Hydrogen Energy News Releases

Air Products Announces License Agreement for its Patented Hydrogen Fueling Protocol

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Air Products and NSPE Team Up to Commercialize Their First Hydrogen Fueling Station in Japan

Wed, 18 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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 ENGINNERING 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 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.

Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products

Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Effective March 1, 2016, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will increase product pricing and monthly service charges for merchant customers in North America. The pricing adjustments include increases of:

Up to 20% for liquid argon
Up to 15% for liquid and bulk hydrogen
Up to 10% for liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid and bulk helium, and liquid carbon dioxide

Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on specific situations.

These adjustments are in response to the cost impact associated with the significant slowdown in the steel market, and increasing operational and delivery costs associated with specific regional supply and demand imbalances in order to meet customer needs. In addition to covering increases in operating expenses, Air Products continues to make significant investments aimed at improving the reliability, security, safety, and the efficiency of its operations.

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.

Air Products and Bohlen & Doyen Sign Alliance Agreement

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Today Air Products, a worldwide leader in hydrogen fuelling technology, and Bohlen & Doyen, one of Germany’s leading and most capable manufacturers in the field of gaseous fuel filling station construction, installation and maintenance, announced they have signed an alliance agreement. Both companies will work together to support the further development of Europe’s burgeoning hydrogen fuelling market. The collaboration also includes the use of Air Products’ patented technology, which enables fast fuelling in line with the industry’s SAE J2601 fuelling protocol.

As part of the alliance agreement, Air Products’ will provide 700 bar SmartFuel® hydrogen fuelling station technology and the fuelling protocol license, while Bohlen & Doyen will provide the associated engineering, construction, and maintenance services to fuel retailers.

Combining the multiple strengths of both business’ will accelerate standardisation of hydrogen fuelling by offering customers the best station technology; providing low maintenance systems with high onstream availability ensuring a positive customer experience.

“Our agreement provides the next logical step in supporting the expansion of a reliable and cost effective hydrogen fuelling network in Europe; this is a crucial stage in leveraging existing infrastructure and meeting the future expectations of fuel retailers; it is a timely evolution for the European hydrogen fuelling market with the commercial roll-out of hydrogen vehicles just around the corner,” commented Diana Raine, Air Products’ European Hydrogen Energy Business Manager.

“The partnership with Air Products is an important step towards the development of the market and the expansion of our portfolio in the field of hydrogen“, commented Thorsten Kittelmann, Bohlen & Doyen’s Manager Gas Engineering, “Bohlen & Doyen is a qualified partner with substantial experience in the realisation of hydrogen injection systems. Numerous projects have been successfully completed in the last years.”

Through this agreement, Air Products’ continues to advance its technology leadership position globally. It is already the hydrogen fuelling station and technology supplier for FirstElement Fuel, Inc.’s initial network of 19 hydrogen fuelling stations being built throughout California. In Japan, the company has also signed an agreement with NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd, which provided a strong entry point into the progressive Japanese hydrogen fuelling market.

Air Products has available a number of standardised SmartFuel® fuelling station designs incorporating modular and expandable technology and holds an entire portfolio of global patents, with additional patents pending related to “compression-less hydrogen fuelling station” advancements. The company has proven that its hydrogen infrastructure is technology ready and is successfully replicating it around the world. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fuelling station technologies can be viewed at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

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.

EDITOR’S NOTE:
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, which Air Products intends to spin-off by September 2016, 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.

Air Products en Bohlen & Doyen werken samen aan de uitbreiding van het Europese netwerk van waterstoftankstations

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products, een van de grootste leveranciers van waterstof en technologie voor het tanken van waterstof, en Bohlen & Doyen, een van de marktleiders op het gebied van de bouw, installatie en onderhoud van tankstations voor gasvormige brandstoffen, zijn een alliantie aangegaan. De beide bedrijven gaan samenwerken in de opkomende markt voor het tanken van waterstof in Europa. Door de samenwerking krijgt Bohlen & Doyen toegang tot Air Products’ gepatenteerde technologie voor het snel tanken van waterstof conform het SAE J2601 tankprotocol. Air Products brengt de 700 bar SmartFuel®- technologie voor het tanken van waterstof en de licentie voor het tankprotocol in. Bohlen & Doyen verzorgt de engineering, de bouw en het onderhoud van de tankstations voor brandstof-retailers die waterstof aan automobilisten gaan verkopen.

Met de samenwerking en de bundeling van technologie en kennis willen de beide bedrijven de standaardisatie van het tanken van waterstof versnellen en hun klanten betrouwbare en onderhoudsvriendelijke systemen bieden. Door de beste technologie voor waterstoftankstations op de markt te brengen, zullen automobilisten positieve ervaringen opdoen met het tanken van waterstof, waardoor de acceptatie van het rijden op waterstof verder verbeterd wordt.

“Onze samenwerking is een volgende, logische stap om aan de verwachtingen van brandstof-retailers te voldoen met betrekking tot de ontwikkeling van een betrouwbaar en kosteneffectief netwerk van waterstoftankstations in Europa. Een snelle uitbouw van de bestaande infrastructuur is van cruciaal belang voor de introductie van waterstof als autobrandstof. De uitbreiding van het netwerk is een voorwaarde om het tanken van waterstof in Europa aantrekkelijker te maken, zeker nu de commerciële introductie van waterstofauto’s in het verschiet ligt”, lichtte Diana Raine, European Hydrogen Energy Business Manager bij Air Products, toe.

“Onze samenwerking met Air Products is inderdaad een belangrijke stap in de ontwikkeling van de waterstofmarkt, maar ook voor de uitbreiding van ons eigen portfolio met faciliteiten voor het tanken van waterstof”, zei Thorsten Kittelmann, Manager Gas Engineering bij Bohlen & Doyen. “Wij zijn een gekwalificeerde partner met substantiële ervaring in de ontwikkeling van systemen voor waterstofinjectie in het aardgasnet. De afgelopen jaren hebben we talrijke projecten gerealiseerd.”

Dankzij de samenwerkingsovereenkomst versterkt Air Products haar toonaangevende positie in de waterstoftechnologie. Air Products levert 19 waterstoftankstations aan FirstElement Fuel Inc., dat in Californië aan een van de eerste netwerken van waterstoftankstations bouwt. In Japan tekende Air Products onlangs een overeenkomst met Nippon Steel & Sumikin Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd, dat Air Products een uitstekende entree biedt in de snelgroeiende Japanse markt voor waterstoftankstations.

Air Products heeft een aantal gestandaardiseerde ontwerpen voor SmartFuel® tankstations ontwikkeld, die modulair opgezet zijn en dus eenvoudig uitgebreid kunnen worden. Het bedrijf heeft veel wereldwijde patenten voor waterstoftechnologie. Een aantal patenten met betrekking tot tanktechnologie zonder gebruik van compressie op het tankstation is nog in behandeling. De technologie van Air Products voor het tanken van waterstof is volledig operationeel en wordt overal op de wereld toegepast. Meer informatie over de waterstoftechnologie van Air Products is te vinden op www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Noot voor de pers: er zijn foto’s van waterstoftankstations van Air Products beschikbaar. Die kunt u opvragen bij Wisse Kommunikatie, telefoon: 026-4431523 of per e-mail: theo.snijders@wisse-worldcom.nl. Wisse Kommunikatie kan journalisten in contact brengen met Frank Schnitzeler, de Nederlandse waterstofdeskundige van Air Products, die uitstekend op de hoogte is van de toepassing van waterstof in de automobielindustrie.

Over Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is een toonaangevende, wereldwijde leverancier van industriële gassen, die al 75 jaar in de markt actief is. Het bedrijf levert atmosferische gassen en procesgassen, maar ook bijbehorende installaties en equipment aan industriële markten, waaronder de petrochemie, de metaalindustrie, de elektronica- en de voedingsmiddelenindustrie. Air Products is ook de grootste leverancier van technologie en equipment voor de verwerking van LNG. De divisie Materials Technologies, die Air Products in September 2016 wellicht zal afstoten, levert aan de semiconductorindustrie en aan fabrikanten van polyurethaan, schoonmaakmiddelen, coatings en lijmen.

Air Products realiseerde in boekjaar 2015, dat in september afgesloten werd, een omzet van 9,9 miljard dollar en staat op plaats 284 in de Fortune 500 lijst. De ongeveer 20.000 medewerkers in 50 landen hebben de ambitie om van Air Products ’s werelds veiligste en best presterende leverancier van industriële gassen te maken, die aan alle klanten duurzame oplossingen en een uitstekende dienstverlening biedt. Voor meer informatie: www.airproducts.com.

In Nederland heeft Air Products vestigingen in Halfweg, Utrecht, Nijmegen en het Rotterdamse havengebied. Voor meer informatie: www.airproducts.nl.

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.

Allianz von Air Products und Bohlen & Doyen zum Ausbau der europaweiten Wasserstoffinfrastruktur

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Der Industriegasehersteller Air Products, einer der weltweit führenden Anbieter von Wasserstoffbetankungstechnologie, und Bohlen & Doyen, einer der führenden deutschen Anbieter zu Konstruktion, Installation und Wartung von Gastankstellen, arbeiten ab sofort gemeinsam an der Entwicklung und dem Ausbau des wachsenden Marktes für Wasserstoffbetankung. Dazu haben die beiden Unternehmen eine entsprechende Allianzvereinbarung unterzeichnet. Die Kooperation sieht den Einsatz von Air Products’ patentierter Technologie für das äußerst schnelle und SAE-J2601-konforme Standardbetankungsverfahren vor.

Bestandteil der Vereinbarung ist die Bereitstellung der 700 bar SmartFuel® Wasserstofftankstellen-Technologie sowie die Lizenz für das Standardbetankungsverfahren nach SAE-J2601 durch Air Products, während Bohlen & Doyen für die dazugehörigen Ingenieurs-, Konstruktions- und Wartungsleistungen der Tankstellen verantwortlich ist.

Durch die Allianz können beide Unternehmen ihre jeweiligen Stärken für eine beschleunigte Standardisierung von Wasserstoffbetankung einbringen. Damit stehen Tankstellenbetreibern die beste Tankstellentechnologie sowie wartungsarme und hochverfügbare Anlagen zur Verfügung, die für eine hohe Kundenzufriedenheit sorgen.

„Unsere Vereinbarung ist der nächste logische Schritt, um den Ausbau eines zuverlässigen und kosteneffizienten Wasserstofftankstellen-Netzwerkes in Europa zu unterstützen. Wir befinden uns an einem entscheidenden Punkt, um die bestehende Infrastruktur zu stärken und den zukünftigen Anforderungen von Tankstellenbetreibern zu entsprechen. Diese Entwicklung kommt genau rechtzeitig für den europäischen Wasserstoffbetankungsmarkt, der von der zunehmenden kommerziellen Einführung von Wasserstofffahrzeugen in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft geprägt ist“, sagte Diana Raine, European Hydrogen Business Manager bei Air Products, anlässlich der Unterzeichnung.

Thorsten Kittelmann, Manager Gas Engineering bei Bohlen & Doyen, sieht in der Allianz eine entscheidende Entwicklungsperspektive: „Die Partnerschaft mit Air Products ist ein wichtiger Schritt in Richtung Marktentwicklung und Ausweitung unseres Portfolios für den Wasserstoffbereich. Bohlen & Doyen ist ein qualifizierter Partner mit grundlegender Erfahrung u.a. im Bereich Wasserstoffeinspeisesysteme.“

Mit der aktuellen Vereinbarung baut Air Products seine führende weltweite Technologie-Position weiter aus. Das Unternehmen ist mit 19 Tankstellen in Kalifornien bereits Bereitsteller von Wasserstofftankstellen und Technologie für das erste Wasserstofftankstellen-Netzwerk von FirstElement Fuel Inc. In Japan besteht eine Vereinbarung mit NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd, die dem Unternehmen einen direkten Zugang in den sich schnell entwickelnden japanischen Markt für Wasserstoffbetankung ermöglicht.

Zum Portfolio von Air Products gehören zahlreiche standardisierte SmartFuel® Wasserstofftankstellen mit modularen und erweiterbaren Systemen sowie globale Patente und Patentanträge zu „kompressionslosen Wasserstofftankstellen“. Die Technologie hat ihre Alltagstauglichkeit unter Beweis gestellt und wird weltweit erfolgreich implementiert. Weitere Informationen zur Wasserstofftechnologie von Air Products finden Sie unter: www.airproducts.de/h2energy.

Druckfähiges Bild im Anhang: SmartFuel® Wasserstofftankstelle von Air Products

Über Air Products
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist seit rund 75 Jahren einer der führenden Anbieter von Industriegasen. Das Kerngeschäft umfasst atmosphärische Gase und Prozessgase sowie das zugehörige Equipment für die verarbeitenden Industrien, einschließlich Raffination und Petrochemie, Metall, Elektronik, Nahrungsmittel und Getränke. Air Products ist ebenfalls der weltweit führende Anbieter von Prozesstechnologie und –Ausrüstung für die Erdgasverflüssigung. Der Geschäftsbereich Materialtechnologien, dessen Spin-off als eigenständiges Unternehmen Air Products ab September 2016 beabsichtigt, versorgt die Industrien für Halbleiter, Polyethuran, Reinigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe.

Das Unternehmen erwirtschaftete im Geschäftsjahr 2015 einen Umsatz von 9,9 Milliarden US-Dollar und wurde auf der jährlichen Fortune-500-Liste börsennotierter Unternehmen auf Platz 284 gewählt. Rund 20.000 Mitarbeiter in über 50 Ländern arbeiten an nachhaltigen Lösungen und bestem Kundenservice, um Air Products zum weltweit sichersten und leistungsstärksten Industriegaseanbieter zu machen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.

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Air Products Looks to the Future in Toyota “Fueled by the Future” Campaign

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products’ (NYSE:APD) hydrogen fueling technology plays a key role in a new educational hydrogen fuel cell vehicle campaign just unveiled by Toyota. Based largely on an iconic film, celebrating its 30th anniversary today, in which a trash-fueled car transports its two stars back in history and into the future, Toyota’s “Fueled by the Future” campaign focuses on its new hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicle, the Mirai, and the technology used to fuel the vehicle today, which is a technology field largely led around the world by Air Products.

The Toyota video released today is timed to the exact date set on the time machine in the original movie, as well as the Mirai on-sale date, and shows that the concept behind the mythical trash-powered car is already a reality today thanks to the innovation of companies like Air Products and Toyota.

Recreating many familiar scenes from the movie, Toyota’s “Fueled by the Future” video explains how companies like Air Products are turning trash into hydrogen to fuel cell cars like the new Mirai. A second video, “Behind the Science,” was created to explain the technology in a little more detail. Both videos show an Air Products steam methane reformer, which produces large-scale quantities of hydrogen, as well as an Air Products SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling station for filling vehicles. While Air Products’ appearances in the videos are brief, the company’s role in hydrogen production and dispensing technology is a key component of the success of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. The videos can be viewed at https://ssl.toyota.com/mirai/fueledbyeverything.html.

“Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles are hitting the nation’s roads now, and thousands more are on the way as automobile manufacturers are initially targeting the California market,” said Ed Kiczek, Air Products’ global business director‒Hydrogen Energy Systems. “Air Products is excited about the critical role we play in providing the fueling infrastructure required to support both today’s hydrogen-powered vehicles and the major vehicle rollout expected over the next year. It is a privilege to collaborate with Toyota on this promising technology, which is making an impact by reducing pollution and increasing energy security.”

In California, Air Products is supplying fueling stations with hydrogen made from eligible renewable sources. In compliance with California’s hydrogen infrastructure program, at least 33% of the hydrogen dispensed at the company’s automotive fueling stations in the state is renewable.

Air Products has developed, and successfully demonstrated, other renewable production technologies that can produce hydrogen, including one such project that converted biogas from municipal wastewater to hydrogen. Feedstock sources such as agricultural, food and brewery wastes, in addition to landfill gas, all contain hydrogen and can be used to produce renewable fuel. If all of these available streams were converted to hydrogen, they could provide fueling for up to 200 million fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and point to sustainable energy independence.

Air Products has taken a leadership position in the development of hydrogen supply and fueling infrastructure—with unparalleled distribution and dispensing capabilities—to enable the successful commercialization of these vehicles around the world. The company’s SmartFuel hydrogen fueling stations provide hydrogen fueling at 700 bar (10,000 psi) and include the company’s advanced high pressure distribution systems and consumer-friendly retail hydrogen fuel dispenser, which 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. 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.

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.

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.

Air Products’ Hydrogen Fueling Technology Featured at NREL Dedication Event

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Air Products Plans October Launch of Three California Hydrogen Fueling Stations

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Air Products Receives Government Grant to Enhance the User Experience at Existing Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD) is pleased to announce that two of its projects have successfully been awarded funding from the Hydrogen Refuelling Stations (HRS) Infrastructure Grants Scheme, run by the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

Aimed at enhancing user experience, the funding will be used to upgrade two of the company’s existing London SmartFuel® stations, an important indicator of the UK’s continued momentum towards an established hydrogen transport network.

“Having already achieved the necessary technical and operational standards, improving the user experience is the natural next step,” commented Diana Raine, Air Products’ European Hydrogen Energy Business Manager. “Working in consultation with car manufacturers such as Hyundai and Toyota, we will use the funding provided by OLEV to introduce enhancements to our Heathrow and Hendon fuelling stations aimed at encouraging commercial and public adoption of hydrogen transport.”

Air Products has proven its hydrogen infrastructure to be technology ready and is successfully replicating it around the world in parallel with car manufacturer’s hydrogen vehicle deployment plans. In London, the company successfully operates the country’s first network of publicly accessible hydrogen stations. These dispensers regularly supply fuel to hydrogen passenger cars such as the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell, vans and taxis delivered through projects supported by the FCHJU and Innovate UK.

"Heathrow is proud to host the Air Products SmartFuel station at the airport” says Matt Gorman, Sustainability & Environment Director at Heathrow. “We’re pleased to be playing our part in improving local air quality, reducing carbon emissions, and being a better neighbour. By implementing a variety of innovative technologies and solutions, our airport has successfully reduced NOx emissions from the airport by 16%.”

”Hyundai Motor UK has for some time been using the Air Products SmartFuel Stations” says Robin Hayles, Sustainable Fuel Development Manager for Hyundai Motor UK Ltd. “These stations have not only supported the first few of our ix35 Fuel Cell customers but have also allowed us to demonstrate the real world viability of this technology to other potential customers. We are pleased that Air Products has been awarded OLEV funding to enhance the customer experience , since this will further demonstrate that hydrogen transport is no longer a future vision but is already a realistic alternative to traditional vehicle technologies.”

OLEV’s funding will also be used to enable Air Products to deploy fully mobile hydrogen fuelling solution, to allow vehicle demonstration and testing across the UK, including areas where the fixed fuelling infrastructure is not yet developed.

Both the mobile fueller and upgraded fuelling stations use Air Products’ high pressure delivery trailer. Unlike other stations that produce hydrogen onsite, delivering hydrogen at a high pressure reduces the need for onsite compression, leading to high levels of reliability and minimising the forecourt footprint. This is an important distinction as the industry moves towards commercial adoption of the technology and is a proven model demonstrated at Air Products’ SmartFuel® bus refuelling station in London, where on-stream levels are consistently in line with industry expectations.

EDITOR’S NOTES:

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.

Air Products’ SmartFuel® Technology Commissioned at India’s First Renewable Hydrogen Fueling Station

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400

India’s first solar-powered renewable fuelling station, supplied by Air Products (NYSE: APD), was inaugurated recently at an event with chief guest Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal, and New and Renewable Energy, in conjunction with Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Minister of New and Renewable Energy.

Part of a mass public transport bus fueling and vehicle demonstration program, the SmartFuel® station generates 100 percent renewable hydrogen from solar energy via an electrolyzer. It is located at the Solar Energy Center near Delhi and part of a project managed by the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE). The project was also implemented by India’s University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) and funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of the Government of India.

“As a member of industry, Air Products is proud to be involved in a program that has received such crucial validation and support from public sector, educational institute and the regulatory authorities,” commented Ravi Subramanian, business development manager-Asia for Air Products’ Hydrogen Energy Systems. “This project is an important, progressive step towards unlocking the potential of hydrogen as a sustainable transportation fuel and alternative energy source, not just for India but the rest of the world.”

UPES is executing this project and it is entirely funded by MNRE. “Although this is a demonstration project, this will be a major stepping stone for India to move towards the hydrogen economy,” says Dr. Niranjan Raje, former director of Indian Oil and the Principal Investigator for this project.

With the addition of this SmartFuel® station, Air Products now has three hydrogen fueling stations operating in India. Air Products India installed, and in January 2012 commissioned, a hydrogen fueling dispenser in Pragati Maidan, Delhi to serve a fleet of hydrogen powered auto rickshaws. The three-wheeled hydrogen-powered fleet transports visitors at the Pragati Maidan, where many large public exhibitions are held. Air Products was also a key player in the opening of India’s first hydrogen/HCNG fueling station several years ago at a research and development center in Faridabad, south of New Delhi.

Worldwide, Air Products is the leading supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in producing cleaner burning transportation fuels and has vast experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 180 hydrogen fueling projects 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. 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, or 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.

Air Products Presents Paper, Displays Hydrogen Fueling Technology at FC Expo in Japan

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) announced today that it will be presenting a paper and have its SmartFuel® hydrogen technology for both the automotive and material handling markets on display at the 11th International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo (FC Expo 2015) taking place February 25-27 at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan.

“There is a strong move to develop both the automotive and material handling hydrogen fueling markets in Japan. We have the proven technology needed for these applications, and we are honored to have already reached agreement with two prominent Japanese companies to work together to develop these markets. FC Expo 2015 will be a step in the direction of showing capabilities and discussing opportunities. We are pleased to have a speaking role and have our technology and equipment on display,” said Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Kiczek added that Air Products has operated in Japan since 1970.

On February 25 at FC Expo 2015, Ravi Subramanian, business development manager – Asia for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products, will present a paper entitled Potential for Cost and Footprint Reductions in Hydrogen Infrastructure. Subramanian will talk about Air Products’ continued developmental work on hydrogen fueling and its associated infrastructure, as well as the company’s achievements regarding cost and needed station footprint reductions. Air Products is currently deploying its newly-modeled SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling station technology in California in the United States.

Additionally at FC Expo 2015, Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology and dispensing equipment for both the automotive and material handling markets will be on display in the booths of two Japanese companies with whom Air Products is working collaboratively to develop such fueling markets in Japan.

Air Products’ technology and equipment for the automotive industry will be featured in the booth of NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE). Air Products and NSPE announced the signing of an agreement in February 2014 signifying the intent of the two companies to work together on Japan’s developing hydrogen fueling infrastructure market for automotive customers.

Air Products’ technology and equipment for the materials handling industry will be highlighted in the booth of Suzuki Shokan Co., Ltd. Just last week, Air Products and Suzuki Shokan jointly announced the signing of an “Alliance Agreement” for the two companies to work together on the design, construction and operation of hydrogen fueling stations for use in fueling the materials handling market. As part of their alliance, the companies also agreed to an Equipment, Engineering and License for Suzuki Shokan’s purchase and use of key equipment to be supplied by Air Products for the implementation of Air Products’ SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling station technology.

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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 180 hydrogen fueling projects 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.

Air Products and Suzuki Shokan Sign Agreement to Develop Hydrogen Fueling for Japan’s Material Handling Market

Thu, 19 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) and Suzuki Shokan Co., Ltd. today jointly announced the signing of an “Alliance Agreement” for the two companies to work together on the design, construction and operation of hydrogen fueling stations for use in fueling the material handling vehicle market in Japan. Air Products and Suzuki Shokan, an industrial gas company based in Tokyo, Japan, will take Air Products’ proven hydrogen fueling technology and work jointly to make any needed infrastructure modifications in order to meet Japanese laws and regulations. As part of the Alliance, the companies also agreed to a standard Equipment, Engineering and License for Suzuki Shokan’s purchase and use of key equipment to be supplied by Air Products for the implementation of Air Products’ SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling station technology.

