Hydrogen Energy News Releases

Air Products and FuelCell Energy Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Market Tri-Generation Stationary Fuel Cell Power Plants

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Tri-generation Direct FuelCell® power plants generate hydrogen, ultra-clean electricity and usable high quality heat at the point of use
On-site hydrogen production from stationary fuel cell power plants a way to develop hydrogen infrastructure

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. (March 14, 2012) – Air Products (NYSE: APD) and FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL) a leading manufacturer of ultra-clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to work toward the market development of stationary Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plants that simultaneously produce hydrogen, ultra-clean electricity and usable high quality heat. Target markets for these tri-generation stationary fuel cell power plants include industrial hydrogen users as well as vehicle fueling applications.

“On-site or distributed co-production of hydrogen in a cost effective and efficient manner from stationary fuel cell power plants represents tremendous market potential,” said Ed Kiczek, global director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “Hydrogen is an alternative fuel that can simultaneously reduce a country's dependence on imported oil and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”

The initiative seeks to develop a market for tri-generation megawatt-class power plants around the world. Industrial users of hydrogen can utilize all three of the DFC revenue streams including hydrogen, electricity and heat. On-site or local production of hydrogen and electricity eliminates the delivery costs incurred by industrial companies while enhancing security and reliability of supply.

“By combining our industry-leading fuel cell technology and expertise with the market reach, hydrogen processing, and distribution capabilities of Air Products, together we can create the hydrogen infrastructure with a solution that is ready today ,” said Chip Bottone, president and chief executive officer, FuelCell Energy, Inc. “Our stationary fuel cell power plants are quite versatile and this initiative represents what we expect to be an efficient and cost effective manner of providing on-site hydrogen production in an environmentally friendly manner.”

Distributed generation of hydrogen could help to enable hydrogen infrastructure development by producing hydrogen in locations convenient for end-uses such as vehicle fueling or industrial use. Fueling operations or neighboring facilities can utilize the ultra-clean electricity and high quality heat produced. Using DFC power plants to generate hydrogen near the point of use supports domestic jobs while promoting energy independence as DFC plants are designed and manufactured in the United States and utilize abundant natural gas as a fuel source.

Air Products and FuelCell Energy are already working together on a three year hydrogen production project in California, which began in 2011. Under subcontract to Air Products, FuelCell Energy is operating a DFC power plant at an Orange County Sanitation District wastewater treatment facility near Los Angeles. The project, funded in part by the United States Department of Energy, California Air Resources Board, South Coast Air Quality Management District, and also involving the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine, is providing renewable hydrogen for vehicle fueling along with ultra-clean electricity. The power plant efficiently converts biogas generated from the wastewater treatment process into renewable hydrogen for a nearby vehicle fueling station operated by Air Products, as well as ultra-clean electricity used by the wastewater treatment facility.

FuelCell Energy manufactures stationary fuel cell power plants that provide continuous baseload power in a highly efficient and environmentally friendly process. DFC power plants are fuel flexible, using readily available fuel sources such as natural gas or renewable biogas. These fuels are converted to hydrogen by the fuel cell process. The electro-chemical power generation process does not utilize all of the hydrogen generated by the fuel cells so the excess hydrogen can be used to meet other demands such as vehicle fueling or industrial purposes. Due to the absence of combustion in the fuel cell power generation process, virtually no pollutants are emitted such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), or particulate matter, resulting in ultra-clean power generation.

Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 130 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 370,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, 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 18,000 employees in over 40 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 2011, Air Products had sales of $10.1 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About FuelCell Energy
Direct FuelCell® power plants are generating ultra-clean, efficient and reliable power at more than 50 locations worldwide. With over 180 megawatts of power generation capacity installed or in backlog, FuelCell Energy is a global leader in providing ultra-clean baseload distributed generation to utilities, industrial operations, universities, municipal water treatment facilities, government installations and other customers around the world. The Company’s power plants have generated more than one billion kilowatt hours of ultra-clean power using a variety of fuels including renewable biogas from wastewater treatment and food processing, as well as clean natural gas. For more information please visit our website at www.fuelcellenergy.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.

Media Inquiries:
(FuelCell Energy)
Kurt Goddard
Tel: (203) 830-7494

L'ISE Fraunhofer a ouvert en Allemagne une station service approvisionnee en hydrogène solaire par Air Products

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Une station service hydrogène d'Air Products a été ouverte le 2 mars dernier en Allemagne dans le cadre d'un projet conduit par l'Institut pour les Systèmes à Energie Solaire (ISE) Fraunhofer. Pour la première fois en Allemagne, cette initiative combine deux des technologies les plus prometteuses utilisées pour produire de l'hydrogène puis l'utiliser ensuite comme carburant : la technologie d'Air Products pour comprimer, stocker puis dispenser l'hydrogène jusqu'à une pression de 700 bar et l'électrolyseur Hogen avec membrane d'échange de proton (PEM) fabriqué par la société Proton OnSite. L'électrolyseur utilise l'électricité générée par des cellules photovoltaïques pour produire de l'hydrogène.

La station service SmartFuel se compose d'une station de compression, d'une unité de stockage à moyenne et haute pression et d'une pompe totalement automatisée qui permet d'effectuer des pleins à des pressions allant de 350 à 700 bar. Cette flexibilité dans les pressions de ravitaillement permet aux véhicules de circuler plus longtemps entre chaque plein. De plus, grâce au processus rapide de ravitaillement qui refroidit le gaz à – 40°C, le plein d'hydrogène peut s'effectuer en tout juste 3 minutes soit le même laps de temps que pour faire le plein d'un véhicule traditionnel avec de l'essence ou du gasoil. Le procédé utilisé ici, breveté par Air Products, prévient le sur-remplissage et la surchauffe du réservoir, conformément au protocole SAE J2601.

La station SmartFuel a été également conçue pour ravitailler une large gamme de véhicules, des voitures aux bus en passant par les deux roues dotés de moteurs à pile à combustibles ou les bouteilles utilisés en statique. Cette flexibilité est essentielle comme l'explique le Dr Christopher Hebling, Chef du Département Technologie Hydrogène à l'ISE Fraunhofer : « Le label Fraunhofer s'applique aux projets tournés vers des applications. Pour nous, cette nouvelle station service représente à la fois une plate-forme de recherche pour des champs technologiques majeurs dans le futur et une étape sur le chemin du développement d'une infrastructure hydrogène directement utilisable par les consommateurs. C'est pourquoi sa compatibilité avec un usage quotidien a été un élément clé pour nous quand nous avons choisi nos fournisseurs techniques. Et nous avons trouvé les partenaires idéaux pour ce projet avec Air Products et Diamond Lite/Proton OnSite ».

« La station service de Friebourg constitue une autre pierre blanche dans notre parcours technologique », déclare de son côté Diana Raine, Directrice Européenne de la Division Energie Hydrogène chez Air Products, soulignant ainsi l'importance de cette nouvelle installation. « Jusqu'ici, la combinaison d'une électrolyse PEM et d'un ravitaillement à haute pression n'existait pas en Allemagne. Toutes les deux sont des technologies d'une importance cruciale pour la production d'hydrogène en utilisant une énergie renouvelable pour une utilisation pratique quotidienne – et aussi pour la transition vers l'énergie du futur. Nous sommes très heureux d'être impliqués dans ce projet et de travailler avec l'ISE Fraunhofer dans ce secteur d'avenir ».

Lorsqu'il s'agit de produire de l'hydrogène destiné à être utilisé pour des piles à combustibles, la pureté est un élément crucial et l'électrolyseur PEM Hogen délivre jusqu'à 6 m3 d'hydrogène haute pureté à l'heure. Un autre atout de cette technologie PEM est sa large gamme de charge (de 0 à 100%) explique Hansjoerg Vock, Président de Diamond Lite, les intégrateurs système du projet : « Même avec de fortes fluctuations des volumes d'électricité – par exemple en cas de météo changeante – l'équipement fonctionne parfaitement et de façon très efficace ». La pression à 30 bar, généralement obtenue durant l'électrolyse, facilite la compression de l'hydrogène et son stockage, augmentant ainsi l'efficacité de l'installation.

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 18 000 collaborateurs répartis dans une quarantaine de pays offrent des solutions innovantes aux secteurs de l'énergie, de l'environnement et aux marchés émergents, qu'il s'agissent 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 l'année fiscale 2011, Air Products a réalisé un CA de 10,1 milliards de dollars US. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur www.airproducts.com.

Air Products, plus de 50 ans d'expérience en matière d'hydrogène
Air Products peut se prévaloir de plus de 50 années d'expérience dans la production et l'utilisation de l'hydrogène. Le Groupe joue un rôle de premier plan dans le développement de l'hydrogène comme carburant alternatif du futur. Sa compétence dans le domaine du ravitaillement des véhicules à l'hydrogène est attestée par plus de 50 brevets. Parmi les prestigieuses références du Groupe dans ce domaine, on citera notamment les stations services hydrogène pour le service de bus navettes mis en place durant les Jeux Olympiques de Beijing en 2008, l'équipement pour ravitailler les 10 bus à piles à combustibles roulant pour Transport for London et la fourniture exclusive de l'hydrogène utilisé par les sous-marins à piles à combustibles de la Marine Allemande.

Mit Air Products Sonne tanken in Freiburg

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Es ist eine Premiere für Deutschland. Die am 2. März in Freiburg eröffnete Wasserstofftankstelle des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Solare Energiesysteme (ISE) kombiniert erstmals zwei der zukunftsträchtigsten Techniken für die Produktion von Wasserstoff und die anschließende Betankung. Ein Protonen-Austausch-Membran-Elektrolyseur vom Typ Hogen der Firma Proton OnSite nutzt Strom, der über eine Fotovoltaik-Anlage gewonnen wird, um Wasserstoff zu erzeugen. Der US-amerikanische Industriegasehersteller Air Products liefert die Technik, um den Wasserstoff zu verdichten, zu speichern und mit bis zu 700 bar abzutanken. Als Systemintegrator ist das Unternehmen Diamond Lite aus der Schweiz mit an Bord.

Eine Tankstelle für alle
Wenn zukünftig Fahrzeuge mit Brennstoffzellenantrieb wie die neue B-Klasse F-Cell von Mercedes-Benz nach Freiburg kommen, wird es nur drei Minuten dauern, bis der Tank wieder gefüllt ist. Möglich wird dies durch ein Schnelltankverfahren, bei dem der Wasserstoff auf bis zu minus 40 Grad Celsius gekühlt wird. Aber nicht nur Pkw sollen in Freiburg tanken. Die Tankstelle am Fraunhofer ISE ist auf unterschiedlichste Nutzer ausgerichtet. So können Busse und Pkw ebenso versorgt werden wie Fahrräder mit Brennstoffzellenantrieb oder Flaschen für stationäre Anwendungen. Diese Flexibilität ist Programm, wie Dr. Christopher Hebling, Leiter der Abteilung Wasserstofftechnologie am Fraunhofer ISE, erläutert:
"Der Name Fraunhofer steht für anwendungsnahe Projekte. Die neue Tankstelle ist für uns gleichermaßen eine Forschungsplattform für zentrale technische Zukunftsfelder wie ein Schritt auf dem Weg zum Aufbau einer Wasserstoffinfrastruktur, die Anwender unmittelbar nutzen können. Genau deshalb war Alltagstauglichkeit auch bei der Wahl der technischen Zulieferer der Komponenten für uns ein entscheidendes Kriterium. Mit Air Products und Diamond Lite/Proton OnSite haben wir dafür die richtigen Partner gefunden."

Bewährt und sicher – Technik im Detail
Der eingesetzte Hogen PEM-Elektrolyseur liefert bis zu sechs Kubikmeter hochreinen Wasserstoff pro Stunde. Die hohe Reinheit des Wasserstoffs von 99,9995 Prozent ist eine entscheidende Voraussetzung, um das Gas in Brennstoffzellen einzusetzen. Einen weiteren Vorteil der PEM-Technik, den breiten Lastbereich von null bis 100 Prozent, erklärt Hansjörg Vock, Geschäftsführer von Diamond Lite: "Wir können selbst kleinste Mengen Strom aus der Fotovoltaik-Anlage in Wasserstoff umwandeln. Auch bei stark schwankenden Strommengen, beispielsweise bei wechselhafter Witterung, arbeitet die Anlage äußerst effektiv und effizient." Zur Effizienz der Anlage trägt ebenfalls bei, dass bereits in der Elektrolyse ein Druck von 30 bar erzeugt wird, was die nachfolgende Kompression und Speicherung erleichtert. Auch in Fragen der Sicherheit setzt der Elektrolyseur Maßstäbe, so Vock: "Die Anlage arbeitet mit Differenzdruck. Deshalb kann selbst bei einem Stromausfall kein Sauerstoff auf die Wasserstoffseite gelangen." Die Tankstelle selbst besteht aus einer Verdichterstation, einem Mittel- und Hochdruckspeicher sowie einer vollautomatischen Säule mit je einem Zapfhahn für die 350-bar- und die 700-bar-Betankung. Außerdem können Flaschen und Flaschenbündel mit 200 bar befüllt werden. Bei der Fahrzeugbetankung kommt ein patentiertes Verfahren von Air Products zum Einsatz, das sowohl Überfüllung als auch Überhitzung des Tanks sicher verhindert. Das Verfahren ist nach dem internationalen Standard SAE 2601 A70 zertifiziert. "Die Tankstelle in Freiburg ist für uns ein weiterer technischer Meilenstein", unterstreicht Katrin Meyer, Senior Sales Manager Hydrogen von Air Products, die Bedeutung der neuen Anlage. "Die Kombination von PEM-Elektrolyse und Hochdruckbetankung gab es bislang nicht in Deutschland. Beides sind Technologien, die für die Wasserstoffgewinnung aus erneuerbaren Energien und die alltagstaugliche Nutzung und damit für die Energiewende von entscheidender Bedeutung sind. Wir freuen uns daher sehr, das Fraunhofer ISE in diesem Zukunftsfeld zu unterstützen."

