LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD) and NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline &
Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE) have successfully constructed and
placed onstream their first retail hydrogen fueling station in
Tokyo, Japan. JX Nippon Oil
& Energy, one of Japan's
largest developers of hydrogen fueling stations, contracted with
NSPE to supply the station. Air Products and NSPE signed an
agreement in February 2014 to work
together on Japan's developing
hydrogen fueling infrastructure market. Under this exclusive
arrangement, the parties are currently constructing another station
in Hokkaido, Japan, which will be
onstream in September 2016.
"We were honored to work with NSPE and achieve success in
constructing and delivering the station to meet the growing demand
for fueling hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in Japan. The
station, completed on-schedule, passed all of its standard testing
the first time through and is fueling vehicles regularly. We are
pleased to continue collaborating with NSPE in the Japan market, where many more hydrogen fueling
stations are already planned," said Ed
Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems
at Air Products.
Kiczek added that Air Products has operated in Japan since 1970, and works through its
established wholly-owned subsidiary, Air Products Japan, on
hydrogen fueling opportunities.
"The station is the first under the collaboration between NSPE
and Air Products. In Japan, where
the FCV commercial market was the first to be developed in the
world, NSPE, as an engineering company delivering pipeline, LNG and
other energy infrastructure, will continue to supply safe, reliable
hydrogen for fueling together with Air Products," said Hideki Imai, director of Plant Division at
NSPE.
The Tokyo location is the first
station in Air Products' and NSPE's collaborative effort. The
Tokyo location uses Air Products'
SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling station technology and
fueling protocol license. Air Products also provided
infrastructure engineering and design, while NSPE provided
engineering, construction, and adapted the technology for the
Japanese market.
Air Products' SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling stations
provide hydrogen fueling at 70 Mpa (10,000 psi) according to JPEC
(Japan Petroleum Energy Center) S0003, and is also SAE (Society of
Automotive Engineers) J2601 fueling protocol capable, using Air
Products' patented technology. Air Products has available several
SmartFuel® fueling stations incorporating modular and
expandable technology, and holds an entire portfolio of global
patents, with additional patents pending related to
"compressionless hydrogen fueling station" advancements.
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 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.
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 world-leading Industrial Gases
company celebrating 75 years of operation. 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 Materials
Technologies business serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes,
cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries.
The company had fiscal 2015 sales of $9.9
billion and was ranked number 284 on the Fortune 500 annual
list of public companies. Approximately 20,000 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.
About NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering
Co. Ltd. (NSPE)
NSPE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN
ENGINEERING CO., LTD., which is a segment company of NIPPON STEEL
& SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION (NSSMC), has been engaged in the
engineering business for energy related plants such as various
types of pipelines, natural gas and LNG. NSSMC Group has an
experience in the construction of hydrogen stations for the 2005
World Exposition, Aichi, Japan.
NSPE has been involved in the construction of the major natural gas
transmission pipelines in Japan
for over 50 years, and also, provided plants such as LNG shipping
and receiving facilities. For more information, visit
http://www.nspe.nssmc.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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