“We have a great deal of experience supporting the material handling market with hydrogen fueling technology and related infrastructure. This Alliance with Suzuki Shokan is a tremendous opportunity to work with a recognized leader in the Japanese industrial gas market to serve the material handling industry in that region of the world. Japan’s keen interest in hydrogen fueling for the automotive market provides a natural extension to hydrogen fueling for material handling. Working with Suzuki Shokan, we can meet the needs of this market,” said Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Kiczek added that the Alliance is already in discussion with multiple high-profile customers for the first deployment.

“We believe that the execution of this agreement is a significant step towards the upcoming hydrogen society. Suzuki Shokan possesses hydrogen handling technology and know-how through a long history of supplying the hydrogen business. Such technology and know-how includes engineering, equipment and parts design, construction of piping and knowledge about laws and safety regulations. It is our understanding that fully utilizing such technology, know-how, nationwide sales and marketing resources acquired in our long history, in conjunction with Air Products’ most advanced technology, will make fuel cell powered forklifts steadily accepted by the Japanese market,” said Yoji Koguchi, managing director in charge of Toyota Factory.

Koguchi added that the driving power for the material handling vehicle (forklift) market in Japan is being shifted from internal combustion engines to batteries which are considered environmentally cleaner. Development and practical use of fuel cells in material handling applications have already started in the country.

A leader in providing hydrogen fueling and the related infrastructure to the material handling market, Air Products’ SmartFuel® technology is safely fueling over 2,500 pieces of material handling equipment on a daily basis in the U.S. Air Products is currently supplying over 20 material handling sites in the U.S. and is dispensing hydrogen indoors at nearly 70 dispensers, with some of these units dispensing hydrogen over 100 times per day. Air Products has been fueling material handling units at industrial manufacturers, food distribution warehouses and automotive manufacturing plants since 2007. Details on Air Products’ material handling fueling can be found at: www.airproducts.com/h2forklift.

There are many advantages to using hydrogen-powered forklifts and material handling equipment. Hydrogen-powered equipment can be quickly refueled in just minutes, only needs refueling once or twice daily depending on use, and does not require change-out downtime, while traditional battery-powered equipment is taken out of operation for battery replacement or recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen-powered equipment provides consistent power during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as battery units do when nearing change-out or recharge time. Additionally, unlike battery-powered forklifts, hydrogen-powered fuel cells are not adversely impacted by temperature when operating in coolers and freezers. Further, hydrogen-powered equipment is more environmentally friendly and does not involve lead-acid battery storage or disposal issues.

Air Products has operated in Japan since 1970. The agreement with Suzuki Shokan also marks Air Products’ second with a Japanese company pertaining to hydrogen fueling. Air Products and NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. in 2014 announced an agreement signifying the intent of the two companies to work together on Japan’s developing hydrogen fueling infrastructure market for automotive customers.

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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 180 hydrogen fueling projects 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.

About Suzuki Shokan
Suzuki Shokan, the first high pressure gas company in Japan founded in 1905, is about to celebrate its 110th anniversary on March 15, 2015.

The company has been supplying high pressure gases to various industries, hospitals, R & D laboratories and Universities. Its business also includes such neighboring areas as chemicals, machinery and equipment, air conditioning related materials, as well as cryogenic and superconducting equipment.

In the FCV (fuel cell vehicle) industry, the company provides parts and equipment for a variety of pressures ranging from very low up to 100 Mpa. The company also provides services that test various parts in the actual hydrogen environment in order to prove safety and durability upon customer’s request. For the more information, visit www.suzukishokan.co.jp.

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.

Air Products Sells Hydrogen Fuelling Station to Hyundai Australia

Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced the sale of a hydrogen fuelling station to Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA). The fuelling station will initially be used to fuel a Hyundai ix35 hydrogen-powered zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle, the first hydrogen-powered car to be imported into Australia. The hydrogen fuelling station, which will be located at HMCA’s offices in New South Wales just outside of Sydney, is currently undergoing commissioning and is scheduled to begin vehicle fuelling this week to demonstrate the benefits of hydrogen-based, zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle technology in Australia.

“Since we work with Hyundai at other locations around the world by providing hydrogen mobile fuellers in the U.S. and are leasing a Hyundai FCEV Tucson in Europe, we are thrilled to be working with Hyundai in Australia so they can fuel and showcase their vehicle and its benefits first-hand. We continue to develop our relationships with Hyundai and other vehicle manufacturers to highlight the benefits of hydrogen as a clean fuel, and the benefits of fuel cell electric drive trains as a zero emission automotive propulsion system at locations around the world,” said Chris Kretz, Business Development Manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products.

Air Products’ SmartFuel® hydrogen fuelling stations are proven, stand-alone compression, storage, and dispensing units that have been placed into operation in over 21 countries as a standard product offering. Air Products is working closely with Coregas Ltd. Pty., an Australian-owned industrial, medical, and specialty gas company, as the local supplier of hydrogen to offer a complete fuelling solution. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fuelling station technologies can be viewed at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

The development continues Air Products’ work with Hyundai around the world, and follows the announcement earlier this year that Air Products has taken delivery of a Hyundai ix35 fuel cell vehicle in the UK. The vehicle will be used by Air Products to demonstrate first-hand how hydrogen fuel cell technology operates easily in the real world, as part of the London Hydrogen Network Expansion project.

Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in producing cleaner burning transportation fuels, has vast experience in the hydrogen fuelling industry. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fuelling applications are fuelling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fuelling technology is increasing and is over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 180 hydrogen fuelling projects worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fuelled with trend-setting Air Products technologies.

Air Products has more than 50 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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Air Products Sells Hydrogen Fueling Station to Hyundai Australia

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced the sale of a hydrogen fueling station to Hyundai Motor Company Australia (HMCA). The fueling station will initially be used to fuel a Hyundai ix35 hydrogen-powered zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle, the first hydrogen-powered car to be imported into Australia. The hydrogen fueling station, which will be located at HMCA’s offices in New South Wales just outside of Sydney, is currently undergoing commissioning and is scheduled to begin vehicle fueling this week to demonstrate the benefits of hydrogen-based, zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle technology in Australia.

“Since we work with Hyundai at other locations around the world by providing hydrogen mobile fuelers in the U.S. and are leasing a Hyundai FCEV Tucson in Europe, we are thrilled to be working with Hyundai in Australia so they can fuel and showcase their vehicle and its benefits first-hand. We continue to develop our relationships with Hyundai and other vehicle manufacturers to highlight the benefits of hydrogen as a clean fuel, and the benefits of fuel cell electric drive trains as a zero emission automotive propulsion system at locations around the world,” said Chris Kretz, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products.

Air Products’ SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling stations are proven, stand-alone compression, storage, and dispensing units that have been placed into operation in over 21 countries as a standard product offering. Air Products is working closely with Coregas Ltd. Pty., an Australian-owned industrial, medical, and specialty gas company, as the local supplier of hydrogen to offer a complete fueling solution. 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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 180 hydrogen fueling projects 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 50 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.

Air Products liefert Technologie und Wasserstoff für 19 Wasserstofftankstellen von ‚FirstElement Fuel’ in Kalifornien

Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD), eines der weltweit führenden Unternehmen für Wasserstofftbetankungstechnologie, liefert die Technologie und den Wasserstoff für ein Netzwerk von 19 Tankstellen des Betreibers FirstElement Fuel im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Die beiden Unternehmen unterzeichneten im Oktober einen entsprechenden Vertrag, der die Inbetriebnahme der Tankstellen bis 2015 vorsieht. Die Lieferung der SmartFuel®-Technologie von Air Products erfolgt im Rahmen von Subventionen, die FirstElement Fuel über das Wasserstofftankstellen-Programm der California Energy Comission (CEC) erhält. Air Products übernimmt zudem die Lieferung von Wasserstoff an die 19 öffentlich zugängliche Tankstellen. Diese stehen den Kunden zum richtigen Zeitpunkt zur Verfügung, denn 2015 wollen zahlreiche Automobilhersteller eine Reihe von Wasserstofffahrzeugen auf den kalifornischen Markt bringen.

Diana Raine, European Business Manager für Hydrogen Energy Systems bei Air Products, sagte anlässlich der Vertragsunterzeichnung: „Das ist eine besondere Gelegenheit, unser Netzwerk an SmartFuel®-Tankstellen in Kalifornien auszuweiten und dabei modernste standardisierte Betankungstechnologie einzusetzen. Wasserstoff spielt eine wichtige Rolle im Transport-Mix der Zukunft. Die Vorteile haben wir bereits mit unseren bestehenden Projekten in London und in Kalifornien eindrucksvoll demonstrieren können. Der Ausbau der Wasserstoffinfrastruktur ermöglicht die sofortige Nutzung von Wasserstofffahrzeugen, sobald diese in großem Maßstab gefertigt werden.“

Dr. Tim Brown, Chief Operating Officer von FirstElement Fuel, erläutert die Entscheidung für Air Products als Technologielieferanten: „Nach der Prüfung diverser Technologien und Anbieter haben wir Air Products ausgewählt, vor allem wegen der überragenden Leistungen und Innovationen auf diesem Gebiet. Da es sich hierbei um Tankstellen für Endverbraucher handelt, ist ein reibungsloser Betrieb im Alltag maßgeblich. Air Products verfügt über die besten Referenzen, was Sicherheit und Zuverlässigkeit angeht.“

Neben dem zu errichtenden Netzwerk der 19 Tankstellen von FirstElement Fuel sind derzeit bereits neun weitere Tankstellen von Air Products in Kalifornien im Betrieb, an denen privat und öffentlich genutzte Fahrzeuge betankt werden. Derzeit ist der Bau von Tankstellen an neun weiteren Standorten in Planung, die ebenfalls aus dem CEC-Programm resultieren und den Stationen der ersten Produktlinie von Wasserstofftankstellen hinzugefügt werden. Außerdem betreibt Air Products in Kalifornien drei Wasserstofftankstellen für Gabelstapler. Mit der Inbetriebnahme aller Stationen ist die Wasserstofftechnologie von Air Products an insgesamt 40 Standorten in Kalifornien im Einsatz.

Bei allen 19 Tankstellen für FirstElement Fuel handelt es sich um SmartFuel®-Tankstellen, die Wasserstoff mit einem Druck von 700 bar (10.000 psi) bereitstellen und mit der patentierten Technologie für das standardisierte Betankungsverfahren SAE J2601 ausgestattet sind. Air Products bietet eine Reihe von SmartFuel®-Tankstellenkonzepten an, darunter modulare und erweiterbare Systeme. Darüber hinaus verfügt das Unternehmen über ein Portfolio von zahlreichen weltweiten Patenten und Patentanträgen im Bereich der Wasserstoffbetankung. Das neuartige patentierte Versorgungssystem ist zukünftig auch über Kalifornien hinaus überall in den Vereinigten Staaten einsetzbar.

Die Tankstellen nutzen zudem die anwenderfreundliche Zapfsäule von Air Products für Endverbraucher. Bei diesem neuen Produkt, das das Unternehmen gemeinsam mit Bennett Pump Co. entwickelt hat, handelt es sich um die erste vollintegrierte Zapfsäule für Endverbraucher. Sie ermöglicht die von Benzintankstellen bekannten konventionellen Betankungs- und Zahlungspraktiken und entspricht den Kundenerwartungen im Hinblick auf eine schnelle, sichere, zuverlässige und einfach handhabbare Betankung von Wasserstofffahrzeugen. Weitere Details zu Wasserstofftankstellen-Technologien von Air Products finden Sie unter www.airpoducts.de/h2energy.

Air Products ist einer der führenden weltweiten Lieferanten von Wasserstoff für Raffinerien – die diesen zur Herstellung sauber verbrennender Kraftstoffe benötigen – und verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrungen bei der Wasserstoffbetankung. Derzeit werden mit Technologien von Air Products jährlich über 1.000.000 Betankungen durchgeführt. Das Unternehmen hat über 170 Wasserstofftankstellen-Projekte in den USA realisiert und rund 20 weitere an Standorten weltweit. Zu den Fahrzeugen und Anlagen, die mit Hilfe von Air Products-Technologien versorgt werden, gehören: Autos, Kleinbusse, Lkw, Busse, Motorroller, Gabelstapler, Lokomotiven, Flugzeuge, Mobilfunkmasten, Materialtransportanlagen und U-Boote.

Über Air Products
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist seit rund 75 Jahren einer der führenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugehörigen Dienstleistungen für die Herstellungsbereiche Metall, Nahrungsmittel, Getränke, Raffination, Petrochemie und Erdgasverflüssigung. Im Geschäftsbereich Materialtechnologien versorgt Air Products die Industrien für Halbleiter, Polyethuran, Reinigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Mehr als 20.000 Mitarbeiter in über 50 Ländern arbeiten an nachhaltigen Lösungen und bestem Kundenservice, um Air Products zum weltweit führenden und sichersten Industriegaseanbieter zu machen. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2014 einen Umsatz von rund 10,4 Milliarden US-Dollar. Das Unternehmen befindet sich auf der jährlichen Fortune 500 Liste auf Platz 276. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.

Über FirstElement Fuel
FirstElement Fuel Inc. verschafft seinen Kunden einen sicheren und zuverlässigen Zugang zu Betankungstechnologien für Endverbraucher, um die kommerzielle Verbreitung von elektrischen Brennstoffzellenfahrzeugen voranzutreiben. Das Unternehmen wurde mit der Überzeugung gegründet, dass Brennstoffzellenfahrzeuge zu einem positiven Wandel in der Welt beitragen, indem sie dem globalen Klimawandel, der Luftverschmutzung und der weltweiten Abhängigkeit von Erdöl eine Alternative entgegensetzen. FirstElement erhielt erst kürzlich eine Subvention in Höhe von 27,6 Millionen US-Dollar vom Bundesstaat Kalifornien, um die erste Phase des Aufbaus eines Wasserstoffnetzwerkes zu realisieren. Das Unternehmen wird zudem von Toyota finanziell unterstützt.

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Air Products suministrará su tecnología e hidrógeno a 19 estaciones de servicio de FirstElement en California

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products, líder mundial en tecnología de repostaje de hidrógeno, ha firmado un acuerdo para suministrar su tecnología de repostaje a la red inicial formada por 19 estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno de FirstElement Fuel, Inc. que se construirán por toda California durante 2015. Las estaciones de repostaje de hidrógeno SmartFuel® se proporcionarán a FirstElement Fuel, tras el éxito de esta compañía en la consecución de numerosas ayudas del programa de estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno de la California Energy Comission (CEC). Air Products será también el proveedor de hidrógeno para cada una de las 19 estaciones de FirstElement Fuel, que se abrirán al público en un momento en el que varios fabricantes de automóviles se preparan para lanzar al mercado californiano automóviles de pila de combustible en 2015.

Diana Raine, European Business Manager de Hydrogen Energy Systems para Air Products, afirma que: “Ésta es una gran oportunidad para nosotros ya que nos permite extender nuestra red de estaciones de repostaje SmartFuel® por toda California, implementando tecnología estandarizada de última generación. El hidrógeno jugará un papel importante en el mix de combustibles del transporte del futuro, y sus beneficios ya han sido demostrados en nuestros proyectos actuales, tanto en California como en Londres. Al crear una red más amplia de estaciones de repostaje facilitaremos que los vehículos eléctricos de pila de combustible se utilicen de inmediato, en el momento en que se produzcan a gran escala.”

“Tras evaluar distintas propuestas de soluciones tecnológicas y de proveedores, hemos escogido a Air Products por su gran capacidad técnica e innovadora”, afirma Dr. Tim Brown, Chief Operating Officer de FirstElement Fuel. “Se tratará de estaciones de servicio abiertas al público, así que su rendimiento debe ser impecable. Air Products tiene una trayectoria contrastada en este sector, tanto desde un punto de vista de seguridad como de fiabilidad”.

Al margen de la inminente red de 19 estaciones de FirstElement, Air Products ya cuenta con nueve estaciones SmartFuel® en California, de uso público o privado, para repostar coches eléctricos de pila de combustible; está construyendo nueve más, fruto de las ayudas concedidas en ediciones anteriores por el programa de estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno de la CEC y que incorporarán toda la tecnología punta de la compañía en estaciones de servicio; y además, opera tres estaciones de repostaje que abastecen carretillas elevadoras impulsadas por hidrógeno. Cuando todas las estaciones de servicio estén en funcionamiento, la tecnología de repostaje de hidrógeno de Air Products podrá encontrarse en 40 puntos del estado de California.

Las 19 estaciones de FirstElement Fuel contarán con la innovadora tecnología SmartFuel® y suministrarán hidrógeno a 700 bar, utilizando la tecnología de Air Products referenciada en el protocolo de repostaje de este gas, SAE J2601. Air Products dispone de varios conceptos de estaciones SmartFuel® que incorporan tecnología modular expandible, y de un completo portfolio de patentes de ámbito global y de algunas patentes todavía pendientes, relacionadas con los avances que serán implementados bajo este programa. Además, el innovador sistema patentado de abastecimiento, que sembrará de estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno a un precio competitivo el mercado emergente de California, puede ser implementado en cualquier otra parte de EE.UU. o de Europa.

Las estaciones también incluirán un avanzado surtidor de hidrógeno de Air Products muy accesible para el consumidor. Este nuevo producto de Air Products, desarrollado en colaboración con Bennett Pump Co., es el primer surtidor de hidrógeno del mercado con sistema de pago integrado, a semejanza del tradicional surtidor de gasolina con sistema de pago tipo cajero, y ya está disponible para satisfacer las necesidades de los usuarios de automóviles de hidrógeno de una manera segura, rápida, fiable y que les resultará familiar. Más detalles sobre la tecnología de repostaje de hidrógeno de Air Products en: www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Air Products, líder mundial en el suministro de hidrógeno a refinerías para la producción de combustibles más limpios, tiene una amplia experiencia en el sector de estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno. El uso de la tecnología de repostaje de la compañía está creciendo, contabilizando ya más de un millón de repostajes de hidrógeno al año. La compañía ha participado en más de 170 proyectos de estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno en 20 países. Coches, camiones, furgonetas, autobuses, motos, carretillas elevadoras, trenes, aviones e incluso submarinos de pila de combustible han sido repostados con la vanguardista tecnología de Air Products.

Estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno en España
Carburos Metálicos forma parte del grupo Air Products, líder mundial en la producción de hidrógeno para terceros así como en el desarrollo de infraestructuras de repostaje de este gas en todo el mundo. En España, Carburos Metálicos ha construido dos de las cuatro estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno que hay en nuestro país, y que se encuentran ubicadas en Zaragoza y Sevilla.

La estación de repostaje de hidrógeno de Zaragoza estuvo en funcionamiento durante la celebración de la Expo Zaragoza en 2008 para repostar diariamente 4 autobuses de pila de combustible. La estación se implantó específicamente con este objetivo, aunque continúa operativa y con capacidad para repostar vehículos en el futuro.

Carburos Metálicos, igual que el grupo Air Products, está firmemente comprometida con el desarrollo de energías limpias y sostenibles, por lo que participa activamente en el futuro del hidrógeno como vector energético desarrollando nuevas tecnologías e infraestructuras para el uso del hidrógeno como combustible.

Sobre Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra gases atmosféricos, procesados y especiales; materiales de alto rendimiento; equipamiento y tecnología. Durante más de 70 años, la compañía ha ayudado a sus clientes a ser más productivos, eficientes y sostenibles. Reconocida como una de las empresas más innovadoras del mundo por Thomson Reuters y la revista Forbes, 21.000 empleados en más de 50 países suministran soluciones innovadoras en energía, medioambiente y mercados emergentes. Esto incluye materiales semiconductores, producción de hidrógeno para refinerías, gasificación de carbón, licuefacción de gas natural, recubrimientos avanzados y adhesivos. En el año fiscal 2013, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 10.200 millones de dólares.Para más información, visite www.airproducts.com.

Sobre Carburos Metálicos
Carburos Metálicos es una compañía líder en el sector de gases industriales y medicinales que produce, distribuye y vende gases para múltiples sectores: metalurgia, vidrio, aguas, alimentación, medicinal, energía, petroquímica, laboratorios, congelación, refrigeración, enología, ocio y bebidas. La compañía aporta una amplia gama de productos, soluciones y servicios a sus clientes, así como materiales y equipos destinados a las aplicaciones de estos gases.

Fundada en 1897, Carburos Metálicos cuenta con más de 117 años de servicio a la industria de nuestro país y siempre ha mantenido un fuerte vínculo con la sociedad. Actualmente, la compañía cuenta con un equipo de más de 700 profesionales en España, una capacidad de producción de más de 1.000 toneladas de gases licuados al día, 13 plantas de producción, 12 plantas de envasado, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, y un centro de I+D ubicado en Bellaterra (Barcelona), que desde 2014 tiene responsabilidades mundiales dentro del grupo Air Products en las áreas de agricultura, alimentación, tratamiento de aguas y aplicaciones de CO2.

Además, es la única compañía gasista que da cobertura a todo el territorio español, a través de una red de 160 distribuidores que aportan flexibilidad y cercanía, y que le permite servir a más de 100.000 clientes.

Desde 1995, pertenece al grupo norteamericano Air Products, hecho que le añade el potencial y la visión de un grupo global que cuenta con 21.000 empleados en más de 50 países y que presta servicio a clientes en todo el mundo, ofreciendo además de gases, materiales de alto rendimiento e intermedios químicos. Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite www.carburos.com.

Sobre FirstElement Fuel
FirstElement Fuel Inc. es una empresa dedicada al suministro de estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno seguras y fiables para el gran público, con el objetivo de extender la comercialización de vehículos eléctricos de pila de combustible. La compañía fue fundada con la convicción de que el uso de vehículos de pila de combustible ayudará a cambiar el mundo de forma positiva y sostenible, combatiendo el cambio climático, la polución del aire y la adicción al petróleo globales. FirstElement fue recientemente adjudicada con una ayuda del estado de California por valor de 27,6 millones de dólares para la implementación de la primera fase de infraestructuras de repostaje de hidrógeno. La compañía también ha recibido respaldo financiero de Toyota.

Para más información:
Burson-Marsteller
93.201.10.28
Alberto Jiménez
Marta González

Sainsbury’s Prepares for Hydrogen Transport with UK’s First Supermarket Dispenser

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Sainsbury’s has announced the UK’s first supermarket forecourt hydrogen dispenser will be located at its Hendon store by the end of the year. Working with global leaders in hydrogen infrastructure, Air Products, the new dispenser will join a network of existing stations helping bring a breath of fresh air to residents and visitors in London and the South East.

The SmartFuel® station will be able to fuel a growing number of hydrogen-powered fleets driving around the Capital. From hydrogen-powered buses running between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway, to hybrid delivery vans operated by Commerical Group and hydrogen powered taxis already driving on London’s roads; it is clear hydrogen isn’t a fuel of the future, it’s a fuel for today.

Hydrogen powered vehicles’ only by product is water, with little sacrifice to transport performance: they can refuel in less than three minutes and offer drivers the same range and speed as conventional vehicles.

Avishai Moor, Fuel & Kiosk Category Manager from Sainsbury’s said: “Hydrogen vehicles are both environmentally friendly as well as efficient so we are really excited about being the first UK supermarket to trial this new technology and make it accessible to our customers.”