Air Products – mehr als 50 Jahre Wasserstoff-Erfahrung
Air Products hat mehr als 50 Jahre Erfahrung in der Erzeugung und Nutzung von Wasserstoff. Bei der Entwicklung von Wasserstoff als alternativer Energieträger der Zukunft übernimmt Air Products eine führende Rolle. Über 50 Patente unterstreichen die Kompetenz von Air Products in der Wasserstoffbetankungstechnik. Zu den herausragenden Referenzen des Unternehmens zählen die Wasserstofftankstellen für die Busse des Shuttleservice bei den Olympischen Spielen 2008 in Peking, die Betankungstechnik für zehn Brennstoffzellenbusse im Londoner Personennahverkehr sowie die komplette Wasserstoffversorgung der Brennstoffzellen-U-Boote der Deutschen Marine.

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. Seit über 70 Jahren ermöglicht Air Products seinen Kunden, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 18.000 Mitarbeiter in über 40 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 2011 einen Umsatz von mehr als 10.1 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.

Pressekontakt:
Alexander Hirsch
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Feuerbachstr. 26-32
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Tel.: +49 (0)69/4699 4732

Air Products’ Hydrogen Technology to Surpass Fueling of Over 1,000 Material Handling Fuel Cell Units Daily at U.S. Customer Warehouses

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Today Air Products (NYSE: APD) helps businesses move consumer goods purchased and used every day by providing the hydrogen fueling and infrastructure to power nearly 1,000 material handling fuel cell units operating in warehouses across the United States. And when Air Products soon brings on stream its industry leading technology to fuel the material handling units of a customer with warehouse locations in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Texas, it will easily eclipse the 1,000 unit milestone.

“We are the leader in providing hydrogen fueling and the related infrastructure to the material handling market. Today we are fueling nearly 1,000 pieces of material handling equipment, and we are refueling them safely on a daily basis. We are very proud of this accomplishment and with future installations already under contract, doubling the number of units is already within sight,” said Ed Kiczek, global director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “It goes without saying that our technology’s consistent performance and reliability, along with the environmental sustainability and productivity benefits we provide have been recognized by this market application.”

Kiczek added that the early support in demonstration projects partially funded by the United States Department of Energy was important to proving the benefits of the technology. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies and projects are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

There are many advantages to using hydrogen-powered forklifts and material handling equipment. Hydrogen-powered equipment 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 strength 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.

Many of the material handling units being fueled by Air Products include Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDrive® hydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in just minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries for each lift.

“Plug Power has captured the leadership role in manufacturing, shipping and deploying GenDrive fuel cell units to commercially viable material handling customer sites,” said Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power. “Plug Power holds over 85% of this market. And, as referenced by Air Products, continuing to secure multi-site material handling customers only further proves the reliability and value-add of the hydrogen-powered GenDrive product to the customer.”

Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 130 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 350,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, 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 18,000 employees in over 40 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 2011, Air Products had sales of $10.1 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About Plug Power
The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Wegmans, Whole Foods, and FedEx Freight. With more than 2,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 5 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Visit us at www.plugpower.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’ Hydrogen Technology Fueling Material Handling Fuel Cells at WinCo’s California Warehouse

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that its industry leading hydrogen fueling technology and infrastructure is now on stream and providing hydrogen to fuel material handling fuel cell units at WinCo Foods LLC’s 800,000 square foot grocery distribution center in Modesto, Calif. Air Products is currently fueling 33 material handling units, with 49 more pieces of equipment to be added in April, and increasing to 184 overall when the facility conversion to hydrogen-powered fuel cell lifts is complete in 2013.

“We continue to grow our leadership position in the material handling equipment market at a time when recognition of the productivity and sustainability benefits of hydrogen fueling for this application continues to increase. We worked closely with WinCo as the timing for getting hydrogen supply installed was critical to a seamless conversion of their material handling equipment to hydrogen fuel cells. We began using our mobile fueling technology, and then brought the permanent fueling station online this month which includes two fueling dispensers,” said Sarah Hammond, business development manager – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies and projects are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

The WinCo material handling units being fueled by Air Products include Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDrive® hydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in just minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries for each lift.

“Plug Power’s GenDrive fuel cell systems have provided WinCo with a power solution for its lift truck fleet that increases productivity and reduces operational costs over traditional lead-acid batteries. At the same time, the fuel cells offer a much more sustainable alternative for power,” said Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power. “Our GenDrive units run on hydrogen, and Air Products understands the importance of getting the hydrogen infrastructure in place so the fuel cells can be deployed and the customer can start realizing the benefits of the project.”

There are many advantages to using hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts and material handling equipment. Hydrogen-powered equipment 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 strength 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, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 130 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 350,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, 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 18,000 employees in over 40 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 2011, Air Products had sales of $10.1 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About WinCo
For more information about WinCo visit www.wincofoods.com/.

About Plug Power
The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Wegmans, Whole Foods, and FedEx Freight. With more than 2,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 5 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Visit us at www.plugpower.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 participa en un proyecto de transporte por hidrógeno

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

La compañía de gases se encargará de la instalación de nuevas estaciones de servicio adaptadas a la red de transporte por hidrógeno
MATGAS, centro de excelencia en CO2, también colaborará con su amplia experiencia en investigación durante la adaptación del proyecto en las ciudades

La compañía de gases Air Products y el centro de excelencia en CO2 MATGAS, participan en el lanzamiento de un nuevo proyecto de transporte por hidrógeno en Londres y Copenhagen. El proyecto HyTEC (nomenclatura inglesa para referirse al Hidrógeno en el Transporte de las Ciudades Europeas), tiene una duración de tres años y se financia a partes iguales por Fuel Cells y Hydrogen Undertaking (FCH JU). HyTEC está formado por un consorcio de 16 organizaciones de la industria del transporte de hidrógeno de 5 países distintos de Europa, entre las que se encuentran Air Products y MATGAS, con el objetivo de situar a las dos ciudades a la vanguardia de la infraestructura europea de transportes con emisiones ultra bajas de carbono de hidrógeno.

El proyecto contempla 30 vehículos propulsados con hidrógeno, incluyendo coches, taxis y motos, repartidos entre las dos ciudades y conectados por las nuevas hidrogeneras. Se ha seleccionado a la compañía de gases Air Products para que se encargue de la instalación de una nueva hidrogenera en la ciudad londinense, que se sumará a las otras dos hidrogeneras ya existentes en la red de transporte.

Uno de los primeros objetivos de HyTEC es identificar y hacer frente a los obstáculos que puedan impedir el despliegue de vehículos de pila de combustible alimentados por hidrógeno en Europa. Para ello se ha previsto un equipo de investigación que se encargará de revisar el funcionamiento de los vehículos, lo que permitirá un análisis completo de su comportamiento durante el periodo de tiempo que dure la conducción urbana. El centro de investigación en CO2, MATGAS, aportará en este aspecto su amplia experiencia en investigación en captura de CO2.

Como parte del esfuerzo por dar a conocer el transporte por hidrógeno en Europa, así como los diferentes enfoques en el modo de implantación de la infraestructura de combustible, cada ciudad adoptará un modo diferente de demostración de estos vehículos. En Londres, por ejemplo, habrá una nueva hidrogenera que conectará las otras tres estaciones de la ciudad en funcionamiento. Esta estación servirá para el desarrollo de la infraestructura de transporte de hidrógeno en los centros urbanos. En Copenhagen, por su parte, desarrollarán una red de repostaje de acceso público, conectada a otras grandes ciudades de los alrededores de Dinamarca, como parte del esfuerzo por asegurar una red nacional de transporte de hidrógeno de cara al próximo 2015.

Boris Johnson, Alcalde de Londres, quien por su parte ha mostrado todo su apoyo al proyecto, afirmó: “Quiero que Londres se convierta en una ciudad sin emisiones, para ofrecer un aire más limpio y mejorar la calidad de vida. Por eso es importante que las tecnologías líderes se apliquen a la ciudad de Londres. Estoy encantado de poder aportar más vehículos de hidrógeno a las calles de nuestra ciudad de cara a los Juegos Olímpicos y Paralímpicos, y más allá. Esto apoya mi intención de promover el uso de vehículos más limpios, con claros estándares industriales, como son los coches eléctricos o la nueva flota de autobuses de hidrógeno que funcionan en Londres.”

Por su parte, el Alcalde de Copenhagen, Ayfer Baykal, de la Administración Técnica y Ambiental, confirmó: “La ciudad de Copenhagen tiene la intención de convertirse en una ciudad libre de carbono en el año 2025. La introducción de más coches de hidrógeno y la mejora de la red de hidrógeno son importantes medios para lograr ese fin.”

Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra a los mercados industrial, energético, tecnológico y sanitario una cartera única de gases atmosféricos, gases de proceso y especiales, materiales de alto rendimiento, equipos y servicios. Fundada en 1940, Air Products se ha labrado una posición destacada en mercados en crecimiento fundamentales, como materiales para semiconductores, hidrógeno para refinerías, servicios de asistencia domiciliaria, licuefacción de gas natural, o recubrimientos y adhesivos avanzados. La empresa goza de reconocimiento por su cultura innovadora, su excelencia operativa y su compromiso con la seguridad y el medio ambiente. En el ejercicio 2011, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 10.100 millones de dólares, con actividad en más de 40 países y 18.900 empleados en todo el mundo. Para obtener más información, visite www.airproducts.com.

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 1.000 profesionales, 15 plantas de producción, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, 41 centros propios y más de 200 puntos de distribución y delegaciones repartidos por todo el territorio nacional. Carburos Metálicos forma parte del Grupo Air Products desde 1995. Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite www.carburos.com.

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. Situado en el campus de la UAB, MATGAS es un centro puntero en el uso sostenible de fuentes energéticas, reduciendo las emisiones de CO2 y otros gases de efecto invernadero y desarrollando nuevas tecnologías de captura, transformación y utilización del CO2, incluyendo también temas relacionados con el hidrógeno y otras fuentes de energía sostenible, tratamiento de aguas, preservación de alimentos, simulación y modelización y análisis del ciclo de vida. Para más información sobre MATGAS visite www.matgas.org.

Taxiflotte in London nutzt erstes übergreifendes Wasserstofftankstellen-Netz

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Im Rahmen eines neuen Verkehrsprojektes stehen in London demnächst 15 wasserstoffbetriebene Taxis (black-cabs) sowie 5 wasserstoffbetriebene Motorroller von Suzuki Bergmann für Fahrten in der englischen Hauptstadt zur Verfügung.

Parallel errichtet der Industriegasehersteller Air Products eine durch das „Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking“ (FCH JU) finanzierte Wasserstofftankstelle in London. Die Errichtung ist Teil des HyTEC-Projektes (Hydrogen Transport for European Cities), das zum Teil ebenfalls von der FCH JU finanziert wird. Die neue Wasserstofftankstelle wird mit den bereits bestehenden zwei Wasserstofftankstellen verbunden, die bisher die wasserstoffbetriebene Bussflotte versorgen. Die Verknüpfung der drei Tankstellen erzeugt eine umfassende Infrastruktur für die Wasserstofffahrzeuge, die auch während der Olympischen Spiele im Sommer 2012 zum Einsatz kommen.

Zahlreiche Pendler nutzen bereits die Wasserstoffbusse in der gesamten Stadt und die Einführung der zusätzlichen Taxis und Motorroller ermöglicht ihnen eine stärkere Nutzung der Vorteile von Wasserstoffmobilität: gleiche Reichweite, Geschwindigkeit und Tankzeit wie konventionelle Fahrzeuge, mit dem Vorteil emissionsfreier Nutzung während des Betriebs.

Die Fahrzeuge und Tankstellen sind Teil der Bemühungen des Londoner Bürgermeisters, Boris Johnson, emissionsfreie und emissionsreduzierte Technologien in London zu etablieren, um die Luftqualität in der Metropole zu verbessern bzw. die Luftverschmutzung zu reduzieren. London darf sich bereits rühmen, Großbritanniens einzige emissionsfreie Busroute zu betreiben, die aus einer Flotte von Wasserstoffbussen besteht.

Boris Johnson, der das Projekt von Anfang an unterstützt hat, sagte: „Ich möchte London zu einer emissionsfreien Stadt machen um sowohl die Luft- als auch die Lebensqualität zu verbessern. Es ist wichtig, dass London solche neuen Technologien fördert, damit diese tatsächlich im Alltag eingesetzt werden. Um so mehr freut es mich, dass wir rechtzeitig zur Olympiade bzw. zu den Paralympics und darüber hinaus zusätzliche Wasserstofffahrzeuge auf die Straße bringen. Dies bestärkt mich in meinen Bemühungen, „saubere Fahrzeuge“, wie Elektro- oder Wasserstoffautos in Verkehr zu bringen. Vor allem die Bussflotte setzt einen Industriestandard.“

Das industriegeführte Projekt greift auf die Erfahrung und das Wissen von 16 Unternehmen zurück, die zu den Vorreitern bei der Entwicklung von Wasserstoff-Technologie und –Infrastruktur gehören. Im Rahmen der Bestrebungen, den besten Weg zur Einführung einer umfassenden Infrastruktur für Wasserstoffmobilität zu finden, wird die internationale Initiative außerdem ein Netzwerk von Wasserstofftankstellen in Kopenhagen, Dänemark, installieren.

