LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), the hydrogen fueling and infrastructure
worldwide leader, had its SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling
dispenser on display today as the Energy Department's National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) held a dedication ceremony for
its new hydrogen fueling station in Golden, Colorado. The 700 bar (10,000
psi) hydrogen fueling station, which includes Air Products'
SmartFuel hydrogen fueling dispenser, is the first-of-its-kind in
the state and was dedicated on the first-ever National Hydrogen and
Fuel Cell Day in the United States
(U.S.).
"Air Products is proud that NREL chose our SmartFuel technology
for the hydrogen fueling equipment for their station," Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen
Energy Systems at Air Products, told the audience as part of his
comments at the event. "The world faces a huge challenge in making
the shift toward clean sustainable energy sources and using those
resources as efficiently as possible. Those of us in the hydrogen
fueling market applaud and commend the effort of the government for
taking a world-leading role. Air Products looks forward to
the major vehicle rollout over the next year, and to our important
role in providing the fueling infrastructure required to support
it."
Kiczek also applauded the efforts of the U.S. Senate which
passed Resolution 217 on Sept. 29
formally recognizing today as National Hydrogen Fuel Cell Day, as
well as the efforts of the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy
Association in working toward this recognition.
Air Products' SmartFuel stations worldwide provide hydrogen
fueling at 700 bar (10,000 psi) and include Air Products'
technology 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 a global patent portfolio, with additional patents
pending, related to the advancements to be deployed under this
protocol. Additionally, this novel patented supply system can
cost-effectively seed early markets with hydrogen fueling
infrastructure and can be deployed anywhere in the
U.S.
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. 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.
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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