During the 2nd GUESS-WHy week in Genova between 9 and 11 February, the consortium came together for the 3rd General Assembly hosted in FI.L.S.E. S.p.A. – Ligurian Financial Agency for Economic Development, aligning on the next steps to keep the project’s SSbD guidelines practical, consistent, and applicable across all seven GUESS-WHy products.
A standout moment was the Italian Stakeholder Workshop held at Genova Blue District. At the start of the workshop, speakers of the GUESS-Why consortium described what the project tries to achieve and how Safety and Sustainable by Design guidelines play a crucial role in that. Manon Lisiecki, Stefano Barberis, Giovanni Cinti, Javier Dufour. Also, the workshop created a strong exchange with external stakeholders who work hands-on with hydrogen and fuel cell technologies—development, certification, safety, and deployment, showcasing that green hydrogen technologies could be effectively applied within a regional context. Andrea Bombardi, Andrea Riva, Anna Paraboschi, PhD, PMP®,Lean Six Sigma GB, Alessandro Cappelleti, Stefano Spotorno.
Speakers and participants converged on what SSbD must deliver in real settings: early safety hotspot identification, design choices that reduce leakage and high-pressure risks, stronger quality and inspection processes, and sustainability assessments that are comparable and complete—covering environmental, cost, and social dimensions across the value chain.
The interactive discussion added direct stakeholder input on the implementability of emerging GUESS-WHy solutions for metal hydrides, PEM electrolyzers, SOFC, and AEL electrolyzers—helping turn SSbD guidance into engineering decisions that can be applied.
GUESS-WHy continues its efforts to propose and refine SSbD guidelines that are applicable across the full Fuel Cell and Hydrogen technologies value chain.
Stay tuned to learn more about the SSbD universe applied to green hydrogen!