Diana Raine, European Business Manager Hydrogen Energy Systems und HyTEC-Projektkoordinatorin bei Air Products, zum Status der Wasserstoffmobilität in London: „Das aktuelle Projekt zeigt, dass London zu den führenden Metropolen weltweit gehört, was die Etablierung einer Infrastruktur für Wasserstoffmobilität angeht. Die Schaffung eines Wasserstofftankstellen-Netzes ermöglicht es, durch ganze Flotten von Brennstoffzellen betriebenen Wasserstofffahrzeugen, die CO2-Emissionen und die Luftverschmutzung zu reduzieren .

Zum HyTEC-Konsortium gehören 16 Mitglieder aus fünf verschiedenen europäischen Ländern:

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

Über Air Products
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) bietet seinen Kunden in Industrie, Energiewirtschaft und Gesundheit ein weltweit einzigartiges Portfolio von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen und Dienstleistungen. Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 1940 hat sich Air Products eine führende Stellung in bedeutenden Wachstumsmärkten wie der Halbleiterindustrie, der Wasserstofferzeugung, der Erdgasverflüssigung und des Gesundheitswesens sowie moderner Schicht- und Klebstoffe erarbeitet. Im Mittelpunkt der Unternehmenskultur stehen Innovation, effiziente Prozesse und ein umfassendes Sicherheits- und Umweltbewusstsein. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2011 einen Umsatz von mehr als 10.1 Milliarden US-Dollar und beschäftigte in mehr als 40 Ländern 18.900 Mitarbeiter. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.

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London Taxi to be Powered by UK's First Network of Hydrogen Fuelling Stations

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A new project will soon see 15 hydrogen-powered London black-cabs and five hydrogen-powered Suzuki Bergmann scooters carrying passengers around the Capital. Funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, the HyTEC project (Hydrogen Transport for European Cities), which is part funded by the Fuel Cells & Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), will also see the installation of an Air Products hydrogen fuelling station in London.

This new station will connect up with the two fuelling stations already in operation in the city supporting London's hydrogen bus fleet, creating a vital infrastructure network powering hydrogen fuel cell vehicles across the Capital, some in time for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Commuters already travel on hydrogen buses around the city and the introduction of additional hydrogen-powered taxis and scooters mean Londoners will experience the benefits of hydrogen as a transport fuel: the same range, speed and fuelling time as conventional fuels with the added benefit of no emissions at the point of use.

The vehicles and refuelling site form part of the Mayor's vision to promote innovative zero and low emission technologies in the capital to clean London's air and tackle pollution. London already boasts the UK's only zero-emission bus route running with a fleet of hydrogen single decker buses.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who has given his full support to the bid, said: 'I want London to become a zero-emission city in order to deliver cleaner air and improve quality of life. It is important that London champions innovative new technologies to get us to this point, which is why I am delighted we are set to get even more hydrogen vehicles on our streets in time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond. This supports my drive to promote the uptake of cleaner vehicles such as electric cars and the new fleet of hydrogen buses running in London, which is setting industry standards.'

This industry-led project utilises the hydrogen transport experience and knowledge of 16 companies at the forefront of development of hydrogen technology and infrastructure. In an effort to understand the best methods for rolling out hydrogen transport in European cities, this international initiative will also install a network of fuelling stations will also be deployed in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Diana Raine, Air Products, European Business Manager Hydrogen Energy Systems and HyTEC Project Coordinator said: “This new project shows London is leading the way in establishing hydrogen transport infrastructure compared to other environmental world cities. Creating a network of hydrogen fuelling stations will make it possible for fleets of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the Capital, cutting carbon emissions and air pollution.”

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, 2010.

Notes to Editors:

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

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

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Waterstoftankstation van Air Products haalt waterstof uit afvalwater

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products, een van de grootste leveranciers van waterstof en waterstoftechnologie ter wereld, heeft een nieuw waterstoftankstation geopend in Californië. Het tankstation gebruikt waterstof, dat gewonnen wordt uit afvalwater van de gemeentelijke waterzuiveringsinstallatie in het Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) in Fountain Valley. Behalve waterstof wordt er bij de waterzuiveringsinstallatie elektriciteit en warmte opgewekt. De hoeveelheid waterstof, die in de installatie wordt geproduceerd is voldoende om 25 tot 50 voertuigen dagelijks van waterstof te voorzien.

Het productieproces van waterstof bij de waterzuiveringsinstallatie maakt gebruik van methaangas dat gevormd wordt in de tanks, waarin het afvalwater is opgeslagen. Het gas wordt gereinigd en in een reformer omgezet in waterstof, waarna de waterstof in een brandstofcel wordt omgezet in elektriciteit. De 250 kilowatt aan elektriciteit en de bij het proces vrijgekomen warmte worden in het complex voor verschillenden processen gebruikt. Het overtollige waterstof dat niet direct wordt omgezet in elektriciteit wordt verder gezuiverd om het geschikt te maken voor het vullen van voertuigen bij het tankstation dat door Air Products op het terrein is gebouwd.

“Dit project laat zien hoe goed deze technologie voor de productie van waterstof werkt. De technologie kan worden toegepast op afvalwater, maar ook op andere (bio)afvalproducten. Voor Air Products is het project in Californië de eerste keer dat er waterstof uit afvalwater wordt geproduceerd”, vertelt Ed Heydorn, business development manager van Hydrogen Energy Systems bij Air Products. “We zijn nu in staat om met behulp van onze technologie waterstof uit een breed scala van grondstoffen te produceren, waardoor waterstoftechnologie steeds aantrekkelijker wordt. Niet alleen om efficiënt met afval om te gaan, maar ook om op een duurzame manier energie op te wekken en te gebruiken.” Heydorn was trouwens vol lof over de goede samenwerking tussen het Amerikaanse Ministerie van Energie, dat een deel van het project gefinancierd heeft, het National Fuel Cell Research Center van de University of California, de California Air Resources Board, het South Coast Air Quality Management District, OCSD, Air Products en andere toeleveranciers bij de realisering van het project.

“Het is het toppunt van duurzaamheid om menselijk afval te gebruiken voor de productie van elektriciteit, brandstof en warmte, waardoor afval omgezet wordt in nuttige producten”, zegt professor Scott Samuelsen, directeur van het National Fuel Cell Research in Californië. “Dit soort projecten wijst in de richting van mogelijke oplossingen van de huidige problemen met transport-, energie- en waterbronnen”.

Ed Torres, directeur Operations and Maintenance bij OCSD, ziet het project vooral als onderdeel van de oplossing van de problemen met de luchtkwaliteit in de regio. “Auto’s op waterstof zijn emissieloos en dus een prima alternatief voor de verbetering van de luchtkwaliteit. En dat is zeker in deze regio waar zeer hoge eisen gesteld worden aan de verkeersemissies van groot belang.”

Er zijn vele afvalstromen die kunnen profiteren van deze technologie voor de productie van waterstof: afval uit landbouw en veeteelt, van de voedingsmiddelenbedrijven zoals brouwerijen en stortgas kunnen als grondstof gebruikt worden. Wanneer al deze afvalstromen omgezet zouden worden in waterstof zouden 200 miljoen brandstofcelauto’s in de Verenigde Staten van waterstof voorzien kunnen worden.

Air Products beschikt nu al over elf werkende tankstations in Californië. In mei werd nog een tankstation geopend dat de waterstof via een pijpleiding geleverd krijgt van een waterstoffabriek van Air Products, die overigens aan meer tankstations en aan producenten van waterstofauto’s levert. Wereldwijd heeft Air Products inmiddels meer dan 130 waterstoftankstations geplaatst, waar personenauto’s, vrachtwagens, bussen, heftrucks, vliegtuigen en zelfs onderzeeboten tanken.

空气产品公司助力深圳“绿色”大运会

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

空气化工产品公司 (Air Products，简称空气产品公司，纽约证券交易所代码：APD)，作为全球领先的工业气体和功能材料供应商之一，今天宣布其已成功完成了为26届世界大学生运动会（以下简称大运会）用氢燃料电池车提供氢气。已于8月23日圆满闭幕的2011年深圳大运会拥有一支由60多辆氢燃料电池车组成的车队，成为继2008年北京奥运会和2010年广州亚运会后，空气产品公司成功提供氢燃料的又一中国国内节能和新能源车示范项目。空气产品公司同时还提供液氮供加氢站之用。

由同济大学提供氢燃料电池技术，深圳本地企业五洲龙汽车有限公司研制，并使用空气产品公司的氢气作为燃料，这些氢燃料电池车在本届大运会期间为来自152个国家和地区的12000多运动员和政府官员，提供了往返各运动场馆的交通服务。

“我们非常荣幸能支持中国政府成功举办一届节能环保的大运会，并借此更进一步推动新能源汽车的商业化。” 空气产品公司亚洲区工业气体部副总裁苏俊雄先生表示，“这已是空气产品公司第三次支持此类运动赛事。这足以证明在支持如大运会的重大活动上，我们产品的质量、安全性和可靠性是值得信赖的。”

空气产品公司在华南地区具有强大的整合型供应能力。其位于珠海的工厂是广东省内最大的高纯制氢工厂，公司通过槽车把氢气运送至在大运会场地内的加氢站；而高品质的液氮则由其深圳工厂提供。

空气产品公司在华南地区拥有多套设施，也是首批投资深圳的跨国气体公司之一。公司于1987年在深圳蛇口工业区内设立工厂，生产和销售各种瓶装高纯气、液化气、混合气以及特种气。同时，公司在广州经济技术开发区内设立的空分装置，是全国最大的液态气体生产设备之一。另外，位于莆田的空分装置使用液化天然气冷能生产工业气体，可满足福建快速增长的工业市场需求。

作为加氢技术的全球领导者，空气产品公司已在美国和全球其他19个国家和地区建造了130多个加氢站。目前部分汽车、材料装卸设备、火车、飞机甚至潜艇均已采用这种创新技术并使用氢燃料，该技术融合了空气产品公司的专业知识、设备和氢气。

关于空气产品公司
空气产品公司（Air Products, 纽约证券交易所代码：APD）在全球为工业制造、能源、科技和医疗护理等领域的客户提供独特的产品和生产方案，其中包括工业气体产品、特种和工艺气体、功能材料和相关设备及服务。自1940年成立以来，空气产品公司已在半导体材料、加氢炼制、家居保健服务、天然气液化、高级涂料和粘合剂等主要高增长市场上确立了领先地位。公司在创新的企业文化、完善的管理和对环境及安全的保护承诺方面得到了广泛的赞誉。拥有18,300多名员工的空气产品公司，业务遍及全球40多个国家，2010年的销售额达90亿美元。欲获得更多信息，请登陆公司网站www.airproducts.com 。

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Hydrogen for Air Products’ Newest Fueling Station Comes From a Sustainable Source--Municipal Wastewater

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leader in hydrogen fueling technology, today officially opened its newest California hydrogen fueling station drawing its feedstock from a very novel and sustainable source. Air Products is pumping hydrogen into fuel cell vehicles that is generated from the municipal wastewater treatment plant at the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD) in Fountain Valley. In addition to generating hydrogen, the project also creates electricity and heat from this renewable source. This technology application is uniquely the first in the world and opens significant opportunities for other biogas feedstock streams.

Methane gas is created while the wastewater at the OCSD facility sits in holding tanks. This methane begins a clean-up process where the gas stream enters a purification system and then feeds into a fuel cell, built by FuelCell Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCEL), where it is reformed to hydrogen. In the fuel cell, clean electricity is produced for use at the OCSD facility, and the heat created could also be directed to several site uses. Excess hydrogen not converted to electricity leaves the unit and is further purified to make it vehicle grade for fuel cell automobile fueling via Air Products’ technology. The facility will produce enough hydrogen for 25 to 50 fuel cell vehicle fuelings per day and generate 250 kilowatts of electricity daily.

“This location will show how well this technology works and can be applied to wastewater and other waste applications to generate hydrogen. It is another first for Air Products in terms of the varied sources of feed from which hydrogen can be produced, stored and dispensed by our proprietary fueling technology,” said Ed Heydorn, business development manager–Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “Another plus is that renewable hydrogen is required to be in the mix in fueling stations in California. We look to this type of technology as a platform to meet the renewable requirement and to supply even cleaner hydrogen to the next generation of fuel cell vehicles.” Heydorn also praised the public-private project collaboration that included the United States Department of Energy, which provided partial funding; OCSD; Air Products; FuelCell Energy; National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine; California Air Resources Board; and South Coast Air Quality Management District.

“This is the epitome of sustainability by taking a human waste and transforming it into electricity which we need, and transportation fuel that we need, as well as thermal product heat that could serve the process of transforming the feed waste into productive products,” said Professor Scott Samuelsen, director–National Fuel Cell Research Center, University of California, Irvine. “This project is at the nexus of the challenge for the next millennium associating how we handle in concert transportation, energy and water resources.”

