The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected GE Vernova to spearhead a significant project under its Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO). This initiative focuses on developing an AI assistant designed to enhance safety and streamline permitting processes for hydrogen deployment.
The project’s primary aim is to pinpoint key challenges in siting, permitting, and installation throughout the hydrogen value chain, from production to end-use. The AI Assistant will facilitate safe hydrogen handling and training initiatives, ensuring adherence to safety protocols in hydrogen development.
Leading the project team named “H2Net,” GE Vernova will collaborate with Clemson University and Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, South Carolina. The team is entering negotiations for $1 million in federal funding from the DOE to finalize project terms and scope.
As part of this effort, H2Net plans to create HySAGE (Hydrogen Smart Assistant for Governance Execution), an AI Assistant that will be trained on critical documents pertaining to safe hydrogen handling and permitting. HySAGE will be validated against standards and lessons learned at GE Vernova’s Gas Turbine Manufacturing and Technology Center in Greenville.
HySAGE aims to enhance modeling capabilities and adapt to necessary codes, standards, and environmental scenarios, thereby increasing the tool’s versatility and accuracy.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm emphasized the significance of such projects, stating, “These projects will work hand in hand with historic investments in the Hydrogen Hubs and electrolysis technologies to accelerate progress towards a clean hydrogen economy that will deliver good-paying, high-quality jobs and accelerate a renaissance of American manufacturing.”
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