LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Air Products (NYSE: APD) was selected by Equilon
Enterprises, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Products U.S., to
upgrade Shell's hydrogen refueling station in Torrance, California, to a state-of-the-art
200-kilogram-per-day retail station. The project requires
installation of new hydrogen compression, purification, cooling and
dispenser technology. The upgrade will convert the station from
non-retail to retail status and help improve vehicle filling
performance and consumer interaction.
The upgraded station will have the fueling capacity of 200
kilograms of hydrogen per 12-hour day (the equivalent of 200
gallons of gasoline per day). The newly designed dispensers will
allow retail fuelings, which means the accuracy of the quantity of
fuel delivered will be in compliance with the latest California
Division of Measurement and Standards, and the consumer will be
able to pay for the hydrogen at the station. Additionally, the
station will be designed to provide 350-bar (5,000 psi) and 700-bar
(10,000 psi) vehicle fuelings, allow two cars to be fueled
simultaneously, and enable three back-to-back vehicle fills per
dispenser.
"The need to upgrade this station is a reflection that the use
of hydrogen as a clean and sustainable transportation fuel is here
today and really taking hold," said Nick
Mittica, commercial business manager, Hydrogen Energy
Systems, at Air Products. "Air Products is proud of the critical
role we play in providing our proprietary technology for the
hydrogen fueling market to support both today's hydrogen-powered
vehicles and the vehicles that will continue to be rolled out by
major automobile manufacturers in the months and years to
come."
"The Torrance pipeline station
has been the backbone of hydrogen refueling in Southern California for a long time, so it is
encouraging to see the station upgraded," said Oliver Bishop, General Manager, Hydrogen, at
Shell. "Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are one of the
technological innovations that can help improve air quality while
offering convenience for motorists. We welcome more of these
vehicles at our stations."
The fueling station is supplied by Air Products' hydrogen
pipeline, located less than 50 feet from the station and connected
to Air Products' hydrogen production facilities in California. Shell's hydrogen fueling station
in Torrance, which first opened in
May 2011, was the world's first
pipeline-supplied hydrogen station and was designed to supply
hydrogen for several automobile manufacturers' fuel cell vehicles
in the region.
Use of Air Products' fueling technology is increasing and is
already used in conducting over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year.
The company has been involved in over 200 hydrogen fueling projects
in the United States and 20
countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters,
forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling
equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with market-leading
Air Products technologies. Details on Air Products' hydrogen
fueling station technologies can be viewed at
www.airproducts.com/h2energy.
Air Products has more than 60 years of hydrogen experience and
an extensive patent portfolio in hydrogen dispensing technology.
The company provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen and a variety of
enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied
pressures. Hydrogen for these stations can be delivered to a site
via truck or pipeline; it can also be produced by natural gas
reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including
electrolysis driven by renewable energy sources such as solar and
wind.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading Industrial Gases company in operation for over 75
years. The Company's core industrial gases business provides
atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to
manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical,
metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also
the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process
technology and equipment. The Company's Performance Materials
Division serves the polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and
adhesives industries.
The Company had fiscal 2016 sales of $9.5
billion and has a current market capitalization of
approximately $30 billion.
Approximately 17,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air
Products the world's safest and best performing industrial gases
company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to
all customers. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements
within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of
the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2015.
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