Ed Torres, director–Operations and Maintenance for OCSD, views the project as part of the solution to air quality issues in the region. “It provides an alternative to us in dealing with air quality in this basin where we are heavily regulated. The project also ensures us going into the future that we have a technology that can provide power and heat and produces a transportation fuel with no emissions and comes from a renewable source. I think this provides a promising future for our industry.”

Feedstock sources such as agricultural, food, and brewery wastes and landfill gas can benefit from this technology. If all of these available streams were converted to hydrogen, it could support fueling up to 200 million fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. with hydrogen and point to sustainable energy independence.

Air Products was also involved with another fueling station opening in California three months ago and has 11 stations operating in the state overall. In May, Air Products’ West Coast hydrogen pipeline system and industry-leading fueling technology were integral in opening the United States’ first-ever pipeline-fed hydrogen fueling station. The Torrance station supplies hydrogen for several automobile manufacturers’ fuel cell vehicles in the Los Angeles area. 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 the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 130 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 350,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

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Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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MPs Line-Up to Drive Hydrogen Powered Mercedes

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Dozens of MPs and Peers took a spin in a hydrogen powered car on Tuesday as the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL and an Air Products (NYSE: APD) hydrogen fuelling station were brought to Parliament for the first time.

Policymakers, including the Transport Minister Norman Baker, were given the opportunity to drive the F-CELL on the roads around Parliament and see an Air Products hydrogen fuelling station, which can fill up the vehicle in less than four minutes.

The demonstration, held opposite the Palace of Westminster, also gave the public an opportunity to see the state-of-the-art hydrogen transport technology and talk to some of Air Products’ and Daimler’s hydrogen transport experts.

Diana Raine, Air Products, Hydrogen Energy Systems said: “It was great to give the Transport Minister, and so many other policymakers, an opportunity to see this hydrogen transport technology in person. The technology Air Products and Daimler have brought to Parliament today is at the forefront of efforts to develop a hydrogen transport infrastructure for the UK.”

Transport Minister Norman Baker said: "Low carbon vehicles are central to our efforts to tackle greenhouse gas emissions - we must recognise that it is carbon, not the car that is the problem.

"I'd like to thank Air Products and Daimler for the opportunity to see the finer details of a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle and showcase a refuelling for me. I hope many MPs have had the opportunity to have a look at the car today and become familiar with the technology.

"Our goal is to make Britain as a global leader in the design, production and use of electric and ultra-low emission cars and at the forefront of efforts to decarbonise motoring. Only last week my colleague Greg Barker announced a new £7.5 million Technology Strategy Board demonstrator programme that will help accelerate the adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, bringing them into everyday use."

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About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

Air Products is the world's largest supplier of hydrogen and a leader in applications in the fields of hydrogen production, supply and safety. Air Products has played a leading role in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel of the future. This is documented, among other things, by more than 50 patents in the field of hydrogen fuelling technology. The company provides the necessary technology and infrastructure for the hydrogen fuelling of cars, buses, trucks, forklift trucks, aircraft, trains, cell towers and even submarines. Its references include the hydrogen fuelling stations for the bus shuttle service at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the fuelling technology for five fuel cell buses used by Transport for London, supplying the entire hydrogen needs of the German navy's fuel cell submarines and the largest number of hydrogen fuelling stations in the UK.

Air Products has experience of more than 120 hydrogen fuelling stations in 18 countries. More than 135,000 safe fuellings a year are currently completed at the company's fuelling stations – and this figure is increasing rapidly.

Waterstof breekt record op Shell Eco Marathon

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Afgelopen 26, 27 en 28 mei vond de 27e editie van de Shell Eco-Marathon plaats op het circuit van EuroSpeedway in de Duitse plaats Lausitz. De winnaar, Polytech’ Nantes team uit Frankrijk, huidig recordhouder onder waterstofvoertuigen in de categorie ‘prototypes’ verbrak het record door 590,2 kilometer op één liter waterstof te rijden. In de categorie ‘urban concept’ werd het waterstofvoertuig van de HydroCruisers van de Haagse Hogeschool eerste met een afstand van 104 kilometer. Die afstand werd gereden met een hoeveelheid waterstof, die overeenkomt met 1 liter Euro95. Daarnaast ontving het team een eervolle vermelding van de jury vanwege het ontwerp van het chassis, dat door een combinatie van koolstofvezel en schuim slechts 3,5 kilo weegt. Air Products, een van de grootste producenten van waterstof ter wereld, sponsorde vijf van de zeven Nederlandse teams die met een waterstofvoertuig deelnamen aan de race.

Naast de Haagse Hogeschool vielen nog twee Nederlandse teams in de prijzen. Roses-4-Eco uit Roosendaal reed 138 kilometer op 1 liter GTL (Gas To Liquids) en won voor deze prestatie de GTL award in de categorie ‘prototype’. Het team SGH uit Haarlem ontving een speciale award voor het doorzettingsvermogen dat zij toonden toen ze kampten met tegenslagen in de voorbereidingen en tijdens de race. Verder behaalde het team HAN Hydromotive van de HAN University de derde plaats in de categorie ‘ urban concept’ met 74 kilometer die zij reden op één liter waterstof. Het team Phidippides van de Hogeschool Rotterdam behaalde met haar waterstofvoertuig een score van 184 kilometer in de categorie ‘prototype.’

De Shell Eco-marathon is bedoeld voor jongeren van universiteiten en instellingen voor technisch en wetenschappelijk onderwijs uit heel Europa. De bedoeling is dat ze in teams voertuigen ontwikkelen die zo ver mogelijk kunnen rijden op één liter brandstof. Dat mag op conventionele brandstoffen (benzine, diesel of LPG) of alternatieve brandstoffen (biobrandstof, ethanol, zonne-energie of waterstof). Er zijn hierbij twee categorieën: de ‘prototypes’ die er over het algemeen futuristisch en gestroomlijnd uit zien, en de ‘urban concepts’ die meer op de auto’s van nu lijken. Aan de competitie op het circuit van EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Duitsland deden dit jaar 222 teams uit 26 landen mee, waaronder een recordaantal van elf Nederlandse teams.

Air Products is van mening dat er te weinig bekendheid is over de mogelijkheden en voordelen van waterstof. Door het sponsoren van de waterstofauto’s wil Air Products de bekendheid vergroten over het gebruik van waterstof als alternatief voor bestaande brandstoffen. Daarnaast was het bedrijf nauw betrokken bij het voorlichten van de teams over de technologie en veiligheidsaspecten van het werken met waterstof als brandstof. Het doel van de Shell Eco-marathon is om jongeren te stimuleren om nieuwe innovaties en duurzame oplossingen te bedenken voor transport en mobiliteit. Air Products vindt het belangrijk dat juist deze jonge technici, die in de toekomst met alternatieve brandstoffen te maken krijgen, weten wat waterstof is en kan.

Air Products houdt zich al sinds 1993 met de ontwikkeling van waterstoftechnologie bezig. Het bedrijf is niet alleen een van de grootste producenten van waterstof ter wereld, maar houdt zich ook bezig met de ontwikkeling van brandstofcellen en technologie voor transport, opslag en distributie van waterstof. Bij de ongeveer 100 waterstof tankstations, die het bedrijf wereldwijd heeft gebouwd, tanken per maand duizenden voertuigen, waaronder bussen, auto’s, vorkheftrucks en zelfs onderzeeboten. De tankstations staan niet alleen in Amerika en Azië, maar ook Frankrijk, Duitsland, Griekenland, Italië, Nederland en Groot-Brittannië.

De Shell Eco Marathon vond drie achtereenvolgende jaren plaats in Lausitz. In 2012 zal de race plaatsvinden in Rotterdam. De race wordt dan voor het eerst verreden op de openbare weg. De race krijgt daarmee een stedelijker karakter volgens de organisatie.

Air Products plaatst nieuw waterstoftankstation bij busbedrijf

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products, één van de grootste aanbieders van waterstof en waterstoftechnologie ter wereld, heeft met Sorensen Gross Construction Services een contract getekend voor de bouw van een waterstoftankstation in Flint (USA). Bij dit waterstoftankstation gaat de waterstofbus van de Amerikaanse busmaatschappij Flint Mass Transportation Authority (MTA) tanken. Het waterstoftankstation, dat onderdeel uitmaakt van het testprogramma voor alternatieve brandstoffen van de MTA, zal in april 2012 in bedrijf genomen worden.

Het nieuwe tankstation van Air Products zorgt voor de compressie van de waterstof, de opslag en de tankzuil om de bus van MTA te voorzien van waterstof. Deze waterstof wordt geproduceerd in een electrolyser, die geleverd wordt door Proton OnSite. “Air Products heeft veel ervaring opgedaan met de levering van waterstof aan busbedrijven. We zijn bij dergelijke projecten betrokken vanwege de aantrekkelijkheid van het openbaar vervoer als innovator op het gebied van duurzame brandstoffen en vanwege de grotere schaal van dit soort projecten”, zegt Bob Kelly, business development manager voor Hydrogen Energy Systems bij Air Products.

De bouw van het tankstation wordt gerealiseerd in samenwerking met het Amerikaanse bouwbedrijf Sorensen Gross Construction Services. “We zijn erg blij met deze samenwerking, want Air Products is een van de belangrijkste leveranciers van waterstoftechnologie”, aldus Ghassan Saab, CEO bij Sorensen Gross. Ook Proton OnSite is tevreden over de overeenkomst. “De samenwerking met Air Products en de MTA in Flint biedt Proton OnSite de mogelijkheid om haar technologie voor de on site productie van waterstof te demonstreren,” vertelt Robert Friedland, directeur en CEO bij Proton OnSite. “We willen bijdragen aan de verbreding van de mogelijkheden voor betaalbare en betrouwbare brandstofvoorziening. Elektrolyse is de duurzaamste manier om waterstof te produceren.”

Air Products is betrokken bij verschillende projecten voor brandstofvoorziening voor het openbaar vervoer. Eind vorig jaar werd in Arnhem het eerste publieke waterstof tankstation van Nederland geopend, waar een waterstofbus van Connexxion zal tanken. In Amerika is een tankstation geopend voor vijf nieuwe waterstofbussen waarmee dagelijks reizigers vervoerd worden in de Francisco Bay regio in Californië. In Londen heeft Air Products onlangs nog een tankstation geopend om een vloot van vijf waterstofbussen te bevoorraden, die onderdeel zijn van het Transport For Londen Project. Ditzelfde tankstation zal zorgen voor de bevoorrading van de eerste waterstoftaxi’s in Londen, die in 2012 in gebruik genomen worden. Ook werd in 2010 een vloot van meer dan vijftig waterstofshuttles bevoorraad, die atleten en overheidsfunctionarissen vervoerden tijdens de Asian Games en Asian Para Games in Guangzhou City in China. Het project in China is vergelijkbaar met het tanken van waterstofbussen door Air Products bij een waterstoftankstation in het waterstofpark in Beijing tijdens de Olympische Spelen in 2008. Dat was het eerste demonstratieproject voor alternatieve brandstof in China. Al deze projecten bieden Air Products de mogelijkheid om ervaringen van gebruikers in kaart te brengen en de technologie te testen en te demonstreren. Air Products heeft wereldwijd inmiddels meer dan 120 waterstoftankstations geplaatst. Daar tanken onder andere auto’s, vrachtwagens, bussen, vliegtuigen en zelfs onderzeeboten. Het gaat wereldwijd al om meer dan 350.000 tankbeurten per jaar.

Meer details over de technologieën van Air Products op het gebied van waterstoftankstations zijn beschikbaar op www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Air Products' Technology Integral to Another U.S. First with Hydrogen Supplied Via Pipeline to New Fueling Station

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products' (NYSE:APD) hydrogen, West Coast pipeline system, and industry-leading fueling technology were integral parts of an historic event today as Shell officially opened the United States’ first-ever pipeline-fed hydrogen fueling station. The Torrance, California station, a collaborative effort between Air Products, Shell, Toyota, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and United States Department of Energy (DOE), will supply hydrogen for several automobile manufacturers’ fuel cell vehicles in the Los Angeles area.

“This fueling station will be a tremendous model to show how effortless a pipeline supply of hydrogen can be to an automobile fueling station and other hydrogen fuel cell applications. It will add another mode of supply, on potentially a very large scale, to Air Products’ portfolio of distribution technologies in meeting the emerging fueling applications of today,” said David J. Taylor, vice president – Energy Businesses at Air Products to assembled guests for the station’s dedication ceremony in Torrance today. “Pipeline distribution of hydrogen offers the lowest delivered and dispensed price for hydrogen supply on a mass scale, and this site will be a model to be able to learn and expand these types of stations as opportunities arise.” Air Products believes this station will show the cost-competitiveness of hydrogen delivered in this manner to the gasoline costs of today.

The station, which received project funding assistance from SCAQMD and DOE prior to 2011, is situated on land adjacent to the Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc. (TMS) sales and marketing headquarters. It is fed by Air Products’ hydrogen pipeline located less than 50 feet from the station and connected to Air Products’ Wilmington and Carson, Calif. hydrogen production facilities. In addition to the hydrogen for the fuel cell vehicles, Air Products’ hydrogen compression, storage and dispensing technology are also integral components in the fueling station. The station includes several technology advancements, and among them is the ability to simultaneously fuel four hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from the four dispensers at the site. The station currently has the requested fueling capacity of 50 kilograms of hydrogen per 12-hour day (or the equivalent of 50 gallons of gasoline per day), has the technical capability to reach 100 kilograms per day, and is expandable.