“Making hydrogen technology available at a supermarket for the first time is another big step in encouraging the use of cleaner, greener fuels to reduce air pollution and protect the nation’s health,” commented Diana Raine, Air Products’ Hydrogen Energy Business Manager. “We’re already leading the charge with a network of hydrogen stations across London and this additional station will set us in good stead for the UK arrival of commercially available hydrogen vehicles over the next few years.”

Owned and operated by Air Products, the 700-bar SmartFuel® station is being delivered as part of an exciting project aimed at creating the UK’s first hydrogen transport system. The London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LHNE) project, backed by UK government, is co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board (now Innovate UK). TSB first supported LHNE in 2012 as part of a £7.5 million initiative to accelerate the commercialisation of projects involving fuel cells and hydrogen energy systems. Its aim was to link smaller-scale projects together to form complete low-carbon solutions.

EDITOR'S NOTES:
The LHNE consortium, led by Air Products, will deliver a publicly accessible, state-of-the-art fast-fill 350 and 700 bar hydrogen fuelling station network, over a period of three years. The fuelling station at Heathrow airport can accommodate 350 and 700 bar, and a brand new fuelling station with a matching specification will be built in central London. The creation of this network is particularly important because the hydrogen fuel cell passenger cars due to go on sale in 2014/2015 will require a 700 bar fuelling system.

The Technology Strategy Board is the UK’s innovation agency. Its goal is to accelerate economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. Sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Technology Strategy Board brings together business, research and the public sector, supporting and accelerating the development of innovative products and services to meet market needs, tackle major societal challenges and help build the future economy. For more information please visit www.innovateuk.org.

For more information about the LHNE consortium members please visit:

Air Products - www.airproducts.com
Cenex - www.cenex.co.uk
Commercial - www.commercial.co.uk
Element Energy - www.element-energy.co.uk
GLA - http://www.london.gov.uk/hydrogen
HAL (Heathrow) - www.heathrowairport.com/about-us/community-and-environment/sustainability
Revolve - www.revolve.co.uk
Hyundai - www.hyundai.co.uk

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, 2013.

Media Enquiries:
Air Products Media Team
Tel: 0207 618 9100
Email: email: hydrogen@luther.co.uk

Air Products bouwt 19 waterstof tankstations voor FirstElement Fuel in Californië

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products heeft een overeenkomst getekend met FirstElement Fuel voor de levering van tankzuilen en technologie voor negentien waterstof tankstations, die in 2015 in Californië gebouwd worden. De bouw van de tankstations is onderdeel van het waterstof programma van de California Energy Commission (CEC). Behalve negentien SmartFuel® waterstof tankstations levert Air Products ook de waterstof voor de tankstations. Met de uitbreiding van het netwerk van waterstof tankstations anticipeert Californië op de introductie van waterstofauto’s door een aantal automobielfabrikanten in 2015.

"Dit project is een mooie gelegenheid om ons netwerk van SmartFuel® stations in Californië verder uit te breiden”, licht Frank Schnitzeler, business development manager Hydrogen Energy Systems bij Air Products in Nederland toe. “Waterstof gaat in de toekomst een belangrijke rol spelen als energiebron voor transportdoeleinden. De voordelen daarvan zijn al nadrukkelijk aangetoond in onze demonstratieprojecten in Californië en Londen. Door een uitgebreider netwerk van tankstations te realiseren kunnen waterstofauto’s als ze eenmaal op grote schaal op de markt komen, ook meteen in gebruik genomen worden.”

“Na de evaluatie van een groot aantal leveranciers van waterstof en technische voorzieningen voor het tanken van waterstof, hebben we Air Products gekozen vanwege haar innovatieve technologie en betrouwbaarheid als leverancier”, legt Dr. Tim Brown, chief operating officer van FirstElement Fuel uit. “De nieuwe tankstations zijn toegankelijk voor de consument en moeten dus feilloos functioneren. De waterstof tankstations van Air Products hebben zich de afgelopen jaren bewezen zowel wat betreft technologie als veiligheid.”

Naast het nog te realiseren netwerk van 19 waterstof tankstations voor FirstElement Fuel heeft Air Products op dit moment in Californië al negen SmartFuel® stations gebouwd, waar particuliere en zakelijke waterstofauto’s tanken. Het bedrijf bouwt momenteel in het kader van eerdere concessies uit het CEC-programma nog eens negen waterstof tankstations in de staat. Bovendien exploiteert Air Products bij enkele bedrijven in Californië drie waterstof tankstations voor heftrucks die op waterstof rijden. Als alle waterstof tankstations operationeel zijn, is de waterstof tanktechnologie van Air Products op veertig plaatsen in Californië in gebruik.

“Air Products gebruikt voor de 19 tankstations van FirstElement Fuel een standaardoplossing. Het gaat om SmartFuel® tankstations, waar het tanken van waterstof onder een druk van 700 bar plaatsvindt. De tankstations maken gebruik van een door Air Products gepatenteerde technologie voor de toepassing van het SAE J2601 protocol voor het tanken van waterstof. Het SmartFuel® concept maakt het mogelijk een tankstation met behulp van standaardmodules snel te bouwen en uit te breiden. Op de SmartFuel® technologie rusten wereldwijde patenten en er lopen nog diverse andere patentaanvragen voor de technologie. Dankzij het concept kunnen faciliteiten voor het tanken van waterstof overal in de Verenigde Staten eenvoudig en snel uitgerold worden om de introductie van waterstofauto’s te ondersteunen.

De waterstof tankstations van Air Products beschikken ook over een nieuwe, gebruiksvriendelijke tankzuil. Deze nieuwe dispenser, die in samenwerking met het bedrijf Bennett Pump Co. ontwikkeld werd, is de eerste, volledig geïntegreerde dispenser voor het tanken van waterstof. Daardoor kunnen consumenten waterstof tanken en afrekenen op een manier die erg veel lijkt op de traditionele manier van benzine tanken.

Air Products is wereldwijd de grootste leverancier van waterstof. De waterstof wordt geleverd aan raffinaderijen, die de waterstof gebruiken om schonere brandstoffen te produceren. Het bedrijf heeft daarnaast een enorme ervaring met de technologie voor het tanken van waterstof. Het gebruik van waterstof tankstations neemt wereldwijd snel toe. Air Products is betrokken bij de bouw of exploitatie van zo’n 170 waterstof tankstations in meer dan twintig landen, waar jaarlijks al meer dan 1 miljoen tankbeurten plaatsvinden. Zowel auto’s, vrachtauto’s, bestelbussen, bussen, scooters, heftrucks, locomotieven, vliegtuigen en zelfs onderzeeboten worden getankt met behulp van de waterstof tanktechnologie van Air Products.

Over Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) levert atmosferische gassen, proces- en speciale gassen, performance materialen en equipment. Al meer dan 70 jaar ondersteunt het bedrijf zijn klanten bij de verbetering van de productiviteit, de energie -efficiency en duurzaamheid. De meer dan 21.000 medewerkers in 50 landen ontwikkelen en leveren innovatieve oplossingen voor de energiesector, het milieu en voor nieuwe markten. Daartoe behoren semiconductor materialen, waterstof voor raffinaderijen, technologie voor de vergassing van steenkool en het vloeibaar maken van LNG en geavanceerde coatings en lijmstoffen. De omzet in boekjaar 2013 bedroeg bijna 10,2 miljard dollar. Voor meer informatie: www.airproducts.com.

In België beschikt het bedrijf over drie luchtscheidingsfabrieken in Gent; een vul-, verpakkings- en stockeercentrum voor industriële, medische en specialiteitsgassen, en een Europees centrum voor opslag, zuivering en verdeling van zowel vloeibare als gasvormige helium in Vilvoorde; en een laboratorium voor specialiteitsgassen in Keumiée.

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, 2013.

Perscontact:
Antoine Marthoz
Tel.: 02-627.06.00

Air Products construit 19 stations service à hydrogène pour FirstElement Fuel en Californie

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products, leader international des technologies de ravitaillement à l’hydrogène vient d’annoncer qu’il avait signé un accord pour mettre en œuvre sa technologie et livrer les stations service à hydrogène du premier réseau de 19 stations que FirstElement Fuel, Inc. va implanter à travers la Californie en 2015. Les stations services hydrogène SmartFuel® vont être fournies à FirstElement Fuel après qu’Air Products ait été distingué à plusieurs reprises par la California Energy Commission (CEC) dans le cadre de son programme en faveur du carburant hydrogène. Air Products approvisionnera également en hydrogène les 19 stations qui seront ouvertes au public en 2015, au moment où plusieurs constructeurs automobiles s’apprêtent à lancer des véhicules à pile à combustible sur le marché californien.

Diana Raine, European Business Manager Hydrogen Energy Systems d’Air Products, a commenté : « Ce contrat constitue une excellente opportunité d’étendre notre réseau de stations SmartFuel® à travers la Californie et de déployer notre technologie de pointe pour un ravitaillement normalisé. L’hydrogène a un rôle important à jouer dans l’offre des carburants du futur et ses bénéfices ont déjà été établis grâce aux projets concrétisés en Californie comme à Londres. Le fait de créer un réseau de stations services plus vaste va permettre aux véhicules à piles à combustibles qui vont être déployés à grande échelle d’être immédiatement utilisables ».

« Après avoir étudié diverses solutions techniques d’équipement et de nombreux fournisseurs, nous avons choisi Air Products pour l’excellence de ses performances et son caractère innovant », a déclaré le Dr Tim Brown, Chief Operating Officer de FirstElement Fuel. « Il s’agit de stations destinées à des particuliers. Il importe donc que les résultats soient impeccables. Air Products a un historique solide dans cette industrie à la fois en matière de sécurité et de fiabilité ».

En dehors de ce futur réseau de 19 stations service FirstElement Fuel, Air Products a déjà installé 9 stations SmartFuel® dans l’Etat de Californie qui permettent de ravitailler des véhicules à usage public et privé. 9 stations supplémentaires sont prévues dans le cadre de l’ancien programme du CEC. Ces stations constitueront la première ligne de stations services à hydrogène du Groupe. Air Products gère par ailleurs 3 stations services pour chariots élévateurs à hydrogène dans l’Etat californien. Quand l’ensemble de ces stations seront en service, la technologie d’Air Products sera exploitée sur 40 sites à travers la Californie.

Les 19 stations livrées à FirstElement Fuel seront des stations SmartFuel® délivrant de l’hydrogène à 700 bar (10 000 psi) et utilisant la technologie d’Air Products référencée dans le protocole de ravitaillement à l’hydrogène SAE J2601. Air Products dispose de plusieurs concepts de stations SmartFuel® utilisant une technologie modulaire et expansive et détient tout un portefeuille de brevets internationaux, sans oublier des brevets en cours de dépôt liés aux avancées techniques qui seront mises en œuvre dans ce programme. Il convient d’ajouter que ce nouveau système de dispensation destiné à soutenir de façon rentable ce nouveau marché californien avec une infrastructure adaptée peut être installé dans n’importe quel autre état des Etats-Unis.

Ces stations services vont être équipées des pompes individuelles dernier cri d’Air Products, particulièrement simples d’utilisation. La nouvelle offre d’Air Products, développée par le Groupe en collaboration avec Bennett Pump Co., est le premier système de dispense d’hydrogène au détail totalement intégré qui reproduit fidèlement les habitudes d’utilisation et de paiement du consommateur de carburant traditionnel. Il est conçu pour répondre aux attentes de l’utilisateur qui souhaite faire le plein de son véhicule à pile à combustible de manière sécurisée, rapide, fiable et sans changer ses habitudes. Pour plus de détails sur les solutions technologiques pour station services hydrogène d’Air Products, rendez-vous sur www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Air Products, fournisseur mondial de premier plan d’hydrogène aux raffineries pour la production de carburants à la combustion plus propre, peut se prévaloir d’une vaste expérience dans l’industrie du ravitaillement à l’hydrogène. La technologie de dispensation mise au point par le Groupe est de plus en plus utilisée et permet d’ores et déjà d’effectuer plus de 1.000.000 de pleins par an. Air Products est impliqué dans plus de 170 projets aux Etats-Unis et dans 20 pays à travers le monde. Sa technologie a permis de ravitailler des voitures, des camions, des vans, des bus, des scooters, des chariots élévateurs, des locomotives, des avions, des centrales, du matériel de manutention et même des sous-marins !

A propos d’Air Products :
Air Products est un fournisseur de gaz de l’air, de gaz process et de gaz spéciaux, de matériaux de performances, d’équipements et de solutions technologiques. Depuis plus de 70 ans, le Groupe permet à ses clients d’être plus productifs, d’optimiser leur rendement énergétique et d’être plus respectueux de l’environnement. Plus de 21.000 collaborateurs répartis dans une cinquantaine de pays offrent des solutions innovantes aux secteurs de l’énergie, de l’environnement et aux marchés émergents, qu’il s’agisse de matériaux semi-conducteurs, d’hydrogène de raffinerie, de gazéification du charbon, de liquéfaction de gaz naturel ou d’adhésives et de peintures dernier cri. Au cours de son année fiscale 2013, Air Products a réalisé un CA de près de 10,2 milliards de dollars US.

En Belgique, Air Product possède trois unités de séparation de l’air à Gand ; un centre de stockage de gaz industriels, médicaux et spéciaux ainsi qu’un centre européen de stockage, d’épuration et de distribution d’hélium sous forme liquide et gazeuse à Vilvorde ; et un laboratoire pour les gaz spéciaux à Keumiée. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur 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, 2013.

Contact presse d’Air Products :
Antoine Marthoz
InstiCOM
Tel: 02-627.06.00

Air Products va apporter sa technologie et son hydrogène aux 19 stations service hydrogène de FirstElement Fuel en Californie

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products, leader international des technologies de ravitaillement à l’hydrogène vient d’annoncer qu’il avait signé un accord pour mettre en œuvre sa technologie et livrer les stations service hydrogène du premier réseau de 19 stations que FirstElement Fuel, Inc. va implanter à travers la Californie en 2015. Les stations services hydrogène SmartFuel® vont être fournies à FirstElement Fuel après qu’ Air Products ait été distingué à plusieurs reprises par la California Energy Commission (CEC) dans le cadre de son programme en faveur de l’hydrogène carburant. Air Products approvisionnera également en hydrogène les 19 stations qui seront ouvertes au public en 2015, au moment où plusieurs constructeurs automobiles s’apprêtent à lancer des véhicules à pile à combustible sur le marché californien.

Diana Raine -European Business Manager Hydrogen Energy Systems d’Air Products - commente : « Ce contrat constitue une excitante opportunité pour nous d’étendre notre réseau de stations SmartFuel® à travers la Californie et de déployer notre technologie de pointe pour un ravitaillement normalisé. L’hydrogène carburant a un rôle important à jouer dans l’offre de transport du futur et ses bénéfices ont déjà été établis grâce aux projets concrétisés en Californie comme à Londres. Le fait de créer ce plus vaste réseau de stations services va permettre aux véhicules à piles à combustibles qui vont être déployés à grande échelle d’être immédiatement utilisables ».

« Après avoir étudié diverses solutions techniques d’équipement et de nombreux fournisseurs, nous avons choisi Air Products pour l’excellence de ses performances et son caractère innovant» a déclaré le Dr Tim Brown, Chief Operating Officer de FirstElement Fuel. « Il s’agit de stations destinées à des particuliers. Il importe donc que les résultats soient impeccables. Air Products a un historique solide dans cette industrie à la fois en matière de sécurité et de fiabilité ».

En dehors de ce réseau à venir de 19 stations service FirstElement Fuel, Air Products a déjà installé 9 stations SmartFuel® dans l’Etat de Californie qui permettent de ravitailler des véhicules à usage public et privé. 9 stations supplémentaires sont prévues dans le cadre de l’ancien programme du CEC . Ces stations constitueront la première ligne de stations services hydrogène du Groupe. Air Products gère par ailleurs 3 stations services pour chariots élévateurs à l’hydrogène dans l’Etat. Quand l’ensemble de ces stations seront en service, la technologie d’Air Products sera exploitée sur 40 sites à travers la Californie.

Les 19 stations livrées à FirstElement Fuel seront des stations SmartFuel® délivrant de l’hydrogène à 700 bar (10 000 psi) et utilisant la technologie d’Air Products référencée dans le protocole de ravitaillement à l’hydrogène SAE J2601. Air Products dispose de plusieurs concepts de stations SmartFuel® utilisant une technologie modulaire et expansive et détient tout un portefeuille de brevets internationaux, sans oublier des brevets en cours de dépôt liés aux avancées techniques qui seront mises en œuvre dans ce programme. Il convient d’ajouter que ce nouveau système de dispensation destiné à soutenir de façon rentable ce nouveau marché californien avec une infrastructure adaptée peut être installé dans n’importe quel autre état des Etats-Unis.

Ces stations services vont être équipées des pompes individuelles dernier cri d’Air Products, particulièrement simples d’utilisation. La nouvelle offre d’Air Products, développée par le Groupe en collaboration avec Bennett Pump Co., est le premier système de dispense d’hydrogène au détail totalement intégré qui reproduit fidèlement les habitudes d’utilisation et de paiement du consommateur de carburant traditionnel. Il est conçu pour répondre aux attentes de l’utilisateur qui souhaite faire le plein de son véhicule à pile à combustible de façon sécurisée, rapide, fiable et sans changer ses habitudes. Pour plus de détails sur les solutions technologiques pour station services hydrogène d’Air Products, rendez-vous sur www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Air Products , fournisseur mondial de premier plan d’hydrogène aux raffineries pour la production de carburants à la combustion plus propre, peut se prévaloir d’une vaste expérience dans l’industrie du ravitaillement à l’hydrogène. La technologie de dispensation mise au point par le Groupe est de plus en plus utilisée et permet d’ores et déjà d’effectuer plus de 1 000 000 pleins par an. Air Products est impliqué dans plus de 170 projets aux Etats-Unis et dans 20 pays à travers le monde. Sa technologie a permis de ravitailler des voitures, des camions, des vans, des bus, des scooters, des chariots élévateurs, des locomotives, des avions, des centrales, du matériel de manutention et même des sous-marins !

A propos de FirstElement Fuel
FirstElement Fuel Inc est une société qui a pour vocation d’offrir aux particuliers des solutions de ravitaillement à l’hydrogène sûres et fiables afin de faciliter la commercialisation à grande échelle des véhicules à piles à combustibles. La société a été créée sur la conviction que ces véhicules vont contribuer à changer le monde de façon positive en luttant contre le réchauffement climatique, la pollution atmosphérique et la dépendance du monde entier au pétrole. FirstElement a récemment été récompensée par une donation de 27,6 millions de dollars de l’Etat de Californie pour développer la première phase d’un réseau hydrogène. Elle a reçu également un soutien financier de Toyota.

A propos d'Air Products
Air Products (NYSE : APD) fournit des gaz de l'air, des gaz de procédés et des gaz spéciaux, ainsi que des technologies, des équipements et des matériaux haute performance. Depuis plus de 70 ans, la société permet à ses clients d'augmenter la productivité, l'efficacité énergétique et la durabilité. Reconnue comme l'une des sociétés les plus innovantes par Thomson Reuters et le magazine Forbes, la société Air Products compte 21 000 employés répartis dans plus de 50 pays. Ils proposent des solutions d'approvisionnement efficaces dédiées à l'énergie, à l'environnement et à des marchés émergents, tels que les matériaux semi-conducteurs, l'hydrogène de raffinerie, la gazéification du charbon, la liquéfaction du gaz naturel, ainsi que les revêtements et adhésifs issus de technologies de pointe. Au cours de l'exercice 2013, les ventes d'Air Products ont atteint 10,2 milliards de dollars. Pour plus de renseignements, rendez-vous sur www.airproducts.fr.

REMARQUE : ce communiqué peut comporter des « énoncés prospectifs » mentionnés au sens des dispositions refuge du Private Securities Litigation Reform Act de 1995. Ces énoncés prospectifs sont basés sur les attentes et les hypothèses raisonnables de la direction quant à d'importants facteurs de risque au moment de la publication.

Air Products to Supply Technology and Hydrogen for 19 FirstElement Fuel California Fueling Stations

Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD), a worldwide leader in hydrogen fueling technology, today announced it has signed an agreement to be the hydrogen fueling station and technology supplier for FirstElement Fuel, Inc.’s initial network of 19 hydrogen fueling stations to be built throughout California in 2015. The SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling stations will be supplied to FirstElement Fuel following the company’s success in winning multiple grants through the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) hydrogen fueling program. Air Products will also be the hydrogen supplier for all 19 stations, which will be open to the public at a time when several vehicle manufacturers prepare to launch fuel cell vehicles into the California market in 2015.

“This is recognition of Air Products’ innovative hydrogen capabilities. Our hydrogen fueling station technology is a product that has a small footprint, can be placed on-site at existing retail gasoline fueling stations, and is also cost-effective. We are excited to be a part of the project team and to have been selected by FirstElement Fuel to supply the station infrastructure and the hydrogen fuel for this impressive effort,” said Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Kiczek added that this is the second of three hydrogen station product lines to be introduced in the retail space by Air Products.

“After assessing a variety of equipment technologies and providers, we chose Air Products for their superior performance, and innovation,” said Dr. Tim Brown, COO of FirstElement Fuel. “These will be retail stations so their performance needs to be impeccable. Air Products has a proven track record in this industry from both a safety and reliability standpoint.”

Beyond the coming network of 19 FirstElement Fuel stations, Air Products has nine existing SmartFuel stations in the state already fueling cars in public and private use. It is in the process of adding nine more locations from previous CEC program fueling station awards, with those stations featuring the company’s first hydrogen station product line. 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 40 California locations.

All 19 stations for FirstElement Fuel will be SmartFuel stations, providing hydrogen fueling at 700 bar (10,000 psi) and include Air Products’ technology referenced in the SAE J2601 hydrogen fueling protocol. Air Products has available several SmartFuel station concepts incorporating modular and expandable technology and holds an entire portfolio of global patents, with additional patents pending, related to the advancements to be deployed under this program. Additionally, this novel patented supply system to cost-effectively seed early markets with fueling infrastructure in California is able to be deployed anywhere in the U.S.

The stations will also include Air Products’ advanced consumer-friendly retail hydrogen fuel dispenser. The new Air Products offering, developed by the company in conjunction with Bennett Pump Co., 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 over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 170 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.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by both Thomson Reuters and Forbes magazine, more than 21,000 employees in over 50 countries supply effective solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2013, Air Products had sales of $10.2 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About FirstElement Fuel
FirstElement Fuel Inc. is a company dedicated to providing customers access to safe, reliable, retail hydrogen fueling to enable the widespread commercial adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles. The company was founded on the belief that fuel cell vehicles will help change the world in a positive way by combating global climate change, air pollution, and the world’s overall addiction to oil. FirstElement was recently awarded a $27.6 Million grant from the State of California to develop the first phase of the Hydrogen Network. The company has also received financial backing from Toyota.

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, 2013.

Media Inquiries:
(FirstElement)
Dr. Shane Stephens
Tel: (949) 922-3456

Supporting a Growing UK Hydrogen Infrastructure: Air Products’ High Pressure Tube Trailer Fleet Expansion and Permanent Fuelling Station Installation

Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Today Air Products (NYSE:APD) announced the introduction of an additional SmartFuel® hydrogen high pressure tube trailer to its fleet. A landmark first for the European hydrogen market, the trailer will deliver large volumes of hydrogen at high pressure to Air Products’ new, publicly accessible refuelling station in Heathrow, UK. The developments are part of the FCH JU Hydrogen Transport in European Cities (HyTEC) initiative led by Air Products.

The SmartFuel® station, which Air Products’ has now successfully commissioned and permanently located in Heathrow, uses state-of-the-art technology. It has 700 bar refueling capability which is a vital specification for hydrogen vehicles expected to enter commercial operation in the next few years.

