LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), a leader in hydrogen fueling and
infrastructure worldwide, today announced that it has signed an
agreement to provide a technology license allowing Air Liquide
Advanced Technologies U.S. LLC to practice the patented Air
Products technology incorporated in the Society of Automotive
Engineers (SAE) J2601 hydrogen fueling protocol. Air Products
makes such hydrogen fueling technology licenses available for use
around the world under fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory
(FRAND) terms.
"We are very proud of our accomplishments in the hydrogen
fueling and infrastructure marketplace and believe this license is
recognition of our capabilities. We will accommodate
additional licenses for our technology as the hydrogen fueling
network in the United States and
around the world continues to expand," said Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen
Energy Systems at Air Products. Consistent with its
commitment to the SAE, Air Products will provide licenses to anyone
seeking to use the patented technology as part of a fueling station
project employing the J2601 protocol.
Air Products uses its patented hydrogen fueling technology in
conjunction with the J2601 protocol at its own
SmartFuel® stations, and also those built for other
customers. SmartFuel stations worldwide provide hydrogen fueling at
700 bar (10,000 psi). Air Products has available several SmartFuel
stations 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 be deployed anywhere in the U.S.to rapidly jump
start new markets needing hydrogen fueling
infrastructure.
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 Air Products' market-leading 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.
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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