“Building an extensive hydrogen re-fueling infrastructure is a critical step in the successful market launch of fuel cell vehicles,” said Chris Hostetter, group vice president, TMS. “We plan to bring a fuel cell vehicle to market in 2015, or sooner, and the infrastructure must be in place to support our customers’ needs.”

Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 350,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, 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) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. 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, 2010.

Air Products to Provide Award-Winning Fuelling Station to the University of Glamorgan

Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) has installed an award-winning Series 100 hydrogen fuelling station at the University of Glamorgan to assist in the development of their hydrogen energy research.

The Series 100 station is the University of Glamorgan’s second hydrogen fuelling station and is situated at their Glyntaff Campus. It will be fed exported hydrogen taken from the University’s facility at the Renewable Hydrogen Research and Development Centre. This introduction of a second station will help support the development of South Wales’ local infrastructure as the Government looks to establish a refuelling network for hydrogen and electric vehicles along the M4.

The University produces renewable ‘green’ hydrogen on campus through a process of electrolysis which uses solar power. Air Products has supplied hydrogen filling equipment to enable the locally produced hydrogen to be transported to other local hydrogen refuelling stations, including the facility at Glyntaff.

Commenting on the announcement, Ian Williamson, European Hydrogen and Bio Energy Director at Air Products and President of the European Hydrogen Association, said: “We are delighted to be providing our award-winning hydrogen station to the University of Glamorgan. The research and development they are carrying out in the field of hydrogen energy is extremely impressive.

“Renewably producing hydrogen is an important piece of the zero carbon transport jigsaw. The University’s onsite production of renewable hydrogen and projects such as our proposed waste-to-energy plant in Teesside which also has the potential to produce renewable hydrogen, clearly show that technology enabling the green production of hydrogen exists today.”

Jon Maddy who manages the University’s Hydrogen Centre commented, “This project extends our capability to support hydrogen vehicle research, development and deployment and is part of a coordinated approach to develop an early stage hydrogen infrastructure in the UK.”

“We are pleased that this is another demonstration of a successful academic/ industrial project that contributes to Wales’ and the UK’s plans to reduce carbon emissions from transport.”

As the UK makes further steps towards developing a low carbon transport system building on milestones such as the recent introduction of five hydrogen London buses, this announcement follows a recent visit from Greg Barker, Energy and Climate Change minister, to the US. As part of this visit, Mr. Barker was able to test drive Air Products’ hydrogen powered car and learn more about the technology.

The project has been part-funded by the University, the Department for Transport Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Grant Programme and the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Assembly Government.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About The University of Glamorgan
The University of Glamorgan is the second largest University in Wales with over 22,000 students studying a comprehensive range of programmes from the Creative Industries in its new state-of the-art Cardiff campus through to Aeronautical Engineering. The University is currently investing over £130m in facilities across its campuses.

The University's research in areas such as hydrogen is world leading and carried out at a purpose built centre at Baglan, South Wales. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise more than 70% of the University's research activity was assessed as being of a quality recognised internationally.

The University was established in 1992, but has an academic pedigree spanning almost 100 years. It has expanded in recent years and is now part of the Glamorgan Group which includes the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama - the National Conservatoire of Wales - and Merthyr Tydfil College.

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, 2010.

Media Inquiries:
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University of Glamorgan
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Email: atobin@glam.ac.uk

Air Products to Build Hydrogen Fueling Station for Flint, Michigan Mass Transportation Authority

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leader in hydrogen fueling technology, today announced it has signed a contract with Sorensen Gross Construction Services to build a hydrogen fueling station in Flint, Michigan to fuel a hydrogen fuel cell bus owned by Flint’s Mass Transportation Authority (MTA). The station, which will be part of the MTA’s alternative fuels test program, is to be onstream in April 2012.

“This agreement continues to reinforce our leadership in the evolution of mass transit,” said Bob Kelly, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “Air Products has a proven record of working with the mass transit industry and is selected for these types of projects because of its technical capabilities in design and, specifically, its record of executing major projects in a safe and timely manner.”

“Sorensen Gross is excited to be part of a team that will bring the future of transportation fuel to our community. We are particularly pleased to be collaborating with Air Products, the MTA, and other team members in this endeavor as they are all leaders in their fields who will bring great expertise to this project,” said Ghassan Saab, CEO at Sorensen Gross.

Air Products will supply its hydrogen compression, storage and dispensing technology to fuel the bus with hydrogen produced from an electrolyzer provided by Proton OnSite. Details on Air Products’ portfolio of hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

“Proton OnSite is pleased to be working with Air Products and the MTA in Flint, Michigan to showcase our industry leading, onsite hydrogen generation fueling product,” said Robert Friedland, president and CEO of Proton OnSite. “This kind of joint public and private enterprise involving global leaders in industrial gases and onsite hydrogen generation, coupled with a forward-thinking transit agency like Flint’s MTA, is crucial in helping the United States move beyond fossil fuels. We want to help enable more fueling options, those that are affordable, clean and reliable. When commuters start riding this bus next spring, they will be supporting a big step for Flint and this country overall in terms of the available fuel options.”

Air Products has been involved in several recent mass transit fueling projects. These include: fueling five new hydrogen fuel cell powered buses that transport riders daily on the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) bus system in the San Francisco Bay Area in California (2010); commissioning its fueling station in London to fuel a fleet of five hydrogen buses as part of the Transport for London Project (2010), and the same station will fuel the first fleet of London hydrogen taxis planned for 2012; and fueling a fleet of more than 50 hydrogen fuel cell shuttle vehicles that transported athletes and government officials at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games in Guangzhou City, China (2010). The China project was similar to Air Products filling hydrogen buses at a fueling station in the Beijing Hydrogen Park during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which marked the first demonstration project for new-energy vehicles in China.

Air Products, the leading supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 350,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. 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, 2010.

Air Products’ Mobile Hydrogen Fueling Technology Helping National Laboratory to Achieve Energy Goals

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) mobile hydrogen fueling technology is helping Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) achieve its strategy of an energy sustainable future and a cleaner environment. At the Livermore, Calif. based national security laboratory, Air Products technology and equipment is fueling two hydrogen powered shuttle buses used to transport employees and visitors at LLNL’s main site.

“This laboratory does cutting edge work and is an important place to locate hydrogen fueling technology to show that it is ready and working today. This is an opportunity for the scientists working at the lab and the guests who visit the site to get a first-hand look at hydrogen as an alternative fuel,” said Dan Rabun, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “We operate an identical shuttle bus at our headquarters and its daily use makes a positive statement about the potential of the technology.”

The mobile hydrogen fueler is part of the diverse portfolio of hydrogen fueling technologies deployed by Air Products around the world. The versatile technology comes complete with fuel storage and dispensing, and can be transported from location to location to provide hydrogen fueling for both short and long-term fueling needs. The fueler can be remotely monitored and is designed to provide daily, around-the-clock hydrogen vehicle fueling availability. It is able to dispense hydrogen without the need for a utility hook-up as solar panels on the top of the fuelers provide the electrical power for the dispensing unit. In all, Air Products has 20 mobile fuelers at locations in the U.S. Details on Air Products’ portfolio of hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

A collaboration of Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories, the shuttle project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fuel Cell Technologies Program. LLNL has said the hydrogen shuttles, which will also be featured in educational community outreach activities, are part of a DOE-funded deployment of hydrogen powered vehicles and fueling infrastructure at nine federal facilities across the country to demonstrate this market-ready advanced technology.

This project is the latest in several hydrogen-fueled transit announcements by Air Products. In December 2010, Air Products announced it was filling five new hydrogen fuel cell powered buses that transport riders daily on the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) bus system in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It also commissioned its fueling station in London and is filling a fleet of five hydrogen buses as part of the Transport for London Project, which will be adding the first fleet of London hydrogen taxis in 2012. In November 2010, Air Products provided the hydrogen for a fleet of more than 50 hydrogen fuel cell shuttle vehicles that transported athletes and government officials at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games in Guangzhou City, China. The project was similar to Air Products’ filling hydrogen buses at a fueling station in the Beijing Hydrogen Park for the Beijing Olympic Games, which marked the first demonstration project for new-energy vehicles in China.

Air Products, the leading supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 275,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a national security laboratory, with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important issues of our time. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. For more information, visit www.llnl.gov/.

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, 2010.

Air Products is Exclusive Hydrogen Vehicle Fueler for FCHE 2011 Conference Events in Washington, DC

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) hydrogen fueling technology will be very busy this week at the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy (FCHE) 2011 Conference in Washington, D.C. The leader in hydrogen fueling technology, Air Products is the exclusive supplier of hydrogen and fueling technology for all the hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle events for the FCHE Conference beginning today through February 16, 2011 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center.

“This is the premier conference for showcasing the capabilities of hydrogen as an energy carrier. We are pleased to provide the hydrogen and fueling technology to assist the fuel cell vehicle makers’ hosting of several ride-n-drive events in Washington,” said Nick Mittica, commercial business manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “It will be a busy week with a lot of events scheduled to demonstrate vehicle capabilities and hydrogen’s use as an alternative energy.” Details on Air Products’ portfolio of hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

There are several scheduled ride-n-drive events, where conference attendees and others will have the opportunity to drive or ride hydrogen powered and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles over several days at the conference. Air Products will also fuel the vehicles for planned events at Capitol Hill, the Pentagon, U.S. Department of Energy, and U.S. Department of Transportation, among other locations. To learn more about the FCHE 2011 Conference go to www.hydrogenconference.org.

“We thank and applaud Air Products for their vital contribution to the success of the ride and drives and other activities during the FCHE 2011 Conference,” said Ruth Cox, president and executive director of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association.

Air Products, the leading supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 275,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. 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, 2010.

Air Products’ Novel Hydrogen Technology to Fuel Another Fleet of Forklifts with South Carolina Distribution Facility Dedication Ceremony

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) introduces another novel fueling supply concept as the industry leader in hydrogen fueling technology tomorrow when it officially begins commercial fueling of a fleet of 25 hydrogen-powered forklifts at Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s (NYSE: KMB) 450,000-square-foot distribution facility in Graniteville, S.C. The facility, located in Sage Mill Industrial Park, is managed by GENCO ATC, North America’s second largest and a Global Top 50 third-party logistics provider.

The hydrogen fueling station and its location allows several parties to benefit from the alternative energy effort and establish the nation’sfirst multi-use industrial park fueling station to supply hydrogen from a single supply source directly for industrial, commercial and government use.In addition to GENCO ATC, Kimberly-Clark and Air Products, project members also included Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) and the Aiken-Edgefield Economic Development Partnership. Aiken County government in South Carolina will use the fueling station to fuel two hydrogen powered shuttle bus vehicles and a hydrogen-powered pick-up truck as part of its local transportation system.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony and technology demonstration will take place inside the Kimberly-Clark facility on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 11 a.m. and will feature several speakers.

“This project is a great example of how hydrogen fueling stations can benefit multiple users and differing types of vehicles at the same time. In real estate the saying is, ‘location, location, location’ -- and in this instance the location enables multiple parties to fill vehicles from a single supply system, and also provides the potential for other parties in this industrial park to tie into the station’s hydrogen supply. All parties involved in this project should be pleased with this infrastructure model and we thank Kimberly-Clark, GENCO and the Economic Development Partnership for their leadership roles,” said Bruce Luff, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products.

Luff added that Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology is currently being used to fuel over 750 material handling vehicles at several locations in the United States. Details on Air Products’ portfolio of hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

“GENCO ATC is committed to green technology initiatives that are viable, equitable and sustainable for our customers and our company,” said Herb Shear, chairman and CEO, GENCO ATC. “Hydrogen fuel cells represent the best in energy innovation as a sustainable, productive and clean alternative to lead-acid batteries.”

The fueling station and hydrogen fuel cells that power the forklifts and vehicles were made possible through the use of $1.1 million of a $6.1 million cost-share award to GENCO ATC by the U.S. Department of Energy through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help accelerate the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cells.

“Kimberly-Clark is constantly looking for innovative ways to minimize the impact of our operations on the environment,” said Rick Sather, vice president of Customer Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark. “We are pleased to partner with GENCO ATC, Plug Power and Air Products to help expand hydrogen fuel cell technology to our entire forklift fleet. This energy technology can reduce our carbon emissions by hundreds of metric tons per year, lower costs and drive efficiencies to power our operations.”

The supply chain industry estimates that annual greenhouse gas emissions created by an average 20-truck lead acid battery-powered forklift fleet can be reduced by hundreds of tons a year simply by converting to fuel cell-powered equipment. By using hydrogen fuel cells instead of lead-acid batteries, greenhouse gases can be reduced by over 90 percent, according to customer consumption estimates.

Air Products will fuel the fleet of forklifts which are fitted with Plug Power’s GenDrive® hydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in less than five minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries per forklift.

There are many advantages to using hydrogen-powered forklifts and other material handling equipment. While traditional battery-powered equipment must be placed temporarily out of operation for battery replacement and required battery recharging approximately every four to six hours, hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment is refueled only once or twice daily, depending on use, and does not require change-out downtime. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as traditional battery units do as they near a required battery change-out or recharge time. Additionally, unlike traditional battery operated forklifts, hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are not adversely impacted by temperature or by operating in coolers and freezers. Further, hydrogen-powered fuel cell equipment is more environmentally friendly and does not involve lead-acid battery storage and disposal issues.