The station will now take delivery of its hydrogen from the latest SmartFuel® hydrogen high pressure tube trailer to enter Air Products’ fleet. The SmartFuel® tube trailers feature specialised composite cylinders which enable them to deliver hydrogen to fuelling stations at a pressure of 500 bar; a significant enhancement on the existing 200 bar industrial hydrogen delivery models minimising the need for onsite compression. Station operators see this benefit translated into lower capital investment in the station hardware as well as a marked reduction in station operating costs. Reducing the need for onsite compression also leads to higher levels of reliability. Air Products has demonstrated this first hand at its SmartFuel® bus refuelling station in London, where onstream levels are consistently in line with industry expectations.

Commenting, Diana Raine, European Business Manager, Hydrogen Energy Systems, Air Products, said: “The 350 and 700-bar Heathrow fuelling station and the expansion of the SmartFuel® trailer fleet represent significant milestones in the journey to establish a long term, viable hydrogen fuelling infrastructure across the UK and Europe. Air Products is proud to be leading the HyTEC project which has played an important role in bringing together these necessary components as we prepare for the arrival of commercially available hydrogen vehicles.”

EDITOR’S NOTES:

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by both Thomson Reuters and Forbes magazine, more than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply effective solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2013, Air Products had sales of $10.2 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) is a unique public private partnership supporting research, technological development and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe. Its aim is to accelerate the market introduction of these technologies, realising their potential as an instrument in achieving a carbon-lean energy system. The three members of the FCH JU are the European Commission, fuel cell and hydrogen industries represented by the NEW Industry Grouping and the research community represented by Research Grouping N.ERGHY.

About the HyTEC Project
The HyTEC project is a partnership between two cities – London and Copenhagen. Both cities have taken political decisions to be early adopters of hydrogen technology and will work together in a pan-European partnership to implement this vision.

There are 16 Members of the HyTEC consortium from five different countries in Europe:

Air Products Plc, UK http://www.airproducts.com
Centre of excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies (CENEX), UK http://www.cenex.co.uk
City of Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.kk.dk
Copenhagen Hydrogen Network, Denmark http://www.hydrogenlink.net/eng/copenhagen.asp
Element Energy Ltd, UK http://www.element-energy.co.uk
Fraunhofer, Germany http://www.fraunhofer.de
Greater London Authority, UK http://www.london.gov.uk
Heathrow Airport Limited, UK www.heathrow.com
Hydrogen Link, Denmark http://www.hydrogenlink.net/eng
HyER, Belgium http://www.hyer.eu
hySOLUTIONS GmbH, Germany http://www.hysolutions-hamburg.de
Intelligent Energy Ltd, UK http://www.intelligent-energy.com
LBST, Germany http://www.lbst.de
London Bus Services Ltd (TfL), UK http://www.tfl.gov.uk
London Taxi Company http://www.london-taxis.co.uk
MATGAS 2000 AIE, Spain http://www.matgas.org

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, 2011.

Honda nutzt Wasserstofftankstelle von Air Products

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Der Automobilhersteller Honda hat auf dem Gelände seiner Hauptniederlassung für Forschung und Entwicklung in Torrance, Kalifornien, eine SmartFuel® Wasserstofftankstelle des Industriegasespezialisten Air Products in Betrieb genommen. Die private Tankstelle verfügt über die neuesten technologischen Errungenschaften und wurde von Air Products als Musterbeispiel für die schnelle Errichtung einer Wasserstofftankstelle sowie der dazugehörigen Infrastruktur präsentiert. Die Bauzeit vom Vertragsabschluss über die Errichtung bis zur betriebstauglichen Übergabe betrug lediglich sieben Monate.

Die neue SmartFuel Tankstelle stellt Wasserstoff mit einem Druck von 700 bar (10.000 psi) zur Verfügung und ist mit Air Products’ patentierter Technologie für das standardisierte Betankungsverfahren SAE J2601 ausgestattet. Vorlage für die Station bildet das Konzept „kompressionsarme Wasserstofftankstelle“ von Air Products. Das Unternehmen verfügt über unterschiedliche Konzepte für SmartFuel Tankstellen, darunter modulare Systeme und erweiterbare Technologien. Zudem besitzt Air Products ein umfangreiches globales Patentportfolio sowie diverse Patentanmeldungen für kompressionsfreie Technologien. Details zu den Wasserstofftechnologien von Air Products finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de/h2energy.

Sichere und schnelle Inbetriebnahme von Wasserstofftankstellen
Ed Kiczek, Global Business Director für Hydrogen Energy Systems bei Air Products, sagte anlässlich der Inbetriebnahme: „Unser Fokus liegt immer auf der Sicherheit. Diese neue Tankstelle zeigt uns jedoch auch, wie schnell wir mittlerweile eine Wasserstofftankstelle und die dazugehörige Infrastruktur errichten können. Durch einen produktbasierten Ansatz können wir dabei die lückenlose Einhaltung der Sicherheitsstandards garantieren. Unser neues Tankstellenmodell ist für die Serienfertigung geeignet und wir gehen davon aus, dass wir schon bald eine sichere Inbetriebnahme sogar in noch kürzerer Zeit realisieren können. Dabei haben wir vor allem von unseren umfangreichen Erfahrungen im Bereich von Gabelstaplern profitiert, wo es uns gelungen ist, funktionstüchtige Wasserstofftankstellen innerhalb von nur sechs Wochen zu realisieren.“

Frank Schnitzeler, Business Development Manager Hydrogen Energy Systems bei Air Products, betrachtet die neue Generation von SmartFuel Wasserstofftankstellen als einen wichtigen Meilenstein zur Etablierung von alltagstauglicher Wasserstoffinfrastruktur: „Unsere weltweiten Aktivitäten dienen alle der Erprobung und dem Aufbau einer tragfähigen und wirtschaftlichen Infrastruktur für Wasserstoffmobilität. Das Projekt bei Honda zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie weit wir in diesem Bestreben gekommen sind. Die Anlage wurde äußerst schnell und unter Einhaltung der höchsten Sicherheitsstandards errichtet.“

Air Products ist einer der führenden weltweiten Lieferanten von Wasserstoff für Raffinerien - die diesen zur Herstellung sauber verbrennender Kraftstoffe benötigen - und verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrungen bei der Wasserstoffbetankung. Derzeit werden mit Technologien von Air Products jährlich rund 800.000 Betankungen durchgeführt. Das Unternehmen hat 150 Wasserstofftankstellen-Projekte in den USA realisiert und rund 20 weitere an Standorten weltweit. Zu den Fahrzeugen und Anlagen, die mit Hilfe von Air Products’ Technologie versorgt werden gehören: Autos, Kleinbusse, LKW, Busse, Motorroller, Gabelstapler, Lokomotiven, Flugzeuge, Mobilfunkmasten, Materialtransportanlagen und U-Boote.

50 Jahre Erfahrung mit Wasserstoff
Air Products verfügt über mehr als 50 Jahre Erfahrung in der Erzeugung und Nutzung von Wasserstoff. Das Unternehmen liefert flüssigen und gasförmigen Wasserstoff sowie eine Reihe dazugehöriger Anlagenelemente und Betankungsverfahren für unterschiedlichen Druck. Der Wasserstoff für solche Tankstellen kann per Tanklaster oder Pipeline geliefert werden, aber auch über Erdgasreformation, Umwandlung von Biomasse oder über Elektrolyse unter Verwendung erneuerbarer Energiequellen wie Solar- oder Windenergie erfolgen.

Über Air Products
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist einer der führenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugehörigen Dienstleistungen. Der Industriegasespezialist wurde von Thomson Reuters und dem Forbes Magazin als eines der weltweit innovativsten Unternehmen ausgezeichnet und ermöglicht seinen Kunden seit über 70 Jahren, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 21.000 Mitarbeiter in über 50 Ländern entwickeln innovative Lösungen in den Bereichen ‚Energie’ und ‚Umwelt’ sowie für Wachstumsmärkte wie die Halbleiterindustrie, Wasserstofferzeugung, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverflüssigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2013 einen Umsatz von rund 10,2 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.

Über Honda
Honda ist seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten führend bei der Entwicklung und Anwendung von Brennstoffzellentechnologie mit umfangreichen Tests unter Realbedingungen, darunter der erste Einsatz in einer Regierungsflotte und ein Leasingprogramme für Kleinabnehmer in den Vereinigten Staaten. Honda hat außerdem deutliche technologische Fortschritte beim Einsatz von Brennstoffzellen unter extrem heißen und kalten Temperaturen erzielt und dabei bereits seit der Einführung des ersten Brennstoffzellenfahrzeugs „FCX“ im Jahr 2000 alle Emissionsanforderungen und Sicherheitsrichtlinien kontinuierlich eingehalten. Die Markteinführung des aktuellen Brennstoffzellenfahrzeugs „FCX Clarity“ im Jahr 2008 stellte einen technologischen Durchbruch dar, was Design, Unterbringung, Fertigung, Effizienz und Höhe der Brennstoffzellen-Stacks angeht. Der FCX Clarity wurde konsequenterweise als „World Green Car of the Year“ ausgezeichnet.

Im November 2013 stellte Honda auf der Automesse in Los Angelos das neue Konzeptauto „Honda FCEV“ vor, das als Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug ab 2015 in Japan und den USA und später auch in Europa verfügbar sein soll. In diesem Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug der nächsten Generation wird ein kompletter Brennstoffzellenantrieb im Motorraum des Fahrzeugs untergebracht sein und damit mehr Kabinenraum zur Verfügung stellen. Zudem ermöglicht das Design den Einsatz der FC-Technologie in unterschiedlichen Fahrzeugtypen. Der neue Honda FCEV wird aller Voraussicht nach eine Reichweite von ca. 300 Meilen (408 Kilometern) haben.

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Air Products plaatst nieuwste type waterstoftankstation bij Honda

Tue, 18 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Bij het hoofdkantoor van de R&D-divisie van Honda in Torrance (Californië) heeft Air Products een waterstoftankstation van het nieuwe SmartFuel®-type geplaatst. Het tankstation, dat alleen gebruikt zal worden door Honda, beschikt over talrijke technologische verbeteringen. Met het tankstation laat Air Products zien hoe snel een waterstoftankstation op een locatie gebouwd, in de bijbehorende infrastructuur geïntegreerd en in gebruik genomen kan worden. De tijd tussen de ondertekening van het contract, via de bouw tot aan de uiteindelijke oplevering van het volledig operationele tankstation bedroeg slechts zeven maanden.

“De hoogste prioriteit bij de ontwikkeling van waterstoftoepassingen ligt bij ons altijd bij de veiligheid. Met het nieuwe type tankstation laten we echter ook zien, dat we waterstoftankstations en de bijbehorende voorzieningen en infrastructuur op een gestandaardiseerde en dus snelle manier op alle mogelijke locaties kunnen ontwikkelen, terwijl we toch aan alle veiligheidseisen voldoen. Dat is te danken aan de productgerichte benadering. Het nieuwe model maakt snelle replicatie mogelijk en we denken dat we waterstoftankstations zoals dat voor Honda op een veilige manier zelfs in een nog kortere tijd kunnen realiseren. We hebben flink geprofiteerd van de ervaring, die we hebben opgedaan met onze tankprojecten voor intern transport, waar we nu in staat zijn om waterstoftankunits in zes weken volledig up-and-running te krijgen”, zegt Frank Schnitzeler, business development manager Hydrogen Energy Systems bij Air Products.

“Het nieuwe SmartFuel-tankstation tankt waterstof onder een druk van 700 bar (10,000 psi) en beschikt over de door ons gepatenteerde technologie voor de toepassing van het SAE J2601 protocol voor het tanken van waterstof. Het tankstation is gebouwd op basis van een nieuw concept, waarin de waterstof met minder compressiestappen op de juiste druk wordt gebracht”, zegt Schnitzeler. Air Products heeft diverse varianten van het SmartFuel tankstation, die het mogelijk maken een tankstation met behulp van standaardmodules samen te stellen en uit te breiden. Op de technologie van het tankstation rusten diverse patenten en er zijn nog andere patenten aangevraagd vooral met betrekking tot de compressietechniek.

Air Products is wereldwijd de grootste leverancier van waterstof aan raffinaderijen, die de waterstof gebruiken om schonere brandstoffen te produceren. Het bedrijf heeft daarnaast een enorme ervaring met de technologie voor het tanken van waterstof opgebouwd. Sommige tankstations die door Air Products zijn geplaatst worden zeer intensief gebruikt. Daar vinden tot wel 75.000 tankbeurten per jaar plaats. Het gebruik van de tanktechnologie van Air Products neemt bovendien zeer snel toe. Het totale aantal tankbeurten per jaar bij de meer dan 150 waterstoftankstations in meer dan twintig landen (waaronder Nederland) bedraagt nu al meer dan 800.000 tankbeurten per jaar. Zowel auto’s, vrachtauto’s, bestelbussen, bussen, scooters, heftrucks, locomotieven, vliegtuigen en zelfs onderzeeboten worden getankt met behulp van de tanktechnologie van Air Products.

Air Products heeft meer dan 50 jaar ervaring met waterstof en beschikt over een uitgebreid portfolio technische patenten voor het opslaan en tanken van waterstof. Air Products levert waterstof in vloeibare en gasvorm en een uitgebreide range apparatuur en services voor het tanken van waterstof onder verschillende druk. De waterstof voor de tankstations kan op locatie geleverd worden met behulp van tankers of per pijpleiding of op locatie geproduceerd worden door het reformen van aardgas, door het omzetten van biomassa of door elektrolyse, waarbij de energie voor het elektrolyseproces geleverd kan worden door zonne- of windenergie-installaties.

Meer informatie over de waterstoftankstations van Air Products is te vinden op www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

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Over Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) levert atmosferische gassen, proces- en speciale gassen, performance materialen en equipment. Al meer dan 70 jaar ondersteunt het bedrijf zijn klanten bij de verbetering van de productiviteit, de energie -efficiency en duurzaamheid. De meer dan 21.000 medewerkers in 50 landen ontwikkelen en leveren innovatieve oplossingen voor de energiesector, het milieu en voor nieuwe markten. Daartoe behoren semiconductor materialen, waterstof voor raffinaderijen, technologie voor de vergassing van steenkool en het vloeibaar maken van LNG en geavanceerde coatings en lijmstoffen. De omzet in boekjaar 2013 bedroeg bijna 10,2 miljard dollar. Voor meer informatie: www.airproducts.com.

In Nederland heeft Air Products vestigingen in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen, Terneuzen en het Rotterdamse havengebied. Voor meer informatie: www.airproducts.nl.

Over Honda
Honda is al bijna twee decennia lang bezig met de ontwikkeling en het gebruik van brandstofceltechnologie in auto’s. Ze werd in de USA uitgebreid in de praktijk getest; onder meer door het beheer van een vloot van waterstofauto’s voor de overheid en in een leaseprogramma voor particulieren. Honda heeft bovendien veel technische vooruitgang geboekt in het gebruik van brandstofcellen bij extreem hoge en lage temperaturen, waarbij voldaan werd aan strenge eisen ten aanzien van emissies en veiligheid. Na de introductie van de eerste generatie waterstofauto, de FCX in 2002, heeft Honda in juli 2008 zijn huidige model waterstofauto met een brandstofcel, de FCX Clarity gepresenteerd. De Clarity was helemaal ontworpen voor het rijden op waterstof en was destijds een technologische doorbraak op het gebied van efficiency, design, uitrusting, productie en assemblage. Dat leverde de auto toen de onderscheiding ‘World Green Car of the Year’ op.

In november 2013 presenteerde Honda het nieuwe Honda FCEV-concept tijdens de Los Angeles International Auto Show. Daarmee lichtte de automobielfabrikant een tipje van de sluier op met betrekking tot de introductie van een volledig nieuwe waterstofauto van Honda in de Verenigde Staten en Japan in 2015. Bij de nieuwe generatie brandstofcel elektrische auto’s van Honda zijn alle voorzieningen voor de waterstofaandrijving in het motorcompartiment geplaatst, waardoor er veel ruimte beschikbaar komt voor het interieur en waardoor er veel meer flexibiliteit is voor de toepassing van de brandstofceltechnologie in de toekomst. De actieradius van de nieuwe Honda op waterstof zal zo’n 500 kilometer bedragen.

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, 2013.

Air Products’ Newest Hydrogen Fueling Station Filling Vehicles at Honda

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) newest hydrogen fueling station, a SmartFuel® branded station located in Torrance, California, is installed and operational at Honda’s R&D headquarters. The private station incorporates many technology advancements and is being touted by Air Products as a model for how rapidly a hydrogen fueling station can be constructed at a site, and its related infrastructure can be placed into operation. Completion time at this new station from contract signing, through construction, and to final commissioning with hydrogen, was just seven months.

“Our priority focus is always on safety. This new station, however, shows just how far we have come in our ability to put hydrogen fueling stations and other needed infrastructure into operation in an expedited manner, while complying with our safety mandate, by using a product-based approach. Our new fueling station model allows for replication, and going forward we believe we can accomplish fueling projects like this safely in even less time,” said Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “We have definitely benefitted from incorporating some of the practices gained in our fueling work with the material handling market, where we have been able to get hydrogen fueling stations up and running in as little as six weeks.”

The new SmartFuel branded station provides hydrogen fueling at 700 bar (10,000 psi) and includes Air Products’ patented technology to practice the SAE J2601 fueling protocol. The station is modeled after Air Products’ “compressionless hydrogen fueling station.” Air Products has available several SmartFuel fueling station concepts incorporating modular and expandable technology and holds an entire portfolio of global patents, with additional patents pending, related to the compressionless advancement. 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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 800,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 150 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 50 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) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by both Thomson Reuters and Forbes magazine, more than 21,000 employees in over 50 countries supply effective solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2013, Air Products had sales of $10.2 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About Honda
Honda has led the industry for nearly two decades in the development and deployment of fuel cell technology through extensive real world testing, including the first government fleet deployment and retail customer lease programs in the United States. Honda has also made significant technological advancements in fuel cell operation in both hot and sub-freezing temperatures, meeting stringent emissions requirements and safety regulations, since the introduction of its first generation fuel cell vehicle, the FCX, in 2002. Honda launched its current fuel cell-electric vehicle, the FCX Clarity, in July 2008 as a real technological breakthrough in the areas of design, sedan packaging, assembly line manufacturing, and fuel cell stack size and efficiency, winning "World Green Car of the Year."

In November 2013, Honda debuted the new Honda FCEV Concept at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, pointing the way to an all-new Honda fuel cell car launching in the U.S. and Japan in 2015 and later in Europe. Honda's next-generation fuel cell-electric vehicle will feature a fuel cell powertrain packaged completely in the engine room of the vehicle, allowing for efficiencies in cabin space as well as flexibility in the potential application of FC technology to multiple vehicle types in the future. The next-generation Honda FCEV is anticipated to deliver a driving range of more than 300 miles.

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, 2013.

Air Products Smartfuel® fuels Commercial Group’s first hydrogen hybrid transit van

Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD) welcomed the Commercial Group to its Smartfuel® hydrogen fuelling station at Heathrow airport, London, on 20th January to fuel the Group’s first London-based hydrogen hybrid Ford Transit delivery van. The fuelling was one of many to come as Commercial Group will continue to use the Air Products Smartfuel® station for its growing hydrogen hybrid delivery fleet.

Deployed by Revolve Technologies and operated by Commercial Group, the van is the first of a fleet of hydrogen hybrid internal combustion engine transit vehicles that will soon be deployed in London. The fleet will be delivered as part of the Technology Strategy Board funded London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LHNE) project. The initial van is currently undergoing a test period before the fleet is fully rolled-out over the coming months.

The vans will be used by Commercial Group’s office supplies division, which provides a next day delivery service to customers across the UK. Described by Revolve as a ’specially built demonstration vehicle’, the vans will promote low carbon transport and are designed to show that hydrogen, as a fuel, can be deployed in real life commercial operations.

In addition to Commercial Group’s fleet of vans, Air Products recently signed the UK’s first commercial lease granted by Hyundai Motor UK Ltd, for a new Hyundai ix35 hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to be delivered later this year. This will be one of a number of Hyundai hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to be deployed as part of the project.

The Air Products-led LHNE project will also deliver a new publicly accessible, state-of-the-art 700 bar hydrogen fuelling station. In order to establish a viable and standardised network of 700-bar refuelling stations, the project will upgrade the existing SmartFuel® station located near Heathrow Airport, London, and deliver a new Smartfuel® station of the same specification to another planned London location.

Commenting, Diana Raine, European Business Manager, Hydrogen Energy Systems, Air Products, said: “We are delighted to provide the fuelling facilities that will enable Commercial Group to operate this new fleet, which will demonstrate first-hand how hydrogen vehicles can easily operate in the real world. The deployment of these vans is another important step for the LHNE project which is bringing together all the components necessary to make hydrogen transport possible across London and the South East. We hope that this model will be replicated across the UK and Europe in years to come.”

Simon Graham, Environmental Strategist, Commercial Group, said: “We are very excited to able to use Air Products facilities to fill our London vans with hydrogen for the first time. We have spent many years reducing the environmental impact of our fleet and hydrogen power offers a huge opportunity to lower it further. We look forward to the insights into the benefits of hydrogen technology that this development will yield. Air Products’ expanding fuelling infrastructure will enable us to operate a pioneering low emission van fleet which could radically reduce the carbon footprint of our deliveries while maintaining the high standards of service our customers expect of us. The LHNE consortium is an excellent example of how, working together, business can reduce environmental impacts and improve air quality in the city.”

EDITOR’S NOTES:
The LHNE consortium, led by Air Products, will deliver a publicly accessible, state-of-the-art fast-fill 700 bar renewable hydrogen fuelling station network, over a period of three years. The LHNE project will upgrade the fuelling station at Heathrow airport to 700 bar, and a brand new fuelling station with this specification will be built in central London. The creation of this high pressure network is particularly important because the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles due to go on sale in 2014/2015 will require a 700 bar fuelling system.

The Technology Strategy Board is the UK’s innovation agency. Its goal is to accelerate economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. Sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Technology Strategy Board brings together business, research and the public sector, supporting and accelerating the development of innovative products and services to meet market needs, tackle major societal challenges and help build the future economy. For more information please visit www.innovateuk.org.

For more information about the LHNE consortium members please visit:

Air Products - www.airproducts.com
Cenex - www.cenex.co.uk
Commercial Group - www.commercial.co.uk
Element Energy - www.element-energy.co.uk
GLA - http://www.london.gov.uk/hydrogen
HAL (Heathrow) - www.heathrowairport.com/about-us/community-and-environment/sustainability
Revolve - www.revolve.co.uk
Hyundai - www.hyundai.co.uk

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by both Thomson Reuters and Forbes magazine, more than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply effective solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2013, Air Products had sales of $10.2 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About Commercial Group
With an annualised turnover of £35 million, Commercial is one of the UK’s largest independently owned business services groups. In its 23 years of trading, it has developed an enviable reputation for challenging its market place and spearheading innovation and excellence to ensure its customers, staff and suppliers remain at the forefront of its development and growth. The company is a Beacon Company for its environmental practice, which is integrated into its strategy, operations and ethos. It has ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and FSC Chain of Custody certifications and has been CarbonNeutral since 2006 and Zero Waste since 2013, the first company in its sector to be so.

Commercial is a ‘responsible’ company, taking responsibility for its environment, local community, suppliers, employees and clients. For more information, visit www.commercial.co.uk.

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, 2013.

