazard mitigation in relation to hydrogen.

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for engineers, technicians, and professionals in energy, infrastructure, or related sectors. As well as those transitioning into hydrogen roles, seeking skills in hydrogen handling, safety, and applications.

Who will you learn with?

B.Eng (Aerospace), PhD
Deakin University:
- Associate Professor Mechanical Engineering & Burwood (Melbourne) Campus Lead, School of Engineering;
- Deputy Director, Deakin Hydrogen Hub

I am a German automotive engineer with a specialization in hydrogen mobility, and I have broadened my expertise to encompass the entire hydrogen and fuel cell technology industry over the last 7 years

Based at Deakin Hydrogen Hub in Warrnambool, Australia, Loren leads the education and training program to develop hydrogen and energy courses alongside industry and academic partners.

Who developed the course?

Deakin University

Deakin University is one of Australia’s largest universities with more than 61,000 students and over 15,000 online.

  • Established

    1974
  • Location

    Melbourne, Australia
  • World ranking

    Top 280Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

Engineering Education Australia (EEA)

Engineering Education Australia is the specialist learning and career development division of Engineers Australia.

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