Air Products, the leading supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations 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 technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 275,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About GENCO ATC

GENCO ATC is North America’s 2nd largest and a Global Top 50 third-party logistics provider and the recognized leader in reverse logistics. The company manages 124 operations and 37 million square feet of warehouse space throughout North America for a diverse range of retail, manufacturing and government customers, including many Fortune 500 companies. As the industry’s most innovative product lifecycle logistics provider, GENCO ATC provides a complete range of solutions, including forward logistics, transportation logistics, parcel negotiation and audits, reverse logistics, consumer electronics test & repair, product remarketing, damage research, pharmaceutical services, government logistics and operations management, supply chain technology and automotive remanufacturing. For more information, visit www.gencoatc.com.

About Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds the No. 1 or No. 2 share position in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest K-C news and to learn more about the company's 139-year history of innovation, visit www.Kimberly-Clark.com.

About Plug Power

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Wegmans, Whole Foods, and FedEx Freight. With more than 1,000 units in the field and over 2 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Visit us at www.plugpower.com.

Air Products Hydrogen Exhibit Energises Children at Eureka!

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Eureka! The National Children’s Museum and Air Products, industrial gas manufacturer and global market leader in hydrogen infrastructure, have joined forces to educate children about sustainable energy. A brand new exhibit provides children with a unique interactive experience, whilst the launch of a competition brings the theme to the classroom; challenging children from around the country to design a hydrogen-powered town.

Eureka!’s newest exhibit is an Air Products hydrogen car fuel pump in the Garage section of the role-play gallery, ‘Living and Working Together’. As with the other exhibits in the gallery’s child-sized town, in the Garage children pretend to play at adult life, maintaining and driving cars, refuelling or changing tyres and learning what’s ‘under the bonnet’.

The hydrogen fuel pump exhibit aims to educate children about alternative sources of energy. Located beside conventional fuel pump exhibits, children are able to understand their choices for decreasing the environmental impact of driving a car.

Ian Williamson, Director of Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products and President of the European Hydrogen Association said: “We are passionate about developing a greener future for everyone and have installed over 120 hydrogen fuelling stations around the world. Raising public awareness about the benefits of hydrogen fuel is an important part of the work we do. Our involvement with Eureka! is a fantastic way to spread the word about hydrogen energy to future generations.”

Visitors to Eureka! were first introduced to alternative energy technologies with the Power Wall exhibit. Launched in March 2009, the Power Wall demonstrates how clean energy is generated and distributed. The hydrogen car pump builds on this concept by introducing hydrogen powered vehicles as a possible part of daily life. Both exhibits have been designed keeping the complex nature of alternative energy sources in mind, and will be able to change as technology evolves. With the completion of the new exhibit, Air Products is inviting schools across the North to join children nationally in a competition that asks Year 5 and 8 classes to show what their town might look like if it was powered by hydrogen. Twelve finalists will compete to win funding for a green project at their school with a first prize of £1500, and three runner-up prizes of £500.

More information about the competition, including instructions for entering, is available on the website at www.wiseupwithhydrojen.co.uk.

Editor's Notes:
HydroJen, the Air Products hydrogen power mascot and the Mayor of Halifax will be available for photographs at Eureka! from 11am – 12pm Thursday 20 January.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About Eureka!
Eureka! is designed especially for children age 0-11, with over 400 hands on exhibits inspiring them to learn about themselves and the world around them through imagination, play and discovery. For visitor information call 01422 330069, visit www.eureka.org.uk, read the Eureka! blog, All in a day’s play, become a fan on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. The standard Eureka! ticket is now an Annual Pass. The Annual Pass entitles all of the party paid for on the day of the first visit to come back to Eureka! free of charge as many times as they like over the next 12 months. Adults*: £9.95, Children age 3+ : £9.95, Toddlers age 1-2: £3.45, Babies age 0-11 months: free. Read more about the Annual Pass. Eureka! is open daily 10am–5pm at weekends, during half-terms and holidays. Term-time Eureka! is open 10am –4pm Tuesday - Friday, and 10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday. The museum is closed on term-time Mondays and between 24-26 December. Eureka! is situated next door to Halifax railway station, just 10 minutes by car from junction 24 of the M62 and 17 miles from Leeds Eureka! is an educational charity no. 292758

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Air Products’ Hydrogen Technology Fueling AC Transit’s Next Generation Bus Fleet

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD) is using its diverse portfolio of hydrogen fueling technologies to fill five new hydrogen fuel cell powered buses that transport riders daily on the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) bus system in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. AC Transit looked to Air Products for solutions to provide hydrogen and infrastructure technology to get the newest generation of zero emission buses on the road quickly. AC Transit expects to increase its hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet to 12—the largest single site deployment of hydrogen fuel cell buses in the United States.

“AC Transit should be very proud of its growing hydrogen bus fleet and being a leader in the U.S. in the conversion to this zero emission mode of mass transit transportation. We’re pleased to be fueling their buses and bringing several of our patented fueling technologies together to support this large scale fueling application,” said Nick Mittica, commercial manager–Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “At this site, we’ve been able to show our broad suite of unique hydrogen delivery technologies that no one else in the world has to offer. These capabilities give us a competitive advantage when considering varied hydrogen sources as well as the methods of hydrogen delivery.” Mittica added that the Air Products technologies in place at AC Transit were relatively easy to permit and presented no large infrastructure issues.

“Air Products has clearly demonstrated to us and our industry that the technology and know-how exists to effectively fuel heavy-duty transit buses on a large scale. We’ve been impressed at how quickly the Air Products team stepped up to support our fueling needs by installing a 500 kg mobile fueling station within days,” noted Jaimie Levin, AC Transit’s director of Alternative Fuels Policy and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Program manager.

Air Products has two of its self-contained mobile fuelers and additional high-pressure storage capacity, all at approximately 350 bar (5,000 psi), at AC Transit’s Oakland, Calif. operating division. The station employs a new hydrogen delivery concept capable of dispensing either liquid or gaseous hydrogen, at very high pressure, depending on a specific customer’s need. The mobile fueling technology is able to dispense hydrogen to the buses without the need for a utility hook-up as solar panels on the top of the fuelers provide the electrical power for the dispensing unit. In all, Air Products has 20 mobile fuelers and six new delivery liquid trailers at locations in the U.S. and Europe. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

The hydrogen powered fuel cell bus fleet is part of an AC Transit demonstration project called Zero Emission Bay Area (ZEBA) using the next generation of fuel cell buses in its mass transit system. The new buses are 5,000 pounds lighter and shorter in height than the earlier generation of fuel cell buses and feature the newest fuel cell power and energy storage systems.

This project is the latest in several hydrogen-fueled mass transit announcements by Air Products. In December, Air Products announced the commissioning of its fueling station in London, filling a fleet of five hydrogen buses as part of the Transport for London Project. In addition, the first fleet of London hydrogen taxis is planned for 2012, to contribute further to the hydrogen infrastructure and to reduce emissions in London. In November, Air Products provided the hydrogen to fuel a fleet of more than 50 hydrogen fuel cell shuttle vehicles that transported athletes and government officials at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games in Guangzhou City, China. This project was similar to Air Products’ filling hydrogen buses at a fueling station in the Beijing Hydrogen Park during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which marked the first demonstration project for new-energy vehicles in China.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with trend-setting technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 225,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About AC Transit

AC Transit is one of the largest public transit agencies in California, carrying more than 61 million passengers a year throughout a 360-square mile region in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a fleet of 634 buses, AC Transit serves 13 cities, including local service throughout Oakland and Berkeley and transbay commuter service to San Francisco. AC Transit has been working on the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology for the transit industry since 1999, raising more than $80 million in grants and private contributions to build fuel cell buses, hydrogen fueling stations, and stationary fuel cell power systems in support of transit operations. For more information, go to www.actransit.org/environment.

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Air Products gebruikt ‘Dual Phase’ tankauto voor waterstoftransport vanuit Rotterdam

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products, de grootste leverancier van waterstof en equipment voor opslag, transport en distributie, heeft een nieuwe tankauto ontwikkeld, waarmee waterstof in vloeibare vorm van de fabriek naar eindgebruikers getransporteerd wordt. Het bijzondere aan deze ‘Dual Phase’ tankauto is, dat ze uitgerust is met apparatuur die de waterstof bij de afnemer –bijvoorbeeld een waterstof tankstation- op de gewenste druk in voorraadtanks kan afleveren. De afnemer hoeft dus niet zelf te investeren in kostbare apparatuur zoals compressoren, waardoor het gebruik van waterstof een stuk aantrekkelijker wordt. De Duel Phase tankauto is door de Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer gekeurd en wordt vanaf nu ingezet om waterstof van de waterstoffabriek in Rotterdam naar Londen te transporteren. Daar rijdt het openbaar vervoerbedrijf met vijf waterstofbussen, die tanken bij een waterstoftankstation van Air Products, dat afgelopen vrijdag officieel geopend werd.

“De Dual Phase tankauto is in Amerika ontwikkeld als een multipurpose tankauto voor het transport van waterstof“, zegt Phil Rigby, European Fleet Engineering en Maintenance Manager. “Met deze tankauto kunnen we waterstof in vloeibare vorm vervoeren en afleveren bij bedrijven, die behoorlijke hoeveelheden afnemen. Dat kunnen bedrijven zijn, die waterstof voor hun productieprocessen gebruiken, maar ook waterstof tankstations. De tankauto kan zo’n 40.000 kubieke meter waterstof in vloeibare vorm vervoeren en is dus veel efficiënter dan de nu vaak gebruikte ‘tubetrailers’”.

De Hydra is uitgerust met een verdamper, compressoren en andere apparatuur, waarmee de vloeibare waterstof bij de afnemer op de gewenste druk in de voorraadtanks wordt gepompt. Normaal wordt gasvormige waterstof geleverd met een druk van zo’n 200 bar. die voor gebruik stapsgewijs met behulp van compressoren en boosters op de gewenste druk gebracht wordt. In veel waterstof tankstations wordt waterstof onder een druk van 350 bar in auto’s getankt en het ziet ernaar uit, dat in de toekomst voor auto’s een druk van 700 bar als standaard gebruikt zal worden. “De apparatuur om waterstof onder hoge druk te brengen is erg kostbaar”, zegt Rigby, “dus als je de waterstof op werkdruk kunt afleveren, scheelt dat de afnemers een behoorlijke investering. Als afnemers die investering niet meer hoeven te doen, is het voor hen aantrekkelijker om over te stappen op waterstof. We hopen dan ook, dat onze Dual Phase tankauto een bijdrage zal leveren aan de invoering en acceptatie van waterstof op grote schaal.”

Het eerste exemplaar van de Dual Phase tankauto is in Nederland gekeurd door de Rijksdienst voor het Wegverkeer en wordt onder meer gebruikt voor het transport van waterstof uit Rotterdam naar Londen. De tankauto maakt gebruik van de reguliere veerdiensten tussen Hoek van Holland en Harwich. Bij het tankstation van Air Products in London wordt de waterstof met een druk van 500 bar in de opslagtanks afgeleverd. Bij het tankstation tanken de vijf waterstofbussen, die in London rijden. De bussen zijn onderdeel van het waterstof-programma van het openbaar vervoerbedrijf ‘Transport for London’, dat uiteindelijk moet leiden tot de grootschalige introductie van waterstoftechnologie in het verkeer van de Britse hoofdstad. De waterstofbussen moeten een bijdrage leveren aan de beperking van schadelijke emissies door het openbaar vervoer. Transport of London is naar schatting verantwoordelijk voor 22 procent van alle Londense verkeersemissies.

Air Products gebruikt ‘Dual Phase’ tankauto voor waterstoftransport vanuit Rotterdam

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Commuters Set to Experience Green Transport First Hand with Launch of London's First Permanent Hydrogen Fuelling Station

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

London’s first-ever permanent hydrogen fuelling station was officially unveiled today by the Deputy Mayor of London, Kit Malthouse. Air Products supplied the station to Transport for London who will use it to fuel five hydrogen powered buses. Operating between Covent Garden and Tower Hill, the buses will be one of the largest hydrogen fleets in Europe.

“The opening of a fuelling station in our capital city represents an exciting step forward in the development of a low carbon transport infrastructure using hydrogen at its core,” commented Ian Williamson, Director of Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products and President of the European Hydrogen Association.

“Londoners will be able to take a hydrogen-powered bus to work and see for themselves that this technology is safe, clean and hugely effective at reducing London’s transport emissions.”

The fuelling station will receive its hydrogen supply from a new delivery vehicle developed by Air Products. The Hydrogen Dual Phase Tanker enables hydrogen to be delivered to fuelling stations as a liquid or as a high pressure gas. This means that the station does not require any compression on site; thus removing a typically high cost and high maintenance element in the hydrogen refuelling supply chain. This is the first station of its kind in Europe, and is the beginning of a low cost hydrogen network being deployed by Air Products across London and the UK.

At a recent Government roundtable that discussed the benefits of establishing hydrogen infrastructure across UK constituencies, Dominic Raab MP commented:

"It is great to have a local business pioneering high-tech innovation, designed to address the challenge of climate change in a way that makes economic sense. This will be a growth area for the UK economy."

This increased UK focus on hydrogen as a viable alternative to traditional fuel is in line with the conclusions of a recent fact-based European industry review, A portfolio of power-trains for Europe: a fact based analysis. The report found that there was a clear business case for the establishment of a hydrogen infrastructure and called for an orchestrated investment plan across the EU, which would build up the first critical mass of hydrogen supply.