Media Enquiries:
Air Products Media Team
Tel: 0207 618 9100
Email: hydrogen@luther.co.uk

Neue Wasserstofftankstellen in Japan: Air Products und Nippon Steel & Sumikin unterzeichnen Vereinbarung für Zusammenarbeit

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) und NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE) haben eine Vereinbarung unterzeichnet, nach der die beiden Unternehmen ihre Intention unterstreichen, in dem wachsenden Markt für Wasserstofftankstellen in Japan zukünftig zusammenzuarbeiten. Die Vereinbarung beinhaltet auch das Ziel, eine langfristige Beziehung beim Marketing und der Versorgung zwischen dem US-amerikanischen und dem japanischen Unternehmen mit Sitz in Tokio einzugehen.

Im Rahmen der noch zu formalisierenden, finalen Vereinbarung wird Air Products die Technologie für SmartFuel®-Wasserstofftankstellen sowie für die Betankungsprotokoll-Lizenz, Infrastrukturtechnik und das Design bereitstellen. NSPE ist für die Technik, die Konstruktion und die Anpassung der Technologie an den japanischen Markt zuständig. Air Products Japan und NSPE arbeiten mit Kunden im Markt für Fahrzeugbetankung zusammen.

Auf dem Weg zur Wasserstoffgesellschaft
„Diese Vereinbarung ist ein wichtiger Schritt für Air Products und NSPE, um im japanischen Markt für Wasserstofftankstellen Fuß zu fassen“, erläutert Ed Kiczek, Global Business Director im Bereich Hydrogen Energy Systems bei Air Products. „Japan engagiert sich sehr für den Aufbau einer Infrastruktur für Wasserstofftankstellen und ist einer der ersten Märkte, in dem Automobilhersteller Brennstoffzellenfahrzeuge einführen wollen. Wir freuen uns darüber, mit NSPE zusammenzuarbeiten, und schätzen die technische und betriebliche Kompetenz unseres Partners ebenso wie seine Kenntnis der japanischen Märkte. In Kombination mit unserer Marktführerschaft und bewährten Technologie im Wasserstoffbereich können wir zusammen den Anforderungen dieses Zukunftsmarkts gerecht werden.“

Air Products ist seit 1970 in Japan tätig und arbeitet über seine hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft Air Products Japan an den Möglichkeiten der Wasserstoffbetankung.

„Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass diese Vereinbarung für Japan ein wertvoller erster Schritt auf seinem Weg zu einer Wasserstoffgesellschaft ist“, erklärt Takashi Takeuchi, Managing Director im Bereich Marketing and Business Development. „Die japanische Regierung plant die Installation von 100 Wasserstofftankstellen bis 2015 und 1.000 Wasserstofftankstellen bis 2025. Dadurch soll die Verbreitung von Brennstoffzellenfahrzeugen vorangetrieben werden. Wir sind äußerst zufrieden damit, dass uns die Kombination der Technologien und langjährigen Erfahrung im Erdgas- und Flüssigerdgassektor von NSPE mit der einzigartigen Wasserstoffbetankungs-Technologie von Air Products die Möglichkeit gibt, zur Umsetzung dieser Ziele beizutragen.“

Die Wasserstofftechnologie von Air Products
Die SmartFuel®-Wasserstofftankstellen von Air Products ermöglichen eine Betankung bei 700 Bar (10.000 psi). Sie umfassen die patentierte Air Products-Technologie für die Praktizierung des SAE J2601-Betankungsprotokolls. Air Products bietet verschiedene Konzepte für SmartFuel®-Tankstellen mit modularer oder erweiterbarer Technologie und verfügt über ein vollständiges Portfolio an globalen Patenten sowie über zusätzliche ausstehende Patente, die sich auf Neuentwicklungen bei dem „compression-less“ Wasserstofftankstellen-Konzept beziehen. Weitere Details zu den Technologien der Wasserstofftankstellen von Air Products finden Sie unter www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Als weltweit führender Lieferant von Wasserstoff an Raffinerien ermöglicht Air Products die Produktion sauber verbrennender Kraftstoffe und verfügt über umfassende Erfahrungen in der Wasserstoffbetankungs-Branche. Tatsächlich zählen einige Standorte mit bestimmten Betankungsanwendungen mehr als 75.000 Füllvorgänge pro Jahr. Die Nutzung der Betankungstechnologie des Unternehmens steigt und liegt bei mehr als 850.000 Füllvorgängen pro Jahr. Air Products war an mehr als 160 Projekten zur Wasserstoffbetankung in den USA und 20 Ländern auf der ganzen Welt beteiligt. Kfz, Lkw, Transporter, Motorroller, Gabelstapler, Lokomotiven, Flugzeuge, Funkmasten und sogar U-Boote wurden mit den wegweisenden SmartFuel®-Technologien betankt.

Air Products verfügt über mehr als 50 Jahre Erfahrung im Bereich Wasserstoff und ein umfassendes Patentportfolio bei der Wasserstoffbetankungs-Technologie. Der Gase-Spezialist bietet flüssigen und gasförmigen Wasserstoff sowie eine Reihe an Geräten und Protokollen für die Kraftstoffabgabe bei unterschiedlichem Druck. Der Wasserstoff für diese Stationen kann per Lkw oder Pipeline an den Standort geliefert und durch die Reformierung von Erdgas, die Umwandlung von Biomasse oder durch Elektrolyse – einschließlich der durch Solar- oder Windenergie angetriebenen Elektrolyse – produziert werden.

Informationen zu Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) bietet atmosphärische, Prozess- und Spezialgase, Hochleistungsmaterialien, Ausrüstung und Technologien. Seit über 70 Jahren ermöglicht das Unternehmen den Kunden, ihre Produktivität, Energieeffizienz und Nachhaltigkeit zu steigern. Das Unternehmen wurde von Thomson Reuters und Forbes als weltweit innovativstes Unternehmen anerkannt und liefert mit mehr als 21.000 Mitarbeitern in über 50 Ländern effektive Lösungen für Energie-, Umwelt- und aufkommende Märkte. Dazu zählen die Halbleiterfertigung, die Wasserstoffversorgung von Raffinerien, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverflüssigung sowie die Produktion von modernen Beschichtungen und Klebstoffen. Im Geschäftsjahr 2013 näherte sich der Umsatz von Air Products der 10,2 Mrd. US-$-Marke. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie auf unserer Website unter www.airproducts.de.

Informationen zu NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE)
NSPE ist eine hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft von NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINNERING CO., LTD., einem Segmentunternehmen von NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION (NSSMC). NSPEist in der Technikbranche für energiebezogene Anlagen tätig, zum Beispiel bei verschiedenen Arten von Pipelines, Erdgas und Flüssigerdgas. Die NSSMC Group war an der Konstruktion von Wasserstofftankstellen für die Expo 2005 in Aichi (Japan) beteiligt. NSPE wirkt seit mehr als 50 Jahren an der Konstruktion wichtiger Erdgas-Pipelines in Japan mit und stellt ebenfalls Anlagen für den Transport und den Empfang von Flüssigerdgas bereit. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie unter www.nspe.nssmc.com.

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Air Products et NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. signent un accord relatif à la création de stations de ravitaillement en hydrogène au Japon

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE : APD) et NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE) ont annoncé aujourd'hui la signature d'un accord entérinant l'intention des deux entreprises de travailler ensemble au développement du marché des infrastructures de ravitaillement en hydrogène au Japon. L'accord mentionne également l'objectif de finalisation d'un contrat à long terme portant sur l'établissement de relations commerciales et d'approvisionnement entre les entreprises basées aux Etats-Unis et à Tokyo, Japon.

« Cet accord représente une étape importante à la fois pour Air Products et pour NSPE en vue d'accéder au marché du ravitaillement en hydrogène au Japon. Le Japon se montre progressiste dans son intention de développer des infrastructures de ravitaillement en hydrogène. Il s'agit de l'un des premiers marchés pour lesquels les fabricants d'automobiles ont annoncé des plans de déploiement de véhicules. Nous sommes enchantés de travailler en collaboration avec NSPE et accordons une grande importance à leur expertise en matière d'ingénierie et d'opérations, ainsi qu'à leur connaissance des marchés japonais. Ces qualités, associées à notre position de leader et notre expérience dans ce secteur, nous permettront de répondre aux besoins de ce marché en plein essor grâce à une technologie qui a fait ses preuves », déclare Ed Kiczek, directeur général des activités - Hydrogen Energy Systems chez Air Products. Et Kiczek d'ajouter qu'Air Products est présent au Japon depuis 1970 et travaillera sur les opportunités de ravitaillement en hydrogène par l'intermédiaire de sa filiale, Air Products Japan, que la société détient en totalité.

« Nous sommes convaincus que cet accord constitue une première étape importante pour le Japon dans la création d'une société de l'hydrogène, ainsi que pour Air Products et NSPE. Le gouvernement japonais prévoit l'installation de 100 stations de ravitaillement en hydrogène d'ici 2015 et de 1 000 de plus d'ici 2025 dans le pays, avec pour objectif d'accroître le nombre de véhicules à hydrogène. Nous sommes particulièrement fiers que l'association entre les technologies de NSPE et son expérience dans les secteurs du gaz naturel et du GNL acquise depuis de nombreuses années, et la technologie unique et avancée d'Air Products en matière de ravitaillement en hydrogène nous permette de contribuer à la réalisation de ces objectifs », déclare Takashi Takeuchi, directeur général – Marketing and Business Development.

Dans le cadre de l'accord final à formaliser, Air Products fournira la technologie de stations de ravitaillement en hydrogène SmartFuel®, de même que la licence du protocole de ravitaillement, l'ingénierie et la conception de l'infrastructure, tandis que NSPE se chargera de fournir l'ingénierie, la construction et d'adapter la technologie au marché japonais. NSPE et Air Products Japan travailleront conjointement avec les clients du marché du ravitaillement de l'automobile.

Les stations de ravitaillement en hydrogène SmartFuel® d'Air Products fournissent un ravitaillement en hydrogène à 700 bars (10 000 psi) et incluent la technologie brevetée d'Air Products leur permettant de suivre le protocole de remplissage SAE J2601. Air Products possède plusieurs concepts de stations de ravitaillement SmartFuel® intégrant une technologie modulaire et extensible. Par ailleurs, la société détient un portefeuille complet de brevets mondiaux et d'autres brevets en attente liés aux progrès des « stations de ravitaillement en hydrogène sans compression ». Vous trouverez plus d'informations sur les technologies de stations de ravitaillement en hydrogène d'Air Products à l'adresse www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Air Products, principal fournisseur mondial d'hydrogène aux raffineries et œuvrant en faveur de la production de carburants de transport plus propres, possède une vaste expérience dans le domaine du ravitaillement en hydrogène. A l'heure actuelle, pour certaines applications de ravitaillement en hydrogène, plusieurs sites fonctionnent avec des taux de ravitaillement supérieurs à 75 000 remplissages par an. L'utilisation de la technologie de ravitaillement de la société augmente et se situe à plus de 850 000 remplissages en hydrogène par an. La société a participé à plus de 160 projets de ravitaillement en hydrogène aux Etats-Unis et dans 20 pays du monde entier. Les technologies Air Products de pointe sont utilisées dans des voitures, camions, camionnettes, bus, scooters, chariots élévateurs, locomotives, avions, tours de téléphonie cellulaire, équipements de manutention, et même des sous-marins.

Air Products s'appuie sur plus de 50 ans d'expérience de l'hydrogène et un portefeuille étendu de brevets relatifs à la technologie de distribution de l'hydrogène. Air Products fournit de l'hydrogène sous forme liquide et gazeuse, et divers appareils et protocoles autorisant une distribution à différentes pressions. L'hydrogène à destination de ces stations peut être livré par camion ou pipeline, produit par reformage du gaz naturel, conversion de la biomasse ou par électrolyse, y compris l'électrolyse solaire et éolienne.

A propos d'Air Products
Air Products (NYSE : APD) fournit des gaz de l'air, des gaz de procédés et des gaz spéciaux, ainsi que des technologies, des équipements et des matériaux haute performance. Depuis plus de 70 ans, la société permet à ses clients d'augmenter la productivité, l'efficacité énergétique et la durabilité. Reconnue comme l'une des sociétés les plus innovantes par Thomson Reuters et le magazine Forbes, la société Air Products compte 21 000 employés répartis dans plus de 50 pays. Ils proposent des solutions d'approvisionnement efficaces dédiées à l'énergie, à l'environnement et à des marchés émergents, tels que les matériaux semi-conducteurs, l'hydrogène de raffinerie, la gazéification du charbon, la liquéfaction du gaz naturel, ainsi que les revêtements et adhésifs issus de technologies de pointe. Au cours de l'exercice 2013, les ventes d'Air Products ont atteint 10,2 milliards de dollars. Pour plus de renseignements, rendez-vous sur www.airproducts.com.

A propos de NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE)
NSPE, filiale à 100 % de NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN ENGINNERING CO., LTD., qui appartient à NIPPON STEEL &SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION (NSSMC), est spécialisée dans les technologies d'ingénierie appliquées aux installations énergétiques, comme les différents types de pipelines, le gaz naturel et le GNL. Le groupe NSSMC possède de l'expérience dans la construction de stations d'hydrogène, acquise pour l'exposition universelle de 2005 à Aichi, au Japon. NSPE s'illustre depuis plus de 50 ans dans la construction des principaux pipelines de transport de gaz naturel au Japon et a également construit plusieurs sites, comme des installations de réception et de transmission de GNL. Pour plus de renseignements, consultez le site http://www.nspe.nssmc.com.

REMARQUE : ce communiqué peut comporter des « énoncés prospectifs » mentionnés au sens des dispositions refuge du Private Securities Litigation Reform Act de 1995. Ces énoncés prospectifs sont basés sur les attentes et les hypothèses raisonnables de la direction quant à d'importants facteurs de risque au moment de la publication de ce communiqué. Les performances réelles et les résultats financiers peuvent différer sensiblement des projections et des estimations indiquées dans les énoncés prospectifs en raison de plusieurs facteurs non prévus par la direction, tels que les facteurs de risque décrits dans le rapport Form 10K de l'entreprise pour son exercice fiscal terminé le 30 septembre 2013.

Air Products and NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. Sign Agreement for Hydrogen Fueling Station Work in Japan

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) and NIPPON STEEL & SUMIKIN Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. (NSPE) today jointly announced the signing of an agreement signifying the intent of the two companies to work together on Japan’s developing hydrogen fueling infrastructure market. The agreement also discusses the objective of finalizing a long-term marketing and supply relationship agreement between the U.S. and Tokyo, Japan-based companies.

“This agreement is an important step for both Air Products and NSPE in gaining entrance to Japan’s hydrogen fueling market. Japan is being progressive in their intent to develop a hydrogen fueling infrastructure and is one of the early markets where automobile manufacturers have announced plans to deploy vehicles. We are pleased to be working with NSPE and greatly value their engineering and operations expertise, as well as their knowledge of the Japan markets. Combined with our leadership and experience in this field, together we can meet this developing market’s needs with proven technology,” said Ed Kiczek, global business director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Kiczek added that Air Products has operated in Japan since 1970, and will work through its established wholly-owned subsidiary, Air Products Japan, on hydrogen fueling opportunities.

“We are convinced that this agreement will be a valuable first step for Japan as it heads toward the realization of hydrogen society, as well as for Air Products and NSPE. The Japanese government has been planning to install 100 hydrogen fueling stations by 2015, and also 1,000 by 2025 in the country, aiming at the dissemination of FCVs. We are greatly pleased that the combination of NSPE’s technologies and experiences accumulated in the natural gas and LNG sector over many years, and Air Products’ unique advanced hydrogen fueling technology will enable us to significantly contribute to the implementation of those targets,” said Takashi Takeuchi, managing director – Marketing and Business Development.

As part of the final agreement to be formalized, Air Products will provide SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling station technology and the fueling protocol license, infrastructure engineering and design, while NSPE will provide engineering, construction, and adapt the technology for the Japanese market. NSPE and Air Products Japan will jointly work with customers in the automotive fueling market.

Air Products’ SmartFuel® hydrogen fueling stations provide hydrogen fueling at 700 bar (10,000 psi) and include Air Products’ patented technology to practice the SAE J2601 fueling protocol. Air Products has available several SmartFuel® fueling station concepts incorporating modular and expandable technology and holds an entire portfolio of global patents, with additional patents pending related to “compressionless hydrogen fueling station” advancements. 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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 850,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 160 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 50 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 that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by both Thomson Reuters and Forbes magazine, more than 21,000 employees in over 50 countries supply effective solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2013, Air Products had sales of $10.2 billion. 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 ENGINNERING 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, 2013.

La innovadora tecnología SmartFuel® de Air Products establece la siguiente etapa en la implementación de infraestructuras de repostaje de hidrógeno

Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products, grupo matriz de Carburos Metálicos, acaba de presentar la primera plataforma de botellas de hidrógeno a alta presión SmartFuel® capaz de transportar grandes volúmenes de hidrógeno a alta presión, a la cada vez más amplia red de estaciones de repostaje de hidrógeno SmartFuel®. Esta plataforma de botellas de hidrógeno es la primera de una nueva flota que estará disponible en los próximos meses, a una mayor presión y con un nuevo diseño.

Esta moderna plataforma de hidrógeno destaca por sus botellas fabricadas en un material composite especial para el almacenamiento de hidrógeno a alta presión. Con la nueva plataforma SmartFuel® se puede transportar hidrógeno de forma rentable desde las instalaciones de producción central hasta la estación de repostaje a una presión muy por encima de 350 bares, un aumento significativo comparado con los 200 bares de los modelos tradicionales de suministro de hidrógeno industrial. Este aumento de presión elimina totalmente la necesidad de compresión en la estación de servicio en repostajes a 350 bares, y reduce significativamente la compresión necesaria para repostar a 700 bares. Para los operadores de las estaciones de servicio esta ventaja se traduce en una menor inversión en equipos, así como una notable reducción de costes de operación y mantenimiento.

Al reducir la necesidad de compresión en las estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno se consiguen unos niveles más altos de fiabilidad, como ya ha demostrado Air Products en la estación de repostaje de autobuses SmartFuel® de Londres, donde los altos niveles de disponibilidad de hidrógeno listo para ser repostado están en línea con los estándares del sector. El concepto de suministro mediante plataformas de botellas de hidrógeno a alta presión SmartFuel® también reduce de forma significativa el espacio necesario para implementar estaciones de repostaje de hidrógeno, especialmente en comparación con las que incluyen producción de hidrógeno in situ, como la electrólisis.

La plataforma de botellas de hidrógeno a alta presión SmartFuel® que se acaba de poner en servicio ha contado con la ayuda del proyecto CHIC (Clean Hydrogen In European Cities) del programa europeo FCH JU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking). Tiene la capacidad de funcionar como una estación de repostaje móvil para autobuses y de servir de apoyo a la operación de los autobuses de pila de combustible de hidrógeno de Londres.

En palabras de Diana Raine, European Business Manager - Hydrogen Energy Systems de Air Products, "El despliegue de esta innovadora tecnología de Air Products es un hito importante encaminado a establecer a largo plazo una infraestructura de repostaje de hidrógeno viable en el Reino Unido y Europa. Es rentable, fiable, ahorra espacio y refuerza nuestro compromiso con la creación de un sector próspero de transporte basado en el hidrógeno."

Sobre Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra gases atmosféricos, de proceso y especiales; materiales de alto rendimiento; equipamiento y tecnología. Durante más de 70 años, la compañía ha contribuido a que sus clientes ser más productivos, energéticamente eficientes y sostenibles. Reconocida como una de las empresas más innovadoras del mundo por la agencia Thomson Reuters y la revista Forbes, 21.000 empleados en más de 50 países suministran soluciones innovadoras en energía, medioambiente y mercados emergentes. Esto incluye gases para la industria de semiconductores, plantas de hidrógeno, gasificación de carbón, licuefacción de gas natural, recubrimientos avanzados y adhesivos. En el ejercicio fiscal 2013, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos aproximados de 10.200 millones de dólares. Para más información, visite www.airproducts.com.

Sobre Carburos Metálicos
Carburos Metálicos es una compañía líder en el sector de gases industriales y medicinales que produce, distribuye y vende gases para múltiples sectores: metalurgia, vidrio, aguas, alimentación, medicinal, energía, petroquímica, laboratorios, congelación, refrigeración, enología, ocio y bebidas. La compañía aporta una amplia gama de productos, soluciones y servicios a sus clientes, así como materiales y equipos destinados a las aplicaciones de estos gases.

Fundada en 1897, Carburos Metálicos cuenta con más de 116 años de servicio a la industria de nuestro país y siempre ha mantenido un fuerte vínculo con la sociedad. Actualmente, la compañía cuenta con un equipo de más de 700 profesionales, una capacidad de producción de más de 1000 toneladas de gas licuado cada día (mtpd), 17 plantas de envasado, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, 21 centros propios y un departamento de I+D ubicado en Bellaterra (MATGAS), a través de una alianza estratégica de Carburos Metálicos con la Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) y el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).

Además, es la única compañía gasista que da cobertura a todo el territorio español, a través de una red de 160 distribuidores que aportan flexibilidad y cercanía y que le permiten servir a más de 100.000 clientes.

Desde 1995, pertenece al grupo norteamericano Air Products, hecho que le añade el potencial y la visión de un grupo global que cuenta con 21.000 empleados en más de 50 países y que presta servicio a clientes en todo el mundo, ofreciendo además de gases, materiales de alto rendimiento e intermedios químicos. Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite www.carburos.com.

Sobre Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
La Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) es una asociación entre los sectores público y privado de apoyo a la investigación, desarrollo tecnológico y actividades de demostración de las tecnologías de pilas de combustible y del hidrógeno en Europa. Su objetivo es acelerar la introducción de estas tecnologías en el mercado y que sirvan como instrumento para conseguir un sistema energético bajo en carbono. Los tres miembros de la FCH JU son la Comisión Europea, las empresas de pilas de combustible e hidrógeno representados por el grupo industrial NEW y la comunidad científica representada por el grupo de investigación N.ERGHY.

Sobre el proyecto CHIC
El proyecto CHIC (Clean Hydrogen In European Cities) consiste en la integración de 26 autobuses de pila de combustible de hidrógeno en rutas de autobús y operaciones de transporte público diarias en cinco lugares de Europa: Aargau (Suiza), Bolzano/Bozen (Italia), Londres (Reino Unido), Milán (Italia) y Oslo (Noruega). El proyecto CHIC cuenta con el apoyo de la Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) de la Unión Europea, con una financiación de 26 millones de euros, y entre sus 25 socios europeos se incluyen compañías suministradoras de vehículos e infraestructura de repostaje de hidrógeno.

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Wasserstoffinfrastruktur-Aufbau: Innovative SmartFuel® Wasserstoff-Hochdrucktrailer von Air Products nehmen Betrieb auf

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Der Industriegasespezialist Air Products stellt heute den SmartFuel®-Wasserstoff-Hochdrucktrailer vor, mit dem große Volumina Wasserstoff bei hohem Druck an das wachsende Netzwerk von SmartFuel®-Wasserstofftankstellen geliefert werden können und dort zu deutliche Kostensenkungen führen. Der Trailer ist der erste einer Flotte neuartiger Wasserstoff-Hochdrucktrailer, die in den nächsten Monaten zum Einsatz kommen wird.

Der hochmoderne SmartFuel®-Hochdrucktrailer verfügt über spezielle Verbundflaschen für die Lagerung von Wasserstoff, die eine kosteneffiziente Lieferung von Wasserstoff, hergestellt in zentralen Produktionsanlagen, bei einem Druck von deutlich über 350 Bar ermöglichen. Dies stellt eine erhebliche Verbesserung im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Wasserstofftrailern dar, bei denen mit einem Druck von 200 Bar gearbeitet wird. Durch den erhöhten Druck ist für die Betankung von 350-Bar-Fahrzeuge keine Kompression vor Ort mehr erforderlich, während bei der Betankung von 700-Bar-Fahrzeugen die Kompressionsleistung an der Tankstelle deutlich reduziert wird. Dies führt zu einem geringeren Investitionsaufwand sowie einer erheblichen Reduzierung der Betriebskosten für den Tankstellenbetreiber.

