This report serves as the proceedings of the Hydrogen Compatible Materials Workshop held virtually by Sandia National Laboratories on December 2-3, 2020. The purpose of the workshop was to assemble subject matter experts at Sandia and its national laboratory partners within the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Hydrogen Materials Compatibility (H-Mat) Consortium with public and private stakeholders in the research, development and deployment of hydrogen technologies to discuss the topic of hydrogen compatible materials. This workshop was designed to build on past events and current research and development (R&D) efforts to develop a forward-looking vision that identifies gaps and challenges for the next decade. In particular, the workshop organizers sought to expand their understanding of hydrogen compatible materials needs for power, manufacturing and other industrial uses to enable deeper impact and widespread use of hydrogen while continuing to address open questions in hydrogen-powered transportation of concern to Original Equipment Manufacturers, hydrogen producers, materials & component suppliers and other private entities. The workshop was primarily organized as a series of panel-led discussions on the topics of hydrogen-enabled transportation, heating and power, and industrial uses. Each panel consisted of 2-3 subject matter experts who relayed their perspectives on a set of framing questions developed to facilitate discussion by the broader group of workshop participants. By the workshop's conclusion, the participants identified and prioritized a list of technical challenges for each panel topic where further R&D is warranted.
The Structural Reliability Partnership Workshop was held in Albuquerque, NM on August 29-30, 2017 and was hosted by Sandia National Laboratories. Attendees were present from academia, industry and several other national laboratories. The workshop kicked off with an introduction to the SRP to familiarize potential members with what the purpose, structure and benefits would be to their organization. Technical overviews were given on several topics by attendees from each sector – national labs, universities and industry – to provide a snapshot of the type of work that is currently being conducted on structural reliability. Attendees were then given the opportunity to suggest and discuss potential Challenge Scenario topics. Three were ultimately decided upon as being the most important: Additive Manufacturing, Hydrogen Pipeline Steels, and Bolted Joined Structures. These were then analyzed using Quad Charts to determine What, How, Who, and Why these areas would be further investigated. Rather than restricting future research to only one area, the option was left open to investigate both the top two, depending on interest and cost associated with hosting such an event. More informal collaboration may be undertaken for the third topic if members have time and interest. Other items discussed pertained to the organization, structure and policies of the Partnership. Topics including Data Management, IP, and mechanisms of partnering/information sharing were touched upon but final decisions were not made. Further action is needed before this can be done. Action items were outlined and assigned, where possible. The next workshop is to be held in early August 2018 in Boulder, CO and is to be hosted by NIST. In the interim, quarterly updates are to take place via WebEx to maintain a line of communication and to ensure progress on both the administrative and technical tasks.