“The most important thing Government can do is make a political commitment, because we know from London that when you make that political commitment the manufacturers, the suppliers of hydrogen like Air Products, the bankers, the financiers, they start to come and look with interest because what they want is a political commitment to know that they can invest with confidence in the future,” said Kit Malthouse who is also Chair of the London Hydrogen Partnership.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

Air Products’ Hydrogen Technology Fueling Boeing’s Unmanned Phantom Eye

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

When the Phantom Eye takes to the skies, Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) hydrogen fueling capabilities will be put to another unique and advanced technological use. Air Products is providing the hydrogen and fueling infrastructure for The Boeing Company’s (NYSE: BA) Phantom Eye, a newly unveiled hydrogen-powered and unmanned airborne system demonstrator that is able to stay aloft at 65,000 feet for up to four days.

Phantom Eye will soon begin a series of ground and taxi tests at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The aircraft is in preparation for its first flight in 2011, a debut flight expected to last between four and eight hours.

“Working with Boeing on this effort has been a privilege. It is always exciting and interesting to be associated with a cutting edge project, and the Phantom Eye certainly fits that category,” said Bob Kelly, business development manager–Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “Our approach to working on this project was to focus on our core competencies and values of safety first, and being mindful of the specific customer needs. Our engineering and design reviews were always very much aligned with that focus.”

Air Products and Boeing engineers worked closely to provide a cost effective and innovative fueling system capable of delivering liquid hydrogen to the vehicle. The hydrogen propulsion system has been described by Boeing as a key to Phantom Eye’s success, offering efficiency and great fuel economy, with water as its only byproduct, essentially making the plane a “green aircraft.” Further information on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology is at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

The Phantom Eye could open a new market in collecting data and communications, including persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance opportunities for military, civil and commercial customers.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with trend-setting technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 225,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. 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, 2010.

Coventry University Fuels Hydrogen Cars for First Time

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Today, Coventry University unveiled its award-winning Series 100 hydrogen fuelling station from leading provider Air Products.

The station will be used predominantly to fuel a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles which are built in Coventry by the University’s own spin-off company, Microcab. As part of a wider government funded piece of research, local people will be able to apply to trial the vehicles on the UK’s roads. The government’s Technology Strategy Board and Advantage West Midlands funded CABLED project – Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrators – will see 110 low carbon vehicles operating between locations.

The opening of the station completes the next stage in the creation of a Hydrogen Ring of fuelling facilities in the Midlands that form the heart of planned UK hydrogen fuelling infrastructure.

Ian Williamson, European Hydrogen and Bio Energy Director at Air Products and President of the European Hydrogen Association explains: “The new facility at Coventry University strategically links three cities in the Midlands with hydrogen fuelling stations and will prove to be a vital step towards the creation of a low carbon hydrogen transport infrastructure for the UK.

“For members of the public to be able to trial hydrogen cars for first time on the Midlands’ roads is a hugely exciting development,” Ian Williamson adds. “It demonstrates that this low carbon technology is available today and with the right fuelling infrastructure, can be used across the country.”

John Latham, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Business Development at Coventry University said: "Coventry University's new hydrogen fuelling station and our ongoing investment and research into low emissions related automotive technologies underlines our commitment to providing state-of-the-art expertise to help grow Britain's low carbon economy."

Welcoming the announcement, Jim Cunningham, MP for Coventry South said: “This is good news for Coventry University and is yet another example of their commitment to research and development. This partnership is very exciting. The West Midlands is known throughout the country for its innovation and high skill level. We need to ensure that we remain at the forefront of research and development by encouraging the development of low carbon infrastructure.”

“The development of the low carbon economy in the West Midlands will also help create new jobs and develop new manufacturing technologies. This is crucial to helping businesses and families recover from the recession.”

The Series 100 fuelling station won the Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industry award in February 2010. For more details follow this link www.airproducts.co.uk/news/2010-02-09.htm.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

Air Products is the world's largest supplier of hydrogen and a leader in applications in the fields of hydrogen production, supply and safety. Air Products has played a leading role in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel of the future. This is documented, among other things, by more than 50 patents in the field of hydrogen fuelling technology. The company provides the necessary technology and infrastructure for the hydrogen fuelling of cars, buses, trucks, forklift trucks, aircraft, trains, cell towers and even submarines. Its references include the hydrogen fuelling stations for the bus shuttle service at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the fuelling technology for five fuel cell buses used by Transport for London, supplying the entire hydrogen needs of the German navy's fuel cell submarines and the largest number of hydrogen fuelling stations in the UK.

Air Products has experience of more than 120 hydrogen fuelling stations in 18 countries. More than 135,000 safe fuellings a year are currently completed at the company's fuelling stations – and this figure is increasing rapidly.

About Coventry University
Coventry University is a forward-looking, modern university with a proud tradition as a provider of high quality education and a focus on applied research.

Students benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and facilities in all academic disciplines including health, design and engineering laboratories, performing arts studios and computing centres. The University has been chosen to host three national Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning which has it to invest substantial sums of money in health, design and mathematics.

The city-centre campus is continually developing and evolving, with plans for further investment over the next few years. The University is a major presence in Coventry, which contributes to the city's friendly and vibrant atmosphere and also enables it to foster successful business partnerships.

Through its links with leading edge businesses and organisations in the public and voluntary sectors, students are able to access project and placement opportunities that enhance their employability on graduation.

Air Products’ Hydrogen Powering Tongji University’s Fuel Cell Buses at 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, today announced it is supplying hydrogen to power a fleet of more than 50 hydrogen fuel cell buses in operation at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games from November 12–December 19 in Guangzhou City, China. It is another energy conservation and new-energy vehicle demonstration project similar to the one Air Products won in China for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Powered by Air Products’ hydrogen, the fuel cell buses of the Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Centre (CEAEC) of Tongji University will shuttle athletes and government officials between facilities during the Games. The goal of this effort is to achieve zero-emission transportation at the Games’ venues and promote low vehicle emissions in surrounding areas. Air Products is also providing liquid nitrogen for use at the hydrogen fueling station.

“We would like to thank Tongji University and are honored to play a role in supporting the Chinese government’s commitment to making the Asian Games a high-technology, environmentally-friendly and energy-saving event,” said CS Saw, Asia vice president, Liquid Bulk and Generated Gases for Air Products. “For an event like this, reliable and safe supply is critical. This win underscores our strong supply position in South China and also our leading position in supporting the Chinese government in the commercialization of new-energy vehiclesto build a greener world.”

Air Products has built a strong supply capability in South China. Hydrogen is being delivered from its Zhuhai plant, the largest high purity hydrogen plant in the Guangdong Province, by truck to the hydrogen fueling station installed by CEAEC inside the Asian Games site.

During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology was used to fill hydrogen fuel cell buses at a fueling station in the Beijing Hydrogen Park. It was also the first demonstration project for new-energy vehicles in China.

A global leader in hydrogen fueling technology, Air Products has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, material handling equipment, locomotives, planes, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen.

Air Products was one of the first multinational gas corporations to enter Shenzhen and built a plant in the Shekou Industrial Zone that produces and distributes a full range of high purity gases and liquefied gases, mixed gases and specialty gases in cylinder packaging. Air Products also has an air separation unit in the Guangzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone, which is one of the largest production facilities for liquefied products in China. In addition, its plant in Putian uses liquefied natural gas cold energy to produce industrial gases to supply the fast growing market in Fujian.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. 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, 2009.

London Moves One Step Closer to a Green Transport Infrastructure

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced a second hydrogen fuelling station is to be installed in London by the end of 2011. The second station will fuel three hydrogen buses that produce no emissions at the point of use and sees London take a further step towards developing a low-carbon transport infrastructure.

The announcement was made today in the city of Cologne at the opening ceremony of the Clean Hydrogen in European Cities (CHIC) Project who are sponsoring the new fuelling station.

This project builds on the introduction of a fleet of five hydrogen buses, fuelled by another Air Products fuelling station that will shortly be operating around the Capital. It is a clear indication that London is leading the way on low-carbon transport innovation and working with global industry pioneers such as Air Products.

In addition, the first fleet of London hydrogen taxis is planned for 2012, which will contribute further to the hydrogen infrastructure and to reducing emissions in the Capital.

Ian Williamson, European Hydrogen and Bio Energy Director at Air Products and President of the European Hydrogen Association, said: “With hydrogen buses and taxis soon to be on London’s streets and now an additional fuelling station planned for next year, the Capital is at the forefront of low carbon transport investment and adoption in the UK.”
“Air Products are involved in many high profile renewable energy projects around the world. We are very proud of our role in this latest project, which is really putting London on the hydrogen map.”

Pure hydrogen powered or hydrogen battery hybrid vehicles offer a realistic alternative to fossil fuels because they can offer the consumer range, speed and fuelling time customers need, with no emissions at the point of use.

Supported by transport authorities of five European cities including London (GB), Aargau (Switzerland), Bolzano (Italy), Milan (Italy) and Oslo (Norway) and the EU Joint Undertaking for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH JU), the CHIC project is based on a staged introduction and build-up of bus fleets and the supporting hydrogen refuelling stations and infrastructure.

The intention is to create a phased approach, which will link cities in partnerships, facilitating the smooth introduction of low carbon infrastructures across Europe. In total, the project will facilitate the integration of 26 fuel cell hydrogen buses across the continent.

The project seeks to leverage the involvement of partners in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Whistler (Canada), which already have experience of introducing fuel cell buses in their public transport fleets.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fuelling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fuelling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed around 130 hydrogen fuelling stations in 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fuelled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 200,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Transport Minister Says Hydrogen Vehicles Should be Part of the Future UK Transport Mix

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

During a visit to a state-of-the-art Air Products hydrogen fuelling station at the University of Birmingham on Tuesday (5th October) Transport Minister, Mike Penning asserted that hydrogen vehicles will be part of the future transport mix and that the UK must not focus only on electric vehicles. Speaking on the day, Mike Penning commented: “A one size fits all approach to low carbon vehicles simply isn't feasible. In order for the UK to decarbonise road transport, a mix of technologies including hydrogen has to be considered.”

The Minister added “I am delighted to see first-hand today Air Products and the University of Birmingham driving forward hydrogen fuel technology. It's state of the art technology like this that will help drive the British economy in years to come.”

In Birmingham for the Conservative Party Conference, Mike Penning visited the University to see the Air Products Series 100 fuelling station and witness the fuelling of one of the University’s fleet of hydrogen powered vehicles. The Minister was also able to drive a hydrogen powered Microcab and see first-hand how the technology works in practice.

After the fuelling the minister was also shown around the University’s research facility and given a sneak preview of the new hydrogen powered Microcab design that the University is currently developing.

Used as a transport fuel, hydrogen cuts to zero the exhaust pipe air pollution and carbon emissions currently associated with road transport without compromising range, speed and fuelling time. Air Products is at the forefront of developing hydrogen fuelling technology that has the potential to play a crucial part in creating a low-carbon transport infrastructure for the UK.

Air Products installed the Series 100 fuelling station at the University’s School of Chemical Engineering in April 2008. It was the UK’s first permanent hydrogen fuelling station and the design has since won the Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell industry award for innovation. The Series 100 is designed to fuel small fleets of hydrogen vehicles on a daily bases and includes an integrated compression, hydrogen storage and dispensing system.

Diana Raine, Air Products, Hydrogen Energy Systems said: “It was fantastic that the Transport Minister could take the time out of his schedule to visit the fuelling station at Birmingham. The technology he has seen today really is capable of changing the transport infrastructure of the UK and contributing to a low carbon economy.

“It is extremely encouraging that the Government is taking the time to learn more about this technology first hand.”

About Air Products
Air Products is the world's largest supplier of hydrogen and a leader in applications in the fields of hydrogen production, supply and safety. Air Products has played a leading role in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel of the future. This is documented, among other things, by more than 50 patents in the field of hydrogen fuelling technology. The company provides the necessary technology and infrastructure for the hydrogen fuelling of cars, buses, trucks, forklift trucks, aircraft, trains, cell towers and even submarines. Its references include the hydrogen fuelling stations for the bus shuttle service at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the fuelling technology for five fuel cell buses used by Transport for London, supplying the entire hydrogen needs of the German navy's fuel cell submarines and the largest number of hydrogen fuelling stations in the UK.

Air Products has experience of more than 110 hydrogen fuelling stations in 18 countries. More than 135,000 safe fuellings a year are currently completed at the company's fuelling stations – and this figure is increasing rapidly.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

More Than Half of People Think the Future is Not Electric

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A survey carried out by Air Products at the Low Carbon Vehicle 2010 conference last week revealed that 53% of people think that the future of low carbon transport lies in a technology other than electric vehicles. To date the Government has focused most of its energy and resources on supporting electric vehicles and these findings throw this into question, not least because only 27 % of respondents felt that electric vehicles would be the most effective way of powering low carbon vehicles in the long term.

19% suggested that electric would be one of a number of technologies, with the remaining 53% identified different technologies including 34 % of people who felt that hydrogen would be part of the future transport mix. This finding follows hot on the heels of a call from the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee for the Government to move away from its emphasis on electric vehicles and Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse’s plea for the UK to move towards a hydrogen transport infrastructure.

This also chimes with another finding of the survey, that people felt that the Government had been getting its support for the different transport technologies wrong. More than two-thirds of respondents thought that the Government had not achieved the right balance in its support of different transport technologies.