Durch die Minimierung der Kompression vor Ort erhöht sich auch die Zuverlässigkeit der Betankungsanlage. Dies hat Air Products unmittelbar bei seiner SmartFuel®-Bustankstelle in London nachgewiesen. Hier wird eine Verfügbarkeit erreicht, die durchweg den Erwartungen der Busbranche entsprechen. Das Lieferkonzept des SmartFuel®-Hochdrucktrailers sorgt außerdem für eine deutliche Reduzierung des Platzbedarfs einer Wasserstofftankstelle, insbesondere im Vergleich zu Betankungslösungen mit Wasserstoffproduktion vor Ort, wie z. B. Elektrolyse.

Der heute in Betrieb genommene SmartFuel®-Hochdrucktrailer wird vom Projekt „CHIC- Clean Hydrogen in European Cities“ (Sauberer Wasserstoff in europäischen Städten) des FCH JU (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking) unterstützt. Der Trailer kann als mobile Bustankstelle sowie für die Unterstützung des Betriebs der Wasserstoffbusse in London eingesetzt werden.

Diana Raine, European Business Manager – Hydrogen Energy Systems, Air Products, sagte Anlässlich der Betriebsaufnahme der Flotte: „Der Einsatz dieser innovativen Technologie stellt einen wichtigen Meilenstein auf dem Weg zu einer langfristigen, rentablen Wasserstoffbetankungsinfrastruktur in Großbritannien und Europa dar. Sie ist kosteneffizient, platzsparend und zuverlässig und verstärkt unser Engagement für den Aufbau eines erfolgreichen Wasserstofftransportsektors.“

Informationen zum Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
Beim Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) handelt es sich um eine einzigartige öffentlich-private Partnerschaft, welche die Forschung, technische Entwicklung und Demonstration im Bereich der Brennstoffzellen- und Wasserstoffenergietechnologien in Europa unterstützt. Ziel des Unternehmens ist es, die Markteinführung dieser Technologien zu beschleunigen und deren Potenzial als Instrument für die Erreichung eines kohlenstofffreien Energiesystems umzusetzen. Die drei Mitglieder des FCH JU sind die Europäische Kommission, die Brennstoffzellen- und Wasserstoffbranche, repräsentiert durch NEW Industry Grouping, und die Forschungsgemeinschaft, repräsentiert durch Research Grouping N.ERGHY.

Informationen zum CHIC-Projekt
Im Rahmen des CHIC-Projekts (Clean Hydrogen In European Cities) werden 26 Brennstoffzellenbusse im täglichen Nahverkehr und auf Busstrecken in fünf Städten in Europa eingesetzt – Argau (Schweiz), Bozen (Italien), London (GB), Mailand (Italien) und Oslo (Norwegen). Das CHIC-Projekt wird vom European Union Joint Undertaking for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH JU) mit 26 Millionen Euro unterstützt und hat 25 Partner in ganz Europa, einschließlich Branchenpartnern für die Fahrzeugbereitstellung und die Betankungsinfrastruktur.

Über Air Products
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist einer der führenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugehörigen Dienstleistungen. Der Industriegasespezialist wurde von Thomson Reuters und dem Forbes Magazin als eines der weltweit innovativsten Unternehmen ausgezeichnet und ermöglicht seinen Kunden seit über 70 Jahren, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 21.000 Mitarbeiter in über 50 Ländern entwickeln innovative Lösungen in den Bereichen ‚Energie’ und ‚Umwelt’ sowie für Wachstumsmärkte wie die Halbleiterindustrie, Wasserstofferzeugung, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverflüssigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2013 einen Umsatz von rund 10,2 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.

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Air Products’ innovative SmartFuel® technology marks the next step in hydrogen infrastructure deployment

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD) will introduce the first of its SmartFuel® hydrogen high pressure tube trailers today, capable of transporting large volumes of hydrogen at high pressure to its growing network of SmartFuel® hydrogen fuelling stations. This trailer is the first of a fleet of new design, higher pressure hydrogen tube trailers due to be deployed in the coming months.

This state-of-the-art SmartFuel® high pressure tube trailer features specialised composite cylinders for hydrogen storage that enable cost effective hydrogen from central production facilities to be delivered directly to the fuelling station at a pressure well above 350 bar; a significant enhancement on the existing 200 bar industrial hydrogen delivery models. This increased pressure removes the need for onsite compression for 350 bar vehicle refuelling and significantly reduces site compression for 700 bar vehicle refuelling. Station operators see this benefit translated into lower capital investment in the station hardware, as well as a marked reduction in station operating costs.

Minimising the need for compression on site naturally leads to higher levels of reliability, as Air Products has demonstrated first hand at its SmartFuel® bus refuelling station in London, where high onstream levels are consistently in line with industry expectations. The SmartFuel® high pressure tube trailer delivery concept also significantly reduces the space needed to deploy hydrogen refuelling stations, particularly compared with onsite hydrogen production solutions, such as electrolysis.

The SmartFuel® high pressure tube trailer put into service today was supported by the FCH JU Clean Hydrogen in European Cities (CHIC) project. It has the capability to operate as a mobile fuelling station for buses and to be used to support the hydrogen fuel cell buses programme operating hydrogen-powered buses in London.

Commenting, Diana Raine, European Business Manager - Hydrogen Energy Systems, Air Products, said: “The deployment of this new and innovative Air Products’ technology represents a significant milestone in the journey to establish a long term, viable hydrogen fuelling infrastructure across the UK and Europe. It is cost effective, space efficient and reliable, and re-enforces our commitment to the creation of a thriving hydrogen transport sector.”

EDITOR’S NOTES:

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. Recognized as one of the world’s most innovative companies by both Thomson Reuters and Forbes magazine, more than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply effective solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2013, Air Products had sales of $10.2 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbour 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, 2011.

About the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking
The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) is a unique public private partnership supporting research, technological development and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe. Its aim is to accelerate the market introduction of these technologies, realising their potential as an instrument in achieving a carbon-lean energy system. The three members of the FCH JU are the European Commission, fuel cell and hydrogen industries represented by the NEW Industry Grouping and the research community represented by Research Grouping N.ERGHY.

About the CHIC project
The CHIC (Clean Hydrogen In European Cities) project, involves integrating 26 hydrogen fuel cell buses in daily public transport operations and bus routes in five locations across Europe – Aargau (Switzerland), Bolzano/Bozen (Italy), London (UK), Milan (Italy), and Oslo (Norway). The CHIC project is supported by the European Union Joint Undertaking for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH JU) with funding of 26 million Euros, and has 25 partners from across Europe, which include industrial partners for vehicle supply and refuelling infrastructure.

Media Enquiries:
Air Products Media Team
Tel: 0207 618 9100
Email: hydrogen@luther.co.uk

Air Products Signs First Ever UK Commercial Lease for a Hyundai Hydrogen Powered Car to Join Its Business Fleet

Mon, 20 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500

Today, Air Products (NYSE:APD), is delighted to announce that it has signed a leasing contract for a new Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle to be delivered in April this year. This is the first commercial lease granted by Hyundai Motor UK Ltd in the UK.

The car leased by Air Products will be one of five vehicles leased from Hyundai as part of the LHNE project, part funded by the Technology Strategy Board in the UK, which was announced in January last year. Hyundai was selected to supply the cars based on the great progress it has made into making hydrogen fuel cell vehicles commercially available. Indeed it was the first global automaker to announce a commercial roll out of zero-emissions fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), with plans to manufacture 1000 units of the ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle by 2015.

The LHNE partners who will be signing lease agreements for the remaining four vehicles will be announced in due course. These vehicles will be utilised by members of the LHNE consortium, to demonstrate first-hand how hydrogen fuel cell vehicles easily operate in the real world. This will support the project’s work to create the UK’s first hydrogen powered transport system across London and the South East.

As part of the LHNE project, the consortium, led by Air Products, will deliver a publicly accessible, state-of-the-art J2601 compliant 700-bar renewable hydrogen fuelling station network, which the Hyundai cars will use to re-fuel.

To establish a viable and standardized network of 700-bar refueling stations, the LHNE project will upgrade the existing fuelling station located near Heathrow Airport and deliver a new fuelling station of the same specification in a central London location. In addition, the project will increase accessibility to Air Products’ hydrogen installation at Transport for London bus depot in Stratford.

Diana Raine, European Business Manager Hydrogen Energy at Air Products says: “We are very excited to be supporting the deployment of hydrogen vehicles in the UK by bringing the Hyundai ix35 FCEV into our business fleet. This is an important step for the LHNE project which is bringing together all the components necessary to make hydrogen transport possible across London and the South East. We hope that this model will be replicated across the UK and Europe in years to come.”

Tony Whitehorn, President and CEO, Hyundai Motor UK, says: “Hyundai is leading the way in hydrogen fuel cell technology and development and we are delighted to supply the first UK examples of the world’s only series-produced hydrogen fuel cell to the LHNE consortium. These cars, along with the help of the LHNE partners, will help to create the blueprint for an expanded hydrogen network for London and the rest of the UK.”

EDITOR’S NOTES:
The LHNE consortium, led by Air Products, will deliver a publicly accessible, state-of-the-art fast-fill 700 bar renewable hydrogen fuelling station network, over a period of three years. The LHNE project will upgrade the fuelling station at Heathrow airport to 700 bar, and a brand new fuelling station with this specification will be built in central London. The creation of this network is particularly important because the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles due to go on sale in 2014/2015 will require a 700 bar fuelling system.

The Technology Strategy Board is the UK’s innovation agency. Its goal is to accelerate economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. Sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Technology Strategy Board brings together business, research and the public sector, supporting and accelerating the development of innovative products and services to meet market needs, tackle major societal challenges and help build the future economy. For more information please visit www.innovateuk.org.

For more information about the LHNE consortium members please visit:
Air Products - www.airproducts.com
Cenex - www.cenex.co.uk
Commercial - www.commercial.co.uk
Element Energy - www.element-energy.co.uk
GLA - http://www.london.gov.uk/hydrogen
HAL (Heathrow) - www.heathrowairport.com/about-us/community-and-environment/sustainability
Revolve - www.revolve.co.uk
Hyundai - www.hyundai.co.uk

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, 2012.

Media Enquiries:
Air Products Media Team
Tel: 0207 618 9100
Email: hydrogen@luther.co.uk

Le nouveau consortium H2 TRUST va promouvoir en Europe les atouts de l’hydrogène en matière de développement durable et de sécurité

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Placé sous la direction de MATGAS, le consortium regroupe les organisations publiques et privées européennes suivantes: Air Products PLC, European Hydrogen Association, Solvay Speciality Polymers, Politecnico di Milano, McPhy Energy, SOL, CIATech (Groupe PNO) et l’Université technique d’Eindhoven.

Co-financée par la Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (une commission européenne), cette initiative réaffirme le leadership d’Air Products dans le secteur de l’hydrogène, son implication en matière de sécurité et pour le développement d’énergies alternatives. Le projet prendra fin en novembre 2014.

Paris, le 14 novembre 2013– Neuf partenaires européens –des associations, des sociétés phares, des universités et des centres techniques et de recherche – ont lancé le H2 TRUST, un consortium créé pour faciliter la commercialisation à grande échelle d’applications mettant en oeuvre les piles à combustibles et l’hydrogène (FCH – Fuel Cells et Hydrogen) en Europe. Ce consortium va par ailleurs insister sur l’importance de la sécurité auprès de toutes les parties prenantes. Le projet est placé sous l’égide de MATGAS, une joint venture basée à Barcelone entre Air Products, le Conseil National pour la Recherche espagnol et l’Université Autonome de Barcelone.

L’un des principaux objectifs du H2 TRUST est d’évaluer les efforts de l’industrie pour s’assurer que la technologie FCH demeure sûre et que soient mis en place une réglementation adéquate, une sensibilisation aux risques et une bonne prépation aux accidents comme la capacité à satisfaire les intérêts publiques. Pour ce faire, le consortium se réunira de façon régulière. L’évaluation des risques va être concentrée sur chacun des principaux domaines d’application (production, stockage, distribution et transport de l’hydrogène, production énergétique à usage résidentiel, des véhicules et d’autres applications.) Le consortium espère que les résultats obtenus vont contribuer à créer une culture pérenne de la prévention du risque dans l’industrie et légitimer des outils et une connaissance susceptibles de renforcer les bonnes pratiques et la confiance du public.

“Nous espérons que le H2TRUST va contribuer à accélérer la commercialisation à grande échelle des applications piles à combustibles et hydrogène en Europe en informant de façon détaillée le public sur l’intérêt de ces technologies pour un futur durable” a déclaré le Dr Lourdes Vega, Directrice du centre de R&D de MATGAS.

L’hydrogène, doté de nombreuses propriétés, est surtout connu pour son usage dans les secteurs de l’aéronautiques et de l’espace mais il est aussi largement utilisé dans le cadre de nombreux process industriels. On citera notamment son emploi dans les raffineries pour convertir les bruts lourds en carburants plus propres ; en métallurgie pour réduire les oxydes métalliques et empêcher l’oxydation ; dans l’industrie chimique pour synthétiser des composés comme l’ammoniac et plus récemment dans les piles à combustibles pour propulser les voitures, les bus, les locomotives, les avions et même les sous-marins faiblement émissifs.

Notes:
Le H2TRUST se compose de 9 membres issus de 7 pays européens. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur les sites suivants :

H2 TRUST : www.h2trust.eu
MATGAS 2000 AIE, (Espagne) : www.matgas.org
Air Products Plc (Grande-Bretagne) : http://www.airproducts.com/industries/Energy/Hydrogen-Energy.aspx
European Hydrogen Association (FEDERAZIONE DELLE ASSOCIAZIONI SCIENTIFICHE E TECNICHE) (Belgique) : www.h2euro.org
Solvay Speciality Polymers Italy S.p.A (Italie) : www.solvay.com
Politecnico Di Milano (Italie) : www.polimi.it
McPhy Energy SA (MCPHY) (France) : www.mcphy.com
SOL S.p.A (Italie) : www.sol.it
Ciaotech S.r.l (PNO Group B.V) (Italie) : www.pnoconsultants.com
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) (Pays-bas) : www.tue.nl

A propos de MATGAS
MATGAS 2000 AIE, connue sous le nom de MATGAS, est une organisation à but non lucratif née d’une joint-venture entre Carburos Metalicos-Air Products Group, le Conseil national pour la Recherche Espagnol (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas – CSIC) et l’Université autonome de Barcelone (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona – UAB). MATGAS a été créée pour faire progresser la recherche et le développement de matériaux et de gas pour différentes applications.

A propos d’Air Products
Air Products est un fournisseur de gaz de l’air, de gaz process et de gaz spéciaux, de matériaux de performances, d’équipements et de solutions technologiques. Depuis plus de 70 ans, le Groupe permet à ses clients d’être plus productifs, d’optimiser leur rendement énergétique et d’être plus respectueux de l’environnement. Reconnu par Thomson Reuters et Forbes magazine comme l’un des groupes les plus innovants du monde, il emploie plus de 20 000 collaborateurs répartis dans une cinquantaine de pays qui travaillent à offrir des solutions novatrices aux secteurs de l’énergie, de l’environnement et aux marchés émergents. Air Products est le premier producteur d’hydrogène du monde et le N°1 des stations services hydrogène. Le Groupe a construit plus de 150 stations SmartFuel® à travers le globe et est fier de son rôle d’éclaireur dans le développement d’une infrastructure hydrogène en Europe.
Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur www.airproducts.fr.

A propos de l’Europeenne Hydrogen Association (FAST/EHA)
La FAST/EHA représente actuellement 21 organisations nationales pour l’hydrogène et la pile à combustible et les principales entreprises européennes impliquées dans le développement d’une infrastructure hydrogène. L’entité légale pour la FAST/EHA est Fast (fondée en 1897), la Fédération italienne des Associations Scientifiques et Techniques, un organisme à but non lucratif reconnu par décret du Ministère Italien pour l’Education, l’Université et la Recherche scientifique. FAST représente 34 associations techniques et scientifiques nationales regroupant environ 50 000 membres des secteurs de l’industrie, de la recherche et de la technologie.

A propos de Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy
Solvay Specialty Polymers fabrique plus de polymères, plus performants que toute autre société au monde. Producteur mondial majeur de matériaux innovants faisant plus que répondre aux normes les plus exigeantes en matière de développement durable, de durabilité, de résistance aux produits chimiques, aux températures et aux intempéries ainsi que de transparence. Parmi ces polymères ultra-performants, on citera des fluoropolymères, des élastomères fluorés, des polymères sulfones, des polyamides semi-aromatiques et des polyéthylènes de spécialités qui répondent pleinement aux exigences de clients industriels internationaux des secteurs de l’automobile, de l’aérospatiale, de la chimie, de la santé, des membranes, de la plomberie, des semi-conducteurs, des pétroles & gaz, des câbles & fils et des énergies alternatives. Grâce à son portefeuille étendu qui comprend plus de 30 marques offrant plus de 1 500 formulations et à l’alliance de l’innovation technique et d’une collaboration étroite avec ses clients, Solvay Specialty Polymers offre des solutions respectueuses de l’environnemet qui contribuent à améliorer notre qualité de vie.

A propos de Politecnico Di Milano
La Politecnico Di Milano est une université nationale à but non lucratif qui propose un cursus MSc et PhD en ingénierie de l’Energie avec des cours dédiés à l’hydrogène et aux piles à combustibles. Elle est impliquée dans des projets européens liés à la production d’hydrogène par vaporeformage membranaire pour alimenter les piles à combustibles, à la recherche sur la durée de vie des piles à combustibles en réalisant des essais avec des partenaires industriels sur des petits électrolyseurs sous pression, à la production d’hydrogène et au captage du CO2 à partir de mélanges d’hydrogène et de syngaz.

A propos de McPhy Energy SA
McPhy Energy S.A, basée près de Grenoble (France), conçoit et fabrique des solutions techniques innovantes et sûres autour de l’hydrogène. Spécialiste des produits de stockage d’hydrogène sous forme solide à base d’hydrures métalliques, McPhy a développé de solides connaissances dans la technologie de production d’hydrogène sur site à partir de l’électrolyse de l’eau alkaline. Avec l’acquisition récente de PIEL (Italie) et de HyTec Electrolyzer (Allemagne), McPhy dispose dorénavant d’une base internationale de plus de 3000 systèmes. Pour la 3è année consécutive, la société figure dans la liste des 100 entreprises mondiales technologiquement propres et fait partie du Top 5 français. Le Groupe dispose de sites de fabrication en France, en Italie et en Allemagne.

A propos de SOL S.p.A
Le Groupe SOL S.p.A est engagé dans la production, la recherche appliquée et les activités de distribution de gaz industriels, de gaz purs et de gaz médicaux, dans les soins à domicile aussi bien que dans les équipements médicaux associés, en Italie mais également dans 20 autres pays européens, en Turquie et en Inde. Les produits et services des sociétés du Groupe sont utilisés dans l’industrie chimique, métallurgique, alimentaire et d’ingénierie aussi bien que dans les secteurs de la protection environnementale, de la recherche et de la santé. Le Groupe est impliqué dans divers projets Européens liés à la production, la purification, le stockage de l’H2 et aux technologies innovantes le mettant en oeuvre, qu’il s’agissent d’applications industrielles, de systèmes avec piles à combustibles ou de transport écologique.

A propos de Ciaotech (PNO)
Ciaotech regroupe des consultants spécialisés en technologies et inovations. Présents dans 12 nations européennes, ils contribuent par leur expérience du management technique à des dizaines de projets communautaires avec une attention toute particulière portée à la sécurité (projets FP7 Secure Force et OSMOSIS), au transport (projet FP7 SMART), à l’énergie (projet FP7 ORECCA). Ils sont rodés à la création et à la gestion de groupes miroirs comme à la cartographie des parties prenantes (projet SPLASH), à l’analyse, à la préconisations et à la réalisation de feuilles de route.

A propos de l’Université technique d’Eindhoven
Le groupe de recherche Chemical Process Intensification (SPI) fait partie de la Faculté d’Ingénierie chimique et de Chimie de l’Université technique d’Eindhoven. L’objectif principal de ce groupe de chercheurs est le développement de nouveaux concepts de réacteur intégré basés sur une meilleure connaissance fondamentale grâce à des modèles sophistiqués de réacteurs multiphases validés. Ils y parviennent en utilisant une combinaison de modèles numérisés dernier cri (à différents niveaux de détails en employant une approche de modélisation multi-niveaux), des techniques expérimentales (non invasives) abouties et des démonstrations expérimentales de nouveaux concepts de réacteur (validation du concept).

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.

MATGAS lidera el proyecto europeo H2TRUST, que dará a conocer los beneficios del uso sostenible y seguro del hidrógeno

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500

La iniciativa se ejecutará a través de un consorcio que, liderado por el centro español MATGAS, está formado por organizaciones públicas y privadas europeas de 5 países: Air Products, Asociación Europea del Hidrógeno, Solvay Specialty Polymers, Politecnico di Milano, McPhy Energy, SOL, CiaoTech (grupo PNO) y la Universidad Tecnológica de Eindhoven.
Cofinanciado por Fuel Cells e Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (Comisión Europea), el proyecto reafirma el liderazgo de MATGAS y Air Products en el sector del hidrógeno, así como su compromiso con la seguridad y el desarrollo de energías alternativas. El proyecto se llevará a cabo hasta noviembre de 2014.

Air Products (grupo matriz de Carburos Metálicos) y MATGAS, centro de I+D de Carburos Metálicos, junto a siete socios europeos entre los que se incluyen asociaciones, empresas, universidades y centros tecnológicos y de investigación, han creado un consorcio para poner en marcha el proyecto H2TRUST. El objetivo de este importante proyecto, liderado por MATGAS, centro de referencia en investigación, es fomentar una buena gestión de la comercialización a gran escala en Europa de las pilas de combustible de hidrógeno así como de las distintas aplicaciones de este gas. Además, el consorcio también hará hincapié en la importancia de la seguridad.

Uno de los objetivos principales del consorcio es evaluar los esfuerzos de la industria para garantizar que la tecnología basada en el uso del hidrógeno es segura, así como confeccionar una reglamentación dirigida a concienciar a la opinión pública sobre los riesgos y ofrecer la formación necesaria para hacer frente a posibles incidentes. El consorcio se reunirá regularmente para asegurar que se cumplan estos objetivos, además de realizar evaluaciones de riesgo centradas en cada una de las principales áreas de aplicación (producción de hidrógeno, almacenamiento y distribución, movilidad y vehículos, y generación de energía para uso residencial). Los resultados ayudarán a crear una cultura de prevención en seguridad en la industria a largo plazo, así como herramientas y conocimientos que refuercen la confianza del público y el correcto uso de estas tecnologías.

Hidrógeno: sostenibilidad y futuro
“Esperamos que el proyecto H2TRUST ayude a acelerar la comercialización a gran escala en Europa de las pilas de combustible, así como de las distintas aplicaciones del hidrógeno, proporcionando información precisa al público sobre los beneficios de estas tecnologías para un futuro más sostenible", ha comentado Dra. Lourdes Vega, directora de MATGAS.

El hidrógeno tiene varias propiedades y, aunque es más conocido por su uso en los sectores de la aeronáutica y del espacio, se utiliza también en múltiples procesos productivos. De este modo, el hidrógeno se utiliza en las refinerías para convertir los aceites crudos en gasolina menos contaminante;

o en procesadores de metal para reducir los óxidos metálicos y para prevenir la oxidación. En la industria química, se utiliza para sintetizar compuestos como el amoníaco y, más recientemente, en las pilas de combustible de emisiones bajas utilizadas en automóviles, autobuses, locomotoras, aviones e incluso submarinos.

