The inaugural Emerging Fuels Symposium was held 05 through 08 June 2023 and addressed challenges and opportunities for the transport and storage of hydrogen, renewable natural gas, and carbon capture, transport, and sequestration (CCTS) through 38 presentations and a poster session. Approximately 160 attendees representing twelve countries and five government agencies from around the world gathered in Orlando, Florida to discuss current research, research outputs to date, and the next steps needed.

Executive Director of Pipeline Safety Trust Bill Caram offered comments from the Trust's perspective and initiated an engaging dialogue with attendees on the technical aspects associated with pipeline safety in his keynote address.

A roundtable of officials focused on what is being done around the world from a governmental perspective and how to continue to collaboratively advance emerging fuels initiatives and achieve stated goals in stipulated transition timelines. The panel consisted of Stuart Hawksworth, Head of the Centre for Energy and Major Hazards, Health and Safety Executive’s Science and Research Centre UK; David Norman, Chief Executive Officer of Future Fuels Cooperative Research Centre AU; and Tristan Brown, Deputy Administrator of Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Administration, US Department of Transportation US.

Co-hosted by Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI), Australian Pipeline & Gas Association (APGA), Future Fuels CRC (FFCRC), European Gas Research Group (GERG), and European Pipeline Research Group (EPRG), the Emerging Fuels Symposium is a global collaborative opportunity to resolve the technical gaps that exist as the global industry transitions to low carbon energy solutions using the existing pipeline asset infrastructure.