LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), a
worldwide leader in hydrogen fueling technology and infrastructure,
announced today that it will bring onstream three more
SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling stations in
California during the month of
October. The three stations are coming onstream, with another
25 hydrogen fueling stations involving Air Products that are now in
the construction, planning or permitting phase, as automobile
manufacturers gear up to launch fuel cell vehicles into the
California market.
The California stations set to open
for public use this month are located at: 11261 Santa Monica
Boulevard, Los Angeles; 1819
Cloverfield Boulevard, Santa
Monica; and the University of
California-Irvine, Irvine. Air Products' hydrogen
fueling technology was also brought onstream recently at a station
located at the South Coast Air Quality Management District building
in Diamond Bar, California.
"We thought with today being National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
in the United States, that we
would give an update on our network of stations in California which are coming onstream in the
near-term, and also stations that are in the planning, permitting
and construction stages," said Ed
Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems
at Air Products. "We are pleased with the progress we have been
making in commercializing these stations as the planned vehicle
rollout is set to begin, and believe the public will find the
hydrogen fueling process very similar to filling a vehicle with
traditional fuels."
The United States Senate passed
Resolution 217 on Sept. 29 citing the
many benefits of hydrogen and fuel cell technology and designating
October 8, 2015 as National Hydrogen
and Fuel Cell Day. Kiczek said he applauds the Senate for passing
the Resolution, as well as the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy
Association for its work in gaining the recognition.
Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology is already deployed at
nine SmartFuel stations in California, fueling cars in public and private
use, with the addition of the three announced today. Air Products
is in the process of adding six more fueling stations from awards
granted by the California Energy Commission. Air Products is
also providing the hydrogen fueling technology and infrastructure
for 19 stations for FirstElement Fuel, Inc.'s initial network of
hydrogen fueling stations in California. In addition, Air Products operates
three hydrogen-powered forklift fueling stations in the
state. When all of these stations are onstream, Air Products'
hydrogen fueling technology will be in place at 37 California locations.
Air Products' SmartFuel stations worldwide provide hydrogen
fueling at 700 bar (10,000 psi) and include Air Products'
technology that is referenced in the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) J2601 hydrogen fueling protocol. Air Products has
available several SmartFuel station concepts incorporating modular
and expandable technology and holds a global patent portfolio, with
additional patents pending, related to the advancements to be
deployed under the protocol. Additionally, the novel patented
supply systems to be introduced into California can cost-effectively seed early
markets where hydrogen fueling infrastructure may not exist, and
can be deployed anywhere in the U.S.
The fueling stations will also include Air Products' advanced
consumer-friendly retail hydrogen fuel dispenser, which has been
certified by the California Division of Measurement
Standards. The new Air Products offering is the market's
first fully-integrated retail hydrogen dispenser, mirrors
traditional consumer gasoline fueling and payment practices, and is
readily available to meet consumer expectations of refilling
hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles in a safe, fast, reliable, and
familiar manner. Details on Air Products' hydrogen fueling station
technologies can be viewed at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.
Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to
refineries to assist in producing cleaner burning transportation
fuels, has vast experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. Use of
the company's fueling technology is increasing and is already used
in conducting approximately 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 trend-setting Air Products'
technologies.
Air Products has more than 60 years of hydrogen experience and
an extensive patent portfolio in hydrogen dispensing technology.
Air Products 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, 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
leading industrial gases company. For nearly 75 years, the company
has provided atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and related
equipment to manufacturing markets including metals, food and
beverage, refining and petrochemical, and natural gas liquefaction.
Air Products' materials technologies segment serves the
semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives
industries. Over 20,000 employees in 50 countries are working to
make Air Products the world's safest and best performing industrial
gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent
service to all customers. In fiscal 2014, Air Products had sales of
$10.4 billion and was ranked number
276 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. 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,
2014.
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