Para más información:
Burson-Marsteller
93.201.10.28
Marta Gonzalez
Gloria Almirall

Notas para el editor:

El consorcio H2TRUST está formado por nueve miembros de siete países europeos diferentes. Para obtener más información, visite las siguientes páginas web:

• H2TRUST (http://h2trus.eu)
• MATGAS, España (www.matgas.org)
• Air Products Plc, Reino Unido (http://www.airproducts.com/industries/Energy/Hydrogen-Energy.aspx)
• Asociación Europea del Hidrógeno (FEDERAZIONE DELLE ASSOCIAZIONI SCIENTIFICHE E TECNICHE), Bélgica (www.h2euro.org)
• Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.P.A., Italia (www.solvay.com)
• Politecnico Di Milano, Italia (www.polimi.it)
• McPhy Energy SA (MCPHY), Francia (www.mcphy.com)
• SOL S.p.A., Italia (www.sol.it)
• Ciaotech S.r.l. (PNO Group B.V.), Italia (www.pnoconsultants.com)
• Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Países Bajos (www.tue.nl)

Sobre MATGAS
MATGAS, centro de excelencia en CO2 y sostenibilidad, es una agrupación surgida como alianza estratégica entre la empresa Carburos Metálicos, del grupo Air Products, el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas y la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundado en 2001 y situado en el campus de la UAB, MATGAS es un centro puntero en el desarrollo de procesos y productos sostenibles, enfocado en tratamiento de aguas, agroalimentación y conservación de alimentos, usos sostenibles del CO2 y otros temas relacionados con energía y procesos sostenibles. Para más información visite www.matgas.org.

Sobre Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD), grupo al que pertenece Carburos Metálicos, suministra gases atmosféricos, procesados y especiales; materiales de alto rendimiento; equipamiento y tecnología. Durante más de 70 años, la compañía ha permitido a sus clientes ser más productivos, eficientes y sostenibles. Reconocida como una de las empresas más innovadoras del mundo por Thomson Reuters y la revista Forbes, más de 20.000 empleados en más de 50 países aportan soluciones innovadoras en energía, medioambiente y mercados emergentes. Esto incluye materiales semiconductores, refinerías de hidrógeno, gasificación de carbón, licuefacción de gas natural, recubrimientos avanzados y adhesivos. En el año fiscal 2013, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 10.200 millones de dólares. Para más información, visite www.airproducts.com.

Sobre la Asociación Europea del Hidrógeno
El FAST/EHA representa actualmente a 21 organizaciones nacionales de hidrógeno y pilas de combustible y las principales empresas europeas activas en el desarrollo de la infraestructura del hidrógeno. La entidad jurídica de la FAST/EHA es la FAST (fundada en 1897), Federación Italiana de Científicos y Asociaciones Técnicas, una asociación independiente sin ánimo de lucro reconocida por decreto del Ministerio italiano de Educación, Universidad e Investigación Científica. La FAST representa a 34 asociaciones científicas y técnicas nacionales, con unos 50.000 miembros del sector de la industria, la investigación y la tecnología. www.h2euro.org

Sobre Solvay Specialty Polymers (Italia)
Solvay Specialty Polymers produce más polímeros con más rendimiento que cualquier otra compañía en el mundo. Esta compañía es líder en la producción de materiales innovadores que superan los más altos estándares de sostenibilidad, durabilidad, resistencia química y térmica, resistencia a la intemperie y transparencia. Sus polímeros de alto rendimiento incluyen fluoropolímeros, los flouroelastómeros, polímeros sulfona, poliamidas aromáticas semi y polietilenos específicos, que satisfacen las necesidades de los clientes en todo el mundo pertenecientes a la industria automovilística, aeroespacial, química, salud, fontanería, y energías alternativas, entre otras.

Gracias a su amplio portafolio que incluye más de 30 marcas disponibles en más de 1.500 fórmulas, y una poderosa combinación de innovación tecnológica y estrecha colaboración con sus clientes, Solvay Specialty Polymers tiene el compromiso de ofrecer soluciones sostenibles que contribuyan a mejorar la calidad de vida de la sociedad. www.solvay.com

Sobre Politecnico Di Milano
Politecnico Di Milano es una Universidad Nacional sin ánimo de lucro, que ofrece masters y doctorados en ingeniería energética con contenidos específicos sobre hidrógeno. Está involucrado en proyectos europeos relacionados con la producción de hidrógeno con membranas de vapor creadas para alimentar las pilas de combustible, la investigación del ciclo de vida de la pila de combustible, las pruebas de pequeños electrolizadores presurizados en el marco de las actividades realizadas con otros socios, la producción de hidrógeno y la captura de CO2 a partir de las mezclas de gas de síntesis de hidrógeno. www.polimi.it

Sobre McPhy Energy SA
McPhy Energy S.A., con sede cerca de Grenoble, Francia, desarrolla y fabrica tecnologías innovadoras y seguras a partir del hidrógeno. Más allá de almacenar hidrógeno en estado sólido, McPhy está expandiendo sus actividades para generar hidrógeno in situ mediante la electrólisis de agua alcalina. Con la adquisición de PIEL (Italia) y HyTec Electrolyzer (Alemania), McPhy tiene ahora instalados más de 3.000 sistemas por todo el mundo. Durante tres años consecutivos, McPhy ha sido incluida en el grupo de empresas “Global CleanTech 100”, y es una de las compañías “Top 5 CleanTech” de Francia. El grupo cuenta con fábricas en Francia, Italia y Alemania. www.mcphy.com.

Sobre SOL S.p.A.
El Grupo SOL S.p.a. se dedica a la producción, la investigación aplicada y la distribución de actividades relacionadas con gases industriales, puros y medicinales, tanto en el sector de terapias domiciliarias como en el sector de equipamientos médicos en Italia. Actualmente cuenta con activos en 20 países europeos, Turquía y la India. Los productos y servicios de las compañías que pertenecen al grupo se utilizan en industrias como la química, la electrónica, metalúrgica, ingeniería y en la industria de producción alimentaria, así como en sectores como la salud, la investigación y la protección del medio ambiente. La empresa está involucrada en varios proyectos de la UE con respecto a la producción de H2, purificación, almacenamiento y tecnologías innovadoras, centradas en aplicaciones industriales, sistemas de pilas de combustible y movilidad sostenible. www.sol.it

Sobre Ciaotech (PNO)
La compañía está formada por consultores de tecnología e innovación con presencia en 12 países de la UE, y cuenta con experiencia en la gerencia técnica de decenas de proyectos de la UE así como un enfoque en las comunidades europeas de innovación centradas en áreas como la seguridad (FP7 SecureForce y proyectos de ósmosis), transporte (proyecto FP7 inteligente) o energía (proyecto FP7 ORECCA). También cuenta con una amplia experiencia en la creación de comunidades online, así como en la creación y gestión de Mirror Groups, mapping de stakeholders (proyecto SPLASH), análisis, asesoramiento y hojas de ruta. www.pnoconsultants.com

Sobre Eindhoven University of Technology
El grupo de investigación Intensificación de Procesos Químicos (SPI) forma parte de la Facultad de Química e Ingeniería Química en la Universidad Tecnológica de Eindhoven. El objetivo principal del grupo de investigación es el desarrollo de nuevos conceptos de reactores integrados basados la mejora de los conocimientos básicos utilizando modelos avanzados y validados de reactor (varias fases). Esto se consigue mediante el uso de una combinación de modelos numéricos (en diferentes niveles de detalle utilizando el enfoque de modelado de niveles múltiples), avanzadas técnicas experimentales (no invasiva) y la demostración experimental de conceptos novedosos (prueba de concepto). www.tue.nl.

Nieuw H2 Trust-consortium benadrukt voordelen van waterstof in Europa

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Negen Europese partners, waaronder enkele universiteiten, technologie- en onderzoeksinstituten, grote bedrijven en verenigingen, hebben het H2 Trust-consortium opgericht. Dit consortium wil een soepele overgang naar een commercieel gebruik van waterstof en brandstofceltechnologie in Europa stimuleren. Daarnaast wil het consortium bij alle stakeholders het belang van veiligheid bij de toepassing van waterstof onder de aandacht brengen. Het consortium wordt geleid door Matgas, een joint venture van Air Products, de nationale R&D-raad van Spanje en de Autonome Universiteit van Barcelona. De Technische Universiteit van Eindhoven is eveneens een van de deelnemers.

Het H2 Trust-consortium heeft een aantal belangrijke doelstellingen geformuleerd. Het wil er onder meer voor zorgen dat de waterstoftechnologie veilig is; dat er duidelijke regelgeving komt voor het gebruik van waterstof; dat iedereen zich bewust is van de risico’s en dat de industrie in staat om adequaat te reageren op eventuele bezorgdheid bij het publiek. De risicobeoordeling zal zich richten op de belangrijkste toepassingsgebieden, zoals de productie van waterstof, opslag en distributie, mobiliteit en voertuigen, stationaire toepassingen en energievoorziening in woonwijken. Het consortium verwacht dat zijn activiteiten zullen bijdragen aan een duurzaam veiligheidsbewustzijn in de industrie. Ook wil men tools en kennis ontwikkelen, die leiden tot best practices en meer vertrouwen van het publiek in de toepassing van waterstof.

“We hopen dat H2 Trust de commercialisatie van brandstofcellen en waterstoftoepassingen in Europa zal versnellen en dat de deelnemende partners het bedrijfsleven en het publiek van goede informatie over de voordelen van waterstoftoepassingen voor een duurzame toekomst voorzien”, vertelt Dr. Lourdes Vega, directeur van het Spaanse R&D-centrum Matgas.

Waterstof heeft verschillende eigenschappen en hoewel het element momenteel met name in de ruimtevaart en luchtvaart gebruikt wordt, kent het gas steeds meer toepassingen in productieprocessen. Raffinaderijen gebruiken waterstof bijvoorbeeld om ruwe olie om te zetten in schonere benzine en de metaalindustrie om oxidatie te voorkomen. In de chemische industrie zorgt waterstof ervoor dat verbindingen als ammoniak synthetiseren. Een veelbelovende toepassing is het gebruik van brandstofcellen in auto’s, bussen, trucks, vliegtuigen en onderzeeërs om schadelijke emissies te reduceren.

Over Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) levert atmosferische gassen, proces- en speciale gassen, performance materialen en equipment. Al meer dan 70 jaar ondersteunt het bedrijf zijn klanten bij de verbetering van de productiviteit, de energie -efficiency en duurzaamheid. De meer dan 20.000 medewerkers in 50 landen ontwikkelen en leveren innovatieve oplossingen voor de energiesector, het milieu en voor nieuwe markten. Daartoe behoren semiconductor materialen, waterstof voor raffinaderijen, technologie voor de vergassing van steenkool en het vloeibaar maken van LNG en geavanceerde coatings en lijmstoffen. De omzet in boekjaar 2013 bedroeg ongeveer 10,2 miljard dollar.
Voor meer informatie: > http://www.airproducts.com.

Over Matgas
Matgas 2000 AIE, ook bekend onder de naam Matgas, is een non-profit organisatie, die ontstaan is uit een joint venture van de Carburos Metálicos-Air Products Group, de nationale R&D raad van Spanje (Superior de Investigaciones Científicas - CSIC) en de Autonome Universiteit van Barcelona (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - UAB). Matgas werd opgericht om R&D-activiteiten op het gebied van materialen en gassen voor verschillende toepassingen te versnellen.
Voor meer informatie: > http://www.matgas.org/

Over het H2 Trust consortium
H2 Trust Consortium bestaan uit negen leden uit zeven landen. Meer informatie over de individuele deelnemers is te vinden op hun websites:

H2 TRUST : www.h2trust.eu/
MATGAS 2000 AIE : www.matgas.org/
Air Products Plc : www.airproducts.com/industries/Energy/Hydrogen-Energy.aspx
European Hydrogen Association (FEDERAZIONE DELLE ASSOCIAZIONI SCIENTIFICHE E TECNICHE) : www.h2euro.org/
Solvay Speciality Polymers Italy S.p.A (Italie) : www.solvay.com
Politecnico Di Milano : www.polimi.it
McPhy Energy SA (MCPHY) : www.mcphy.com
SOL S.p.A : www.sol.it
Ciaotech S.r.l (PNO Group B.V) : www.pnoconsultants.com
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) : www.tue.nl

Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Effective October 1, 2013, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will increase product pricing and monthly charges for merchant customers in North America. The pricing adjustments include increases of:

Up to 12% for liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, and liquid carbon dioxide.
Up to 20% for liquid argon, liquid and bulk hydrogen, and bulk carbon monoxide.
Liquid and bulk helium pricing adjustments will be determined on a contract by contract basis.

Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on other specific situations.

The revised prices are in response to various factors, including supply and demand imbalances, that are driving up production and delivery costs, and increases in operating expenses such as employee labor and benefits, natural gas and energy, and maintenance. Air Products continues to make significant investments in infrastructure, technologies, and productivity programs aimed at improving the reliability, safety, and cost efficiency of its operations.

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, 2012.

Air Products Introduces Advanced Retail Hydrogen Fuel Dispenser

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD), the worldwide leader in hydrogen fueling technology, announced today another innovation and step forward in this developing market with the introduction of its advanced consumer-friendly retail hydrogen fuel dispenser. 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.

“There is a direct benefit in consumer acceptance of new technology in making the hydrogen fueling experience similar to the traditional vehicle fueling experience. Air Products adapted all the consumer features and capabilities of a retail gasoline dispenser into our newest hydrogen fuel dispensing equipment,” said Brian Bonner, global product manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “Our extensive experience in hydrogen supply and our exclusive relationship with an industry-leader of fuel dispensing equipment, has led to both unique innovations involving hydrogen dispensing technology and a superior level of safety that is built into the advanced hydrogen dispenser.”

Air Products worked closely with Bennett Pump Company, a leading manufacturer of fuel dispensing equipment, in developing the advanced hydrogen fuel dispenser which benefits from the combination of Air Products’ vast hydrogen market experience and Bennett’s extensive background in engineering and manufacturing consumer and retail fuel dispensing products. This advanced technology will be immediately incorporated into 10 new fueling stations to be built by Air Products in California starting in 2013. The dispenser’s attractive design and user interface provides the same look, feel, and payment options as a traditional gasoline dispenser, and may be integrated into any existing retail point of sale system.

“I am extremely pleased with the end product resulting from the combined expertise of our two organizations,” comments Tom Thompson, president of Bennett Pump. “We are excited to be on the leading edge pioneering hydrogen refueling technology alongside a company such as Air Products, where the shared vision and emphasis on safety and quality are unparalleled.”

The hydrogen fuel dispensing equipment, based partially on Bennett’s Pacific Series product, includes SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)-certified dispensing components, proprietary hydrogen fueling protocols, as well as the ability to meet SAE’s “J2601” fueling requirements. Built on Air Products’ foundation of over 15 years of continuous development and testing, the dispenser is equipped with a consumer-friendly training interface, the latest Hydrogen Vehicle Authorization System to provide identification of the type of vehicle being fueled at the dispenser, and in many areas exceeds applicable safety code requirements.

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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 700,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 150 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 50 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 that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About Bennett Pump Company
Spring Lake, Michigan based Bennett Pump Company is a leader in engineering and manufacturing of fuel dispensing and integrated payment systems technology for retail and commercial applications including both traditional and alternative fuels. The company has been in operation since 1919 and currently does business in more than 90 countries around the world. For more information, visit www.bennettpump.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, 2012.

Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Effective, May 1, 2013, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will increase product pricing and monthly charges for merchant customers in North America. The pricing adjustments include increases of up to 10% for liquid argon, liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid and bulk hydrogen, bulk carbon monoxide, and liquid carbon dioxide. Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on other specific situations.

The revised prices are in response to various supply and demand product imbalances which have led to increased costs in nearly every aspect of producing and delivering industrial gases. Additionally, Air Products has been impacted by higher energy costs from utility companies and higher distribution costs.

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, 2012.

Konsorcjum firm pod przewodnictwem Air Products zbuduje pierwszy w Wielkiej Brytanii zintegrowany system transportu z wykorzystaniem paliwa wodorowego

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD), największy dostawca gazów technicznych w Polsce, przewodzi konsorcjum firm, które w ciągu trzech lat zbuduje pierwszy w Wielkiej Brytanii zintegrowany system transportu z wykorzystaniem paliwa wodorowego w ramach projektu LHNE (London Hydrogen Network Expansion), obejmujący swoim zasięgiem Londyn oraz południowo-wschodnią część Anglii.

Konsorcjum, w którego skład wchodzą także firmy Cenex, Commercial Group, Element Energy, Heathrow Airport Ltd oraz Revolve Technologies Ltd wybuduje i udostępni do użytku publicznego sieć najnowocześniejszych 700-barowych stacji paliwa wodorowego. W ramach projektu LHNE, który jest współfinansowany przez rządową agencję ds. Innowacji w Wielkiej Brytanii (Technology Strategy Board), zostaną również wprowadzone na rynek pojazdy napędzane paliwem wodorowym – samochody Hyundai oraz furgonetki firmy Revolved.

Zintegrowany system transportu będzie wykorzystywał przyjazne dla środowiska paliwo wodorowe, którego jedynym produktem ubocznym spalania jest czysta woda. Stworzenie tego systemu jest istotne m.in. z uwagi na potrzebę zredukowania emisji gazów cieplarnianych w stolicy Wielkiej Brytanii w celu oczyszczenia londyńskiego powietrza i obniżenia emisji dwutlenku węgla. Dostępna publicznie sieć 700-barowych stacji paliwa wodorowego pozwoli na szybkie (około 3-minutowe) tankowanie wodoru do samochodów wyposażonych w ogniwa wodorowe, które główni producenci aut planują wprowadzić w Wielkiej Brytanii w latach 2014-15. W samym Londynie projekt LHNE zakłada unowocześnienie do 700 bar stacji paliwa wodorowego zlokalizowanej w pobliżu lotniska Heathrow oraz uruchomienie dodatkowej stacji zasilającej pojazdy w wodór.

„Cieszymy się, że Air Products może przewodzić pracom w ramach kompleksowego projektu LHNE. Stanowi on znaczący krok naprzód w rozwijaniu i integrowaniu infrastruktury paliwa wodorowego na potrzeby systemu transportu w Londynie oraz w południowo-wschodniej części Anglii. Mamy nadzieję, że projekt ten posłuży jako praktyczny model dla innych krajów w Europie i na świecie” – powiedziała Diana Raine, dyrektor ds. systemów energii wodorowej Air Products na Europę.

Firma Air Products od kilku lat aktywnie wspiera władze Wielkiej Brytanii we wprowadzeniu systemu transportu opartego na paliwie wodorowym. Od 2010 roku flota pięciu londyńskich autobusów jest napędzanych paliwem wodorowym firmy Air Products. Z kolei podczas ubiegłorocznych igrzysk olimpijskich w Londynie pięć czarnych taksówek napędzanych wodorem Air Products przewoziło po mieście VIP-ów.

W 2012 roku firma Air Products uruchomiła w porcie Rotterdam Botlek w Holandii, na potrzeby rafinerii ExxonMobil, jedną z najnowocześniejszych na świecie instalacji do produkcji wodoru – HyCO4. Zintegrowanie nowej instalacji Air Products z rafinerią ExxonMobil pozwoli zmniejszyć zużycie energii o ponad 15% oraz zredukować emisję dwutlenku węgla o 200 000 ton rocznie, co jest porównywalne z wyeliminowaniem emisji generowanych rocznie przez 90 000 samochodów. Część wodoru produkowanego w tej instalacji służy do zasilania londyńskich pojazdów wyposażonych w ogniwa wodorowe. Więcej informacji na temat instalacji HyCO4 firmy Air Products można znaleźć pod adresem: www.airproducts.com.pl/news/Informacje_prasowe/2012-02-14.htm.

Air Products jest światowym liderem w opracowywaniu technologii wodorowych służących do napędzania pojazdów oraz w produkcji paliwa wodorowego, które ma stanowić alternatywne paliwo przyszłości na świecie.

Dowodem na to jest między innymi ponad 50 patentów Air Products związanych z technologią napełniania pojazdów wodorem. Firma oferuje technologie oraz infrastrukturę niezbędną do napędzania i napełniania wodorem samochodów, autobusów, ciężarówek, samolotów, pociągów, wózków widłowych, wież nadawczych, a nawet łodzi podwodnych.

Oprócz intensywnego rozwijania infrastruktury wodorowej w Wielkiej Brytanii, Air Products dostarczyło stacje paliwa wodorowego, które obsługiwały autobusy dowożące widzów podczas Igrzysk Olimpijskich w Pekinie w 2008 roku. Z kolei w Niemczech firma Air Products zapewniła spółce Shell Deutschland najnowocześniejszą stację tankowania wodoru SmartFuel, która pozwala zasilić w wodór około 50 pojazdów dziennie. Air Products dostarczyło też technologię do pierwszej stacji paliwa wodorowego, która została uruchomiona przez Instytut Systemów Energii Słonecznej Fraunhofera we Freiburgu. Ponadto firma Air Products zapewnia niemieckiej marynarce wojennej kompletną infrastrukturę wodorową wykorzystywaną do napędzania łodzi podwodnych. Air Products ma bogate doświadczenie w dostarczaniu i obsłudze ponad 130 stacji paliwa wodorowego w 19 krajach, w tym ponad 120 stacji wodorowych w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Liczba napełnień wodorem w stacjach Air Products wynosi 350 tys. rocznie i szybko rośnie.

Air Products oferuje wodór w postaci ciekłej i gazowej oraz HCNG (mieszaninę sprężonego gazu ziemnego i wodoru). Ponadto firma opracowała szeroką gamę urządzeń oraz protokołów stosowanych w procesie napełniania pojazdów wodorem pod różnym ciśnieniem. Wodór dowożony jest do stacji paliwowych ciężarówkami, a powstaje w procesie reformingu gazu ziemnego, konwersji biomasy lub elektrolizy, w tym elektrolizy przeprowadzanej z wykorzystaniem energii odnawialnej (słońca i wiatru).

Air Products jest także największym na świecie producentem wodoru dla rafinerii ropy naftowej oraz liderem w zakresie jego dostaw i bezpiecznego użytkowania.

Firma posiada ponad 50 lat doświadczenia w rozwoju technologii wodorowej oraz ponad 35 lat doświadczenia w bezpiecznej obsłudze rurociągów doprowadzających wodór do zakładów klientów. W 2012 roku Air Products uruchomiło w USA najdłuższą na świecie 965-kilometrową sieć rurociągów, która sięga od Teksasu do Luizjany nad Zatoką Meksykańską. Przesyłany systemem rurociągów wodór jest wytwarzany w ponad 20 instalacjach Air Products o mocach produkcyjnych wynoszących 340 milionów hektolitrów wodoru dziennie. Ten kompleksowy system instalacji i rurociągów zapewnia firmom z branży rafineryjnej i petrochemicznej regularne i elastyczne dostawy wysokiej jakości wodoru, który jest kluczowy w procesie oczyszczania ropy naftowej. Firma Air Products budowała system rurociągów nad Zatoką Meksykańską z poszanowaniem środowiska naturalnego. W Teksasie Air Products zakupiło 200 hektarów mokradeł, aby wzmocnić inicjatywę Tony Houseman Wildlife Management Area. Natomiast w Luizjanie firma przekształca 60 hektarów prywatnych terenów w zalesione mokradła, przywracając w ten sposób naturalne przepływy hydrologiczne.

