The MoZEES Safety Seminar, held at Kunnskapsbyen Lillestrøm on September 3, brought together 45 participants from diverse backgrounds, including universities, research institutes, regulatory bodies, and industry to discuss safety aspects within battery and hydrogen systems. The seminar provided a platform for fostering communication between regulators, users, and researchers. This theme was central to the panel discussion, where participants and the audience examined the current level of communication between sectors.

Panel discussion:

• Knut Vågsæther (USN)
• Sverre Eriksen (DNV GL)
• Egil Hana (NORLED)
• Egil Mollestad (ZEM Energy)
• Arne Brathole (Sjøfartsdirektoratet)

Organizing Committee:

• Sissel Forseth (FFI)
• Knut Vågsæther (USN)
• Thomas Holm (IFE)
• Benedicte Ofstad (IFE)

Program

Arrival from 09:00
Session 1: Regulatory perspectives
09:30	Welcome	Sissel Forseth, FFI
09:35	The journey of making class rules for battery and hydrogen safety	Sverre Eriksen, DNV GL
09:55	Risk assessment and regulation of vessels and vehicles with hydrogen or lithium-ion batteries	Kjetil Solberg, DSB
Coffee Break 10:15-10:30
10:30	Sikkerhet i maritime batteri og hydrogensystemer	Egil Hana, NORLED / Webjørn Sandor Knudsen, NHO Sjøfart
10:50	Regulatory authority and new energy carriers	Arne Brathole, Sjøfartsdirektoratet
Lunch 11:15-12:15
Session 2: Research results
12:15	Preventing explosive mixture formation in PEM electrolysers’ water recovery tanks	Shenae Lee, SINTEF
12:35	Using inert gases for explosion mitigation	Mathias Henriksen, USN
12:55	Diagnostics of safety hazardous ageing conditions for commercial lithium-ion pouch cells	Preben Vie, IFE
13:15	Influence of abuse methods on generated heat during thermal runaway in lithium-ion cells	Torlief Lian, FFI
Coffee Break 13:35 – 13:50
Session 3: Industry perspectives
13:50	ZEM battery systems – experiences from 10 years with improvements in battery safety	Egil Mollestad, ZEM
14:10	Panel discussion and concluding remarks	Knut Vågsæther, USN
Departure from 15:00