ABSTRACT
As early as 1978, Professor Trevor Kletz introduced the principles of inherent safety (see Chapter 7 for a detailed presentation). One of his ideas was that “What you do not have can’t leak” [1]. Nevertheless, as long as we need a source of energy to move our cars, we have to choose among gasoline, diesel fuel, liquid propane gas, natural gas, hydrogen, or some other source. Once we choose hydrogen as a motor fuel, we need to identify principles of inherent safety to cope with the hazards stemming from this new fuel; for instance, minimization of stored quantities and the length of stay in the hazardous zone, especially in refueling stations.