Oprócz systemu rurociągów nad Zatoką Meksykańską w Stanach Zjednoczonych, Air Products posiada i obsługuje systemy rurociągów do przesyłania wodoru m.in. w Południowej Kalifornii, w Kanadzie oraz w Rotterdamie w Holandii.

Informacje o Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) dostarcza gazy atmosferyczne, procesowe i specjalne, nowoczesne tworzywa, osprzęt i technologie. Od ponad 70 lat rozwiązania firmy pozwalają klientom zwiększać produktywność, zmniejszać zużycie energii oraz działać zgodnie z zasadami zrównoważonego rozwoju. Ponad 20 tysięcy pracowników Air Products w ponad 50 krajach dostarcza innowacyjne rozwiązania: półprzewodniki, wodór wykorzystywany w rafineriach, procesy gazyfikacji węgla, skraplanie gazu ziemnego oraz zaawansowane powłoki i kleje. Korzystają z nich klienci z sektorów energetycznego, ochrony środowiska oraz prowadzący działalność na rozwijających się rynkach. W roku fiskalnym 2012 przychody ze sprzedaży Air Products wyniosły blisko 10 miliardów dolarów amerykańskich. Air Products jest obecny w 15 krajach Europy, włączając w to kraje Europy Centralnej i Wschodniej, takie jak Słowacja, Czechy, Rosja i Polska. Firma Air Products, która jest obecna w Polsce od 20 lat, konsekwentnie wdraża strategię rozwoju opartą na starannie dobranych inwestycjach. Po przejęciu BOC Gazy w 2007 roku Air Products stał się największym producentem gazów technicznych w Polsce. Dodatkowe informacje są dostępne pod adresem www.airproducts.com.pl.

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Air Products Launches New Microsite for Hydrogen Users

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD)―the world's leading hydrogen supplier and operator of the world's largest hydrogen distribution network―has developed a new microsite designed to help hydrogen users improve efficiency and lower overall costs. The dedicated website is loaded with information and tools to aid hydrogen users in selecting the most cost-effective gas supply option for their specific operation, as well as help them increase process efficiency, optimize gas usage, and improve safety.

Air Products’ hydrogen support website explains the range of gas supply options available from the company, including:

CryoEase® microbulk solution for smaller volume users, which is an alternative to traditional cylinder supply that eliminates the hassle of cylinder handling and the supply interruption that occurs during cylinder change-outs;
Gaseous and liquid bulk hydrogen for larger volume users, which is delivered by tanker or trailer and stored on a customer’s site;.
PRISM® hydrogen generation systems, which enable on-site gas production for a more reliable, uninterrupted gas supply;
Cryogenic Hydrogen Compressor system for high-pressure hydrogen, which is a load-following system that closely matches output to changing demand requirements; and
Air Products Express Services, which is a fast and flexible option for short-term or emergency hydrogen supply.

The dedicated website contains contact information so hydrogen users can reach experienced Air Products engineers who can recommend the most efficient and cost-effective supply mode based on their volume, pressure, purity level, flow rate, and operating pattern.

The hydrogen support website also hosts interactive conversion tools, including Air Products’ new Gas Converter mobile app, which quickly converts weight and volume measures for hydrogen and other common industrial gases. In addition, microsite visitors can access technical literature on topics such as hydrogen supply, hydrogenation, and hydrotreating technologies, as well as read case studies to learn how other companies have benefited from Air Products’ hydrogen solutions.

Visit Air Products’ new hydrogen support microsite at www.airproducts.com/H2support.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. 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, 2012.

Londen krijgt eigen netwerk van waterstoftankstations

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

In Londen gaat binnenkort een uitgebreid project voor het rijden op waterstof van start. Het project bestaat uit een netwerk van openbaar toegankelijke waterstoftankstations, terwijl in het project ook personenauto's van Hyundai en Revolve-vrachtwagens op waterstof zullen rijden. Het project wordt uitgevoerd door een consortium van bedrijven, dat onder leiding staat van Air Products, één van de belangrijkste aanbieders van waterstof en waterstoftechnologie.

Het nieuwe netwerk van waterstoftankstations in Londen is een logisch vervolg op de aankondiging van een aantal grote automerken, dat ze in 2014 of 2015 op de markt komen met personenauto's op waterstof. Door nu al een netwerk van waterstoftankstations te ontwikkelen is de Britse hoofdstad straks voorbereid op de komst van waterstofauto's. Londen was al bezig met projecten voor bussen en taxi's op waterstof. Voor het project in Londen zal het bestaande waterstoftankstation in de buurt van Heathrow aangepast worden voor auto's, die waterstof tanken met een druk van 700 bar. Daarnaast zal voor het project de toegankelijkheid van het waterstoftankstation bij Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire en het tankstation van Transport for London in Stratford verbeterd worden. In Londen wordt daarnaast nog een nieuw tankstation gebouwd. Dankzij deze aanpassingen en uitbreiding ligt er straks een netwerk van vier 700 bar tankstations in de Britse hoofdstad, dat in de stijgende vraag naar waterstof als energiebron voor auto's kan voorzien. Als onderdeel van het project zal Commercial Group, een leverancier van kantoorartikelen en IT-apparatuur, een aantal Revolve waterstofvrachtauto's in gebruik nemen voor de distributie van haar producten.

Air Products is vanwege haar uitgebreide ervaring met waterstoftoepassingen en zijn betrokkenheid bij de andere Londense waterstofprojecten aangewezen als leider van het consortium. Het bedrijf is enthousiast over het project, omdat het een bijdrage levert aan de ontwikkeling van infrastructuur voor auto's op waterstof. "Het nieuwe project brengt alle componenten samen die noodzakelijk zijn om vervoer op waterstof in Londen mogelijk te maken, al voordat de eerste commerciële waterstofauto's in Engeland geïntroduceerd worden", zei Diana Raine, European Business Manager Hydrogen Energy van Air Products. "We hopen dat dit project een uitdagend voorbeeld wordt voor andere initiatieven in Engeland en de rest van Europa."

In het consortium zitten naast Air Product de bedrijven Cenex, Commercial Group, Element Energy, Heathrow Airport Ltd en Revolve Technologies. Het project wordt ondersteund met een subsidie van het Engelse agentschap voor innovatie, de Technology Strategy Board. Het project in Londen is één van de vijf onderzoeks- en ontwikkelingsprojecten, die in 2012 door de Technology Strategy Board geselecteerd zijn om het gebruik van energiesystemen op waterstof te stimuleren en de brandstofceltechnologie in het dagelijkse gebruik te introduceren. Het project wordt ook ondersteund door de burgemeester van Londen en de Greater London Authority.

UK’s First Integrated Hydrogen Transport System to be Built in London and South East

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Today, a consortium of companies with expertise in hydrogen transport infrastructure announced they will begin work on the three year LHNE (London Hydrogen Network Expansion) project, a government-backed initiative co-funded by the Technology Strategy Board to create the UK’s first hydrogen powered transport system across London and the South East.

The consortium, led by Air Products, will deliver a publicly accessible, state-of-the-art fast-fill 700 bar renewable hydrogen fuelling station network. LHNE will also deploy new hydrogen vehicles in London; including a number of Hyundai hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and Revolve hydrogen powered vans.

Creating this network is particularly important because the major car manufacturers have confirmed that the hydrogen vehicles available for purchase in the UK from 2014/15 require 700 bar fuelling systems. The LHNE project will upgrade the existing fuelling station located near Heathrow Airport to 700 bar and deliver a brand new fuelling station with this specification in London. In addition, the project will increase accessibility to the dual pressure fuelling station at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, and the Transport for London station in Stratford. These developments will create the first network of 700 bar fuelling stations in the UK, ready to meet an increasing demand for hydrogen fuel. The functionality of this network will then be proved by a fleet of hydrogen vans which will be operated by Commercial Group as part of their delivery network.

Diana Raine, Air Products, European Business Manager Hydrogen Energy said: “The LHNE project will bring together all the components necessary to make hydrogen transport possible across London and the South East as we prepare for the arrival in the UK of commercially available hydrogen vehicles. We hope that this project will act as an exciting demonstration model to be replicated across the UK and Europe in years to come.”

“Air Products is delighted to be leading this project which represents a significant milestone in the development of the UK’s hydrogen fuelling infrastructure for hydrogen transport.”

The LHNE consortium comprises of Air Products, Cenex, Commercial Group, Element Energy, Heathrow Airport Ltd and Revolve Technologies Ltd and the project is co-funded by a grant from the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board. It is one of five research and development projects selected by the Technology Strategy Board in 2012 to help accelerate the adoption of energy systems using hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, bringing them into everyday use. The Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority will play a supporting role in the project.

EDITOR’S NOTE:
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion.

The Technology Strategy Board is the UK’s innovation agency. Its goal is to accelerate economic growth by stimulating and supporting business-led innovation. Sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Technology Strategy Board brings together business, research and the public sector, supporting and accelerating the development of innovative products and services to meet market needs, tackle major societal challenges and help build the future economy. For more information please visit www.innovateuk.org.

For more information about the LHNE consortium members please visit:

Air Products www.airproducts.com
Cenex www.cenex.co.uk
Commercial www.commercial.co.uk
Element Energy www.element-energy.co.uk
GLA www.london.gov.uk/hydrogen
HAL (Heathrow) www.heathrowairport.com/about-us/community-and-environment/sustainability
Revolve www.revolve.co.uk

Air Products’ Technology Contributes to Cleveland RTA’s Passengers’ Zero Emission Ride

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) proprietary hydrogen dispensing and infrastructure technology was featured today in Cleveland, Ohio where the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA), in coordination with the NASA Glenn Research Center, held a hydrogen fuel cell bus program media event.

Air Products provided the hydrogen fueling station dispensing unit, and hydrogen compression and storage technologies, which were installed working with NASA contractor Sierra Lobo, Inc. and are located at RTA’s Hayden Garage in East Cleveland. At this location Air Products’ technology will be compressing, storing, and providing hydrogen produced from an on-site electrolysis unit, separating water into hydrogen and oxygen, to a 40-foot, 57 passenger bus that will transport RTA passengers between 60 to 80 miles a day for six to eight hours daily. The new hydrogen bus at RTA is powered by a UTC Power PureMotion fuel cell system, which runs on hydrogen and is free of harmful emissions.

“We’ve been involved with several mass transit hydrogen fuel cell projects around the country and the world and are pleased to play an important role in Cleveland’s project. The technology for hydrogen feeding fuel cells to power transportation vehicles is proven. Cleveland RTA riders will now experience that first-hand, and do so riding in a bus without any emissions other than water vapor,” said Robert Kelly, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products.

"RTA is the first transit system in Ohio, and one of the few in the nation, to produce its own hydrogen fuel," said Joseph Calabrese, CEO and general manager for RTA. "We are glad to be working with NASA on this unique project in fuel-efficiency."

Air Products’ most recent mass transit project involvement was in 2012 in Michigan with the commissioning of a fueling station and related infrastructure equipment. Details on Air Products’ portfolio of hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided 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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 500,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 150 hydrogen fueling projects in the United States and 19 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 50 years of hydrogen experience and an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents 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 that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. 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, 2012.

Air Productsconstruirá en la India la primera hidrogenera que funciona con energía solar

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

La Universidad de Estudios sobre el Petróleo y la Energía de la India (UPES) ha elegido a Air Productspara construir la primera hidrogenera que funciona con energía solar. La tecnología de repostaje de hidrógeno y la infraestructura de Air Products formarán parte del abastecimiento sostenible de la red pública de autobuses y del programa de la UPES para mostrar su aplicación en vehículos. La estación de repostaje, que producirá hidrógeno a partir de energía solar mediante un electrolizador, se ubicará en el Centro de Energía Solar próximo a Delhi y está previsto que empiece a funcionar en julio de 2013.

"El hidrógeno generado en esta estación será 100% renovable. Esto plasma el compromiso de la sociedad india con el desarrollo de fuentes de energía alternativa así como la experiencia de Air Products en el abastecimiento de hidrógeno como combustible alternativo. El proyecto de la UPES permitirá a Air Products acceder afuturas oportunidades en el sector del transporte y las telecomunicaciones en la India", afirmóNigel Gibson, director general de Air Products en la India. La UPES estádesarrollando este proyecto en colaboración con IndianOil, y está financiado por el Ministerio de Nuevas Energías Renovables del Gobierno de la India.

Firmemente comprometido con el desarrollo de energías limpias y sostenibles, el grupo Air Product participa activamente en el futuro del hidrógeno como vector energético desarrollando nuevas tecnologías e infraestructuras para el hidrógeno combustible.

El uso de la tecnología desarrollada por el Grupo está aumentando y, actualmente, Air Productsrealiza más de 500.000 repostados al año. La compañía, líder mundial en la producción de hidrógeno, ha participado en más de 150 proyectos de repostaje con hidrógeno en todo el mundo y cuenta con 150 estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno en 19 países de tres continentes. En Europa, la compañía dispone de 30 centros de producción de hidrógeno.

En España, Carburos Metálicos, empresa del grupo Air Products, ha diseñado, construido y puesto en servicio la infraestructura de almacenamiento de hidrógeno del parque eólico de Sotavento en Galicia, la hidrogenera de Zaragoza, y la hidrogenera del proyecto Hércules en Andalucía. Asimismo, Air Productslidera el proyecto HyTEC, en el que también participa el centro de I+D de Carburos Metálicos, MATGAS, para instalar en Londres y Copenhague nuevas estaciones de servicio de hidrógeno.

Sobre Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra gases atmosféricos, procesados y especiales; materiales de alto rendimiento; equipamiento y tecnología. Durante más de 70 años, la compañía ha permitido a sus clientes ser más productivos, energéticamente eficientes y sostenibles. Más de 20.000 empleados en más de 50 países suministran soluciones innovadoras en energía, medioambiente y mercados emergentes. Esto incluye materiales semiconductores, plantas de hidrógeno, gasificación de carbón, licuefacción de gas natural, recubrimientos avanzados y adhesivos. En el ejercicio 2012, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos aproximados de 10.000 millones de dólares. Para más información, visite www.airproducts.com.

Sobre Carburos Metálicos
Carburos Metálicos se constituyó en 1897. Desde entonces ha registrado un crecimiento constante que le ha llevado a liderar el sector de gases industriales y de uso medicinal en España. La empresa cuenta con un equipo de más de 600 profesionales, 17 plantas de envasado, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, 21 centros propios y más de 180 puntos de distribución y delegaciones repartidos por todo el territorio nacional. Carburos Metálicos forma parte del grupo Air Products desde 1995, que presta servicio a clientes en los mercados tecnológico, energético, sanitario e industrial de todo el mundo, ofreciendo una oferta global de productos, servicios y soluciones en gases atmosféricos, especiales y de proceso, así como materiales de alto rendimiento e intermedios químicos.
Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite www.carburos.com.

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Air Products India Wins Renewable Hydrogen Fueling Station Contract

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has been awarded a contract with India’s University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) to build the country’s first solar powered renewable hydrogen fueling station. Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology and infrastructure will be part of a mass public transit bus fueling and vehicle demonstration program administered by UPES. The station, which will generate hydrogen from solar energy via an electrolyzer and be located at the Solar Energy Centre near Delhi, is scheduled to be onstream in July 2013.

“The hydrogen generated at this station will be 100 percent renewable and illustrates both India’s commitment to developing greener alternate energy sources and Air Products’ hydrogen fueling capabilities. The UPES project will act as a springboard for many more opportunities in the automotive and telecommunication sectors in India,” said Nigel Gibson, managing director - Air Products India. “Our customers are recognizing the capabilities of our local team in dealing with the complexities of the regulatory authorities to validate hydrogen as a fuel, and to provide the support they need to successfully execute these projects.”

UPES is executing this project in collaboration with Indian Oil and it is entirely funded by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of the Government of India. “Although this is a demonstration project, this will be a major stepping stone for India to move towards the hydrogen economy,” says Dr. Niranjan Raje, former director of Indian Oil and the Principle Investigator for this project.

Once complete, the UPES project will mark the third Air Products hydrogen fueling station operating in India. Air Products India installed, and in January 2012 commissioned, a hydrogen fueling dispenser in Pragati Maiden, Delhi to serve a fleet of hydrogen powered auto rickshaws. The three-wheeled hydrogen-powered fleet transports visitors at the Pragati Maidan, where many large public exhibitions are held. Air Products was also a key player in the opening of India’s first hydrogen fueling station several years ago at a research and development center in Faridabad, south of New Delhi.

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. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 500,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company has been involved in over 150 hydrogen fueling projects in the United States and 19 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 50 years of hydrogen experience and an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents 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 that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. 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, 2011.

Air Products Introduces New Gas Converter Mobile App

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) has developed its first public mobile app, which converts weight and volume measures for common industrial gases and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Air Products Gas Converter is available for free download from global Apple® iTunes® Stores for use on iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod® touch devices. The new app enables users to quickly convert weight and volume measures for industrial gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, helium, and carbon dioxide, as well as LNG/methane.

“Air Products developed the new app as a value-added tool for anyone who frequently uses units of measure that differ from those used by the industrial gas industry, giving them the ability to convert from one unit of measure to another, especially weights and volumes,” said Steve Ruoff, Metals Processing industry manager at Air Products. “We wanted a convenient tool that takes advantage of the digital technology everyone is using today and can be built upon in the future.”

When converting between liquid and gaseous units, the Gas Converter accounts for the unique properties of each industrial gas, particularly molecular weight and density. For LNG, the tool converts flow rates—including Diesel Gallon Equivalents—and allows the user to specify values for a number of variables.

In the past, Air Products has provided printed weight/volume conversion charts on business cards and currently provides interactive conversion tools on the company’s website. With the addition of the Gas Converter mobile app, users can quickly and easily access the tool anytime, anywhere.

The Air Products Gas Converter app can be downloaded at www.airproducts.com/gasconverter.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. 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, 2011.

Air Products’ Pipeline, Operations and Customer Service Centers Focus of Texas Event

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The integrated relationship between Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) new pipeline, and Operations and Customer Service Centers, and their importance to supply chain management was explained to guests assembled for a dedication event held today at Air Products’ Pasadena, Texas facility. Air Products recently completed its Gulf Coast Connection Pipeline (GCCP) project, the world’s largest hydrogen plant and pipeline supply network, and began operating its new Customer Service Center at Pasadena in 2012.

“Our Operations Service Center (OSC) and Customer Service Center (CSC) work hand-in-hand. The OSC oversees the daily production at our plants, and the CSC works with customers and communicates with the OSC on product need and when to supply it. The Centers support most of our North America industrial facilities and also our new 600-mile Gulf Coast pipeline. The Centers are very important resources both in meeting customer demand and operating our industrial facilities safely and efficiently,” Wilbur Mok, Air Products’ vice president‒North American Tonnage Gases, told the audience at the Pasadena event.

Air Products, the leading global hydrogen provider, formally dedicated its GCCP this week. The pipeline stretches from the Houston Ship Channel in Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana. In August it began supplying over 1.2 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day to refinery and petrochemical customers. Air Products had operated two hydrogen pipeline systems in Texas and Louisiana before joining them with a new 180-mile segment. The 600-mile pipeline span is fed by over 20 Air Products hydrogen production facilities.

“The benefits of the pipeline for customers are already evident. The most recent hurricane showed we can deliver hydrogen from Texas to meet customer demand in Louisiana. We’ve also signed new business for increased product supply that allows hydrogen in the pipeline to be directed to multiple customer locations in the both states. The pipeline is truly a competitive advantage for us, and a source of comfort in terms of supply reliability and flexibility for our customers,” said Jeff Byrne, vice president and general manager‒Tonnage Gases at Air Products.

Air Products had established a new website specifically tracking the progress on the GCCP project from its inception. The website detailed several metrics on the project and challenges faced. Some of this information included:

Designing and developing a feasible route minimizing impacts to local governments, communities, the environment, and strictly adhering to Air Products’ critical safety requirements.
Securing 1,085 permanent landowner right-of-ways and over 300 temporary agreements.
Obtaining numerous environmental permits and hundreds of non-environmental permits.
Overcoming numerous construction challenges including three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood protection levees within the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, and rivers, streams and highway crossings, as well as managing the multiple changes to the design route and securing permit addendums as a result.
Completing over 100,000 feet of directional drilling.
Conducting more than 25,000 welds.
Installing more than 24,000 pipe sections that were each 40 feet in length.

Globally, Air Products’ hydrogen pipeline operational expertise is evidenced by the 40 year safe operation of its network of systems. Pipelines offer a safe, robust and reliable supply of hydrogen to the refinery and petrochemical industry around the world. In addition to the Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline system, Air Products also has hydrogen pipeline networks operating around the world in the U.S. in Southern California; in Canada in Sarnia, Ontario, and Edmonton, Alberta; and in The Netherlands in Rotterdam.

Hydrogen is widely used in petroleum refining processes to remove impurities found in crude oil such as sulfur, olefins and aromatics to meet the product fuels specifications. Removing these components allows gasoline and diesel to burn cleaner and thus makes hydrogen a critical component in the production of cleaner fuels needed by modern, efficient internal combustion engines.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 20,000 employees in over 50 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. 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, 2011.

Air Products Dedicates World’s Largest Hydrogen Plant and Pipeline System

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Stretching from the Houston Ship Channel in Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana, Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today held a dedication ceremony for what is the world’s largest hydrogen plant and pipeline supply network. Air Products had operated two hydrogen pipeline systems in Texas and Louisiana before joining them with a new 180-mile segment. Air Products’ Gulf Coast Connection Pipeline (GCCP) is now able to provide hydrogen to customers along the 600-mile pipeline span from over 20 hydrogen production facilities.

“Product supply and reliability are the top priorities to the refinery and petrochemical industries. This completed pipeline project increases the reliable and flexible supply of hydrogen, critically important to the sustainability of these industries, and allows them to continue to expand and thrive. We are proud of what this successful project offers customers that are as important to Air Products as they are to the states of Louisiana and Texas,” Jeff Byrne, vice president and general manager, Tonnage Gases, said to the audience gathered for the dedication event at Air Products’ Plaquemine, La. facility.

The company announced the pipeline project in 2010 and placed it onstream in August 2012 to begin supply of over 1.2 billion cubic feet of hydrogen per day to Louisiana and Texas customers. Thus, the pipeline was onstream prior to recent Hurricane Isaac, and Byrne said customers experienced its benefits immediately.

“The positive implications of our hydrogen pipeline’s capabilities were already evident to customers impacted by Isaac. The ability to move product along the pipeline, and to be able to source hydrogen for customers in Louisiana from production facilities hundreds of miles away in Texas, was outstanding, recognized, and appreciated by our customers. When a customer notified us that they needed additional hydrogen, and needed it now, it was there,” said Byrne.

“Additionally, customers with operations in both Texas and Louisiana who are connected to the pipeline in both states have also realized they have yet another added benefit. We’ve already signed and announced agreements with customers for new and increased product supply that allow for some of the hydrogen allotment to be directed to multiple customer locations in the two states. We are able to offer enhanced supply capability to our customers because of our vast hydrogen pipeline system,” Byrne said.

Air Products had established a new website specifically tracking the progress on the GCCP project from its inception. The website detailed several metrics on the project and challenges faced. Some of this information included:

Designing and developing a feasible route minimizing impacts to local governments, communities, the environment, and strictly adhering to Air Products’ critical safety requirements.
Securing 1,085 permanent landowner right-of-ways, and over 300 temporary agreements.
Obtaining numerous environmental permits and hundreds of non-environmental permits.
Overcoming numerous construction challenges including three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood protection levees within the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp, and rivers, streams and highway crossings, as well as managing the multiple changes to the design route and securing permit addendums as a result.
Completing over 100,000 feet of directional drilling.
Conducting more than 25,000 welds.
Installing more than 24,000 pipe sections that were each 40 feet in length.