In addition, the survey also suggested that direct financial incentives are the best way for the Government to encourage public take-up of low carbon vehicles according to attendees at the UK’s largest low carbon vehicle conference. More than 80% of respondents thought that direct financial incentives for vehicles are the best way to encourage public take-up of low carbon vehicles.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products Makes Compression-less Retail Hydrogen Fueling Station a Reality

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD) research in hydrogen storage has led to a “compression-less hydrogen fueling station” featuring specialized composite cylinders. This composite storage advancement, developed through joint work and an exclusive supply agreement with Structural Composites Industries, LLC (SCI), significantly lowers the cost of dispensing gaseous hydrogen and fueling station infrastructure by eliminating the need for on-site hydrogen compression. Air Products will launch its first retail compression-less station in 2010 at a location to be announced as part of its California initiative.

The key to the cost effective “compression-less hydrogen fueling station” is a composite pressure vessel (CPV) trailer. The CPV trailer is connected directly to the fuel dispensing unit, making the delivery vehicle an integrated part of the fueling station. The proprietary and certified CPVs are an industry advancement and allow for gaseous hydrogen delivery in greater quantities depending on hydrogen demand. The CPV concept transports hydrogen for fueling at well over 350 bar/5,000 psi and, importantly, can be reliably increased at a station for 700 bar/10,000 psi hydrogen vehicles with greater flexibility and at lesser cost through this advancement.

“This new, low cost concept is game changing technology. It allows hydrogen fueling to be placed on most existing gasoline forecourts thus potentially eliminating the infrastructure issue,” said Ed Kiczek, global director - Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “CPV hydrogen delivery becomes more similar to traditional fuels and can mirror the gasoline model. Decreased cost factors including infrastructure, delivery and dispensing of gaseous hydrogen will lower the price tag for hydrogen as an alternative fuel and make it competitive with traditional fuels.”

John Coursen, product manager at SCI said, “SCI’s expertise in storage materials combined with Air Products’ hydrogen experience was critical to solving this infrastructure concern. We continue to work with Air Products to extend the technology capabilities and commercialize these products globally.”

The composite storage and CPV trailer can also be paired to develop and support hydrogen ground storage at retail stations much like the current gasoline model. Air Products has several station concepts incorporating modular and expandable CPV technology and has developed an entire portfolio of global patents and additional patents pending related to the compression-less advancement.

Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

“When combined with Air Products’ patented dual liquid and gaseous hydrogen delivery trailer introduced last year, the system portfolio offers unprecedented value in cost and reliability of supply,” said Kiczek.

The CPV technology is best positioned to take advantage of low cost gaseous hydrogen supply from large hydrogen production plants, pipelines, off-gas hydrogen and renewable sources, and existing liquid hydrogen supply networks serving industrial gas markets. Beyond hydrogen powered transportation vehicles, this application also may offer significant advantages for the material handling and mass transit markets.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 120 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with Air Products’ trend-setting technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 200,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed 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, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About Structural Composites Industries LLC

Structural Composite Industries is subsidiary company of Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WOR) and is a manufacturer of composite pressure vessels for use in the aerospace, commercial aviation, natural gas vehicle, hydrogen vehicle, and bulk gas transport industries. SCI and its predecessor companies have manufactured over 3.8 million composite pressure vessels since 1957. For more information, visit www.worthingtonindustries.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

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Frank Schnitzeler bij Air Products benoemd tot business development manager voor waterstof

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

De Nederlander Frank Schnitzeler (44) is benoemd tot strategic business development manager van de H2 Energy Systems Group Europe van Air Products. Schnitzeler is in zijn nieuwe functie voornamelijk verantwoordelijk voor het uitbouwen van de betrokkenheid van Air Products bij grote waterstofprojecten voor mobiele toepassingen als personenauto’s en bussen. Air Products is een van de grootste leveranciers van waterstof ter wereld en heeft wereldwijd al meer dan honderd waterstoftankstations gebouwd. Schnitzeler zal vooral actief zijn in Nederland en Duitsland, waar hij zich zal bezighouden met het opzetten van samenwerkingsverbanden, productontwikkeling en commerciële activiteiten om een versnelling van de invoering en acceptatie van waterstof in transporttoepassingen te bewerkstelligen.

Volgens Schnitzeler zal de elektrificatie van transport en vervoer in hoog tempo doorgaan. “Maar omdat accu’s vanwege de lange oplaadtijden en de beperkte actieradius hun beperkingen hebben, denk ik dat waterstof en brandstofceltechnologie daar een belangrijke rol in gaan spelen.” Schnitzeler constateert, dat de ontwikkeling van de waterstofmarkt in Duitsland dankzij de actieve rol van de overheid en de automobielindustrie veel sneller verloopt en dat de markt daar bijna rijp is voor de daadwerkelijke implementatie van waterstof. In Nederland gaat het nog wat moeizamer. Schnitzeler zal zich dan ook expliciet richten op Nederlandse initiatieven zoals WaterstofNet in Noord-Brabant/Vlaanderen en HyMove, het waterstofproject in de regio Arnhem.

Schnitzeler was sinds 2005 als business development manager Europe werkzaam voor Shell Hydrogen. Daar was hij verantwoordelijk voor de ontwikkeling van proefprojecten voor waterstof toepassingen in de automobiel- en transportsector met de bedoeling de acceptatie van waterstof te versnellen. Hij werkte bijvoorbeeld samen met partijen als Daimler, Total en Vattenfall en de nationale en regionale overheden. Hij was onder meer betrokken bij de ontwikkeling van Shell waterstof tankstations in Berlijn en Hamburg, waar inmiddels al zo’n 60 auto’s en bussen op waterstof rijden. Ook was Schnitzeler als bestuurslid actief in verschillende platforms zoals de Clean Energy Partnership en H2 -Mobility die zich met de voorbereiding van de commercialisatie van waterstoftoepassingen bezighouden. Daarvoor werkte Schnitzeler, die een opleiding tot fysicus volgde, in diverse posities bij Shell Chemicals Europe BV, Shell Nederland Chemie en Deutsche Shell Chemie aan de ontwikkeling en productie van kunststoffen voor diverse toepassingen.

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UK’s First Mobile Dual Pressure Hydrogen Fuelling Station to be Installed by Air Products

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Today sees further advancements in the UK’s hydrogen refuelling infrastructure as Air Products announces plans to install the country’s first mobile hydrogen fuelling station with dual-pressure fuelling capability. It will also be the UK’s only mobile hydrogen station capable of refuelling buses.

This milestone project will be an important next step as the potential for a UK hydrogen economy moves ever closer: the station’s 700-bar hydrogen fuelling capability is pivotal in attracting demonstrations of vehicles. This is because many of the major automotive manufacturer’s vehicles now store hydrogen at this higher pressure to enable them to achieve greater range between refuellings.

Air Products is leading the consortium involved in this initiative, which includes Transport for London and the UK’s premier vehicle testing facility - Millbrook Proving Ground - where the station is based. The project is partly funded by the Technology Strategy Board and the Department for Transport’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Grant Programme, which is administered by Cenex, the UK Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies.

“As a global market-leader in hydrogen fuelling – involved in many UK projects including fuelling London buses and black cabs - we’re able to deploy our innovative technologies and expertise around the world,” commented Ian Williamson, Hydrogen and Bio Energy Systems director Air Products. “The introduction of this state-of-the-art station, which will be deployed at selected sites across the UK and will be able to fuel a wide range of vehicles to desired pressures, is an important example of how this strategy benefits the UK. This state-of-the-art infrastructure allows the range benefits of hydrogen to be shown in the push towards publically viable electric mobility.”

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About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fuelling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fuelling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed around 130 hydrogen fuelling stations in 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fuelled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.

About Cenex
Cenex is the UK's first Centre for Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies. By encouraging the early market adoption of low-carbon and fuel cell technologies in automotive applications, Cenex aims to assist the UK automotive supply chain to compete in global markets as well as showcase UK expertise to encourage inward investment. For further information, please visit www.cenex.co.uk.

About the Technology Strategy Board (TSB)
The Technology Strategy Board is a business-led executive non-departmental public body, established by the government. Its role is to promote and support research into, and development and exploitation of, technology and innovation for the benefit of UK business, in order to increase economic growth and improve the quality of life. It is sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). For more information please visit www.innovateuk.org.

European Hydrogen Association Appoints Ian Williamson as New President

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The General Assembly of the European Hydrogen Association (EHA) has appointed Ian Williamson as its new President. Ian, who has led Air Products’ Hydrogen and Bio Energy Systems business for seven years and was a founding member of the EU Joint Technology Initiative, succeeds Lars Sjunnesson who has led the organisation since 2005.

Promoting hydrogen for over a decade, the EHA has become a key point of reference for EU, national and local decision makers. The Association currently represents the main European companies that are active in the development of hydrogen infrastucture and 19 national hydrogen and fuel cell organisations from across Europe – including the UK Hydrogen Association of which Ian is Vice Chair. In addition, the EHA also hosts the secretariat of HyRaMP, which is the European Regions and Municipalities Partnership for hydrogen and fuel cells. HyRaMP represents more than 30 active regions in the area of hydrogen application deployment.

In his new role, Ian will oversee the EHA’s continued promotion of hydrogen as an important energy carrier in a low carbon economy. Utilising its unique membership structure, he will ensure the Association continues to leverage its close-up insight into national and local developments. This enables the EHA to communicate important hydrogen and fuel cell industry issues regarding industrial and regulatory needs to key decision makers at EU level.

“It’s crucial that the EU, national and regional governments demonstrate a commitment – backed-up by financial and non-financial incentives – to support the hydrogen and fuel cell industry,” commented Ian. “Recent developments such as the EU Competitiveness Council’s conclusions on the EU Clean and Energy Efficient Vehicles Strategy, clearly show we’re making progress. I’m certain that, with the knowledge and expertise of EHA’s members, this momentum will continue build.”

NOTES TO EDITOR:

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.

About the European Hydrogen Association
Since the year 2000 the European Hydrogen Association, EHA, representing 19 national associations and the main hydrogen infrastructure development companies (SHELL, StatoilHydro, ENI, Linde, Air Liquide, Air Products) has promoted the role of hydrogen to key decision makers in Europe. Monitoring the consequences of relevant EU policy dossiers on hydrogen infrastructure development, the EHA has become a reference point for information on industrial, national, and local developments as well as a link to international progress in the field of hydrogen applications. The EHA in this way has facilitated increasing visibility of the role of hydrogen in defining EU’s response to the current energy and climate challenges. Together with its national member associations the EHA is supporting an intelligent and efficient hydrogen infrastructure build-up in Europe involving European industries and making the best use of primary energy sources. By linking EU , national and regional funding the EHA hopes to facilitate the leveraging of funding and activities to accelerate the transition to a commercial market for hydrogen applications.

Air Products’ Hydrogen Fueling Technology Powering New Sysco Warehouse Operations

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The ribbon has been cut and Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) hydrogen and fueling station technology is now onstream and will daily power Sysco Corporation’s (NYSE: SYY) fleet of nearly 100 hydrogen fueled pallet trucks and forklifts operating at Sysco’s new 585,000 square foot food service distribution facility in Houston, Texas. The facility and hydrogen powered material handling equipment was showcased to business leaders and government representatives today at a Sysco event.

“We have installed hydrogen fueling stations and infrastructure around the world. The material handling market continues to show growing interest in converting to hydrogen powered fuel cell equipment. This is a leading edge decision that was made, and Sysco should be commended,” said Nick Mittica, commercial manager–Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Details on AirProducts’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

This cost-shared hydrogen fuel cell project includes a grant provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technology Program. This facility is Sysco’s first greenfield installation without battery infrastructure for a material handling fleet.

Air Products’ fueling infrastructure at Sysco includes an outdoor liquid hydrogen storage and compression system, along with multiple indoor fueling dispensers for operator refueling. Air Products will fuel the fleet of pallet and reach trucks fitted with Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDriveTMhydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in less than five minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries per lift truck.

There are many advantages to using hydrogen powered forklifts and other material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use. In contrast, traditional battery-powered equipment must be placed temporarily out of operation for battery replacement and required battery recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as traditional lead acid battery units do as they near a required battery change out or recharge time. Additionally, hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are not adversely impacted by temperature or by operating in coolers and freezers, in comparison to traditional battery performance. Further, hydrogen-powered fuel cell equipment is moreenvironmentally friendly because it does not involve lead-acid battery storage and disposal issues.

Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology is currently being used to fuel over 300 material handling vehicles including: fuel cell powered pallet trucks at Wegmans Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa.; fuel cell powered lift trucks at Central Grocers’ new distribution center in Joliet, Ill.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania in New Cumberland, Pa.; as well as hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at several other customers in the United States. In addition, mobile fueling equipment unique and patented by Air Products has been and continues to be deployed to a variety of customers for the purpose of demonstrating the technology in real world conditions.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About Plug Power Inc.

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Sysco, Wegmans, Whole Foods, and FedEx Freight. With more than 1,000 units in the field and over 1.5 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Visit us at www.plugpower.com.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. The company operates 186 distribution facilities serving approximately 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2009 that ended June 27, 2009, the company generated more than $36 billion in sales.

Sysco Houston’s distribution facility is at 10710 Greens Crossing Boulevard in North Houston. For more information about Sysco visit www.sysco.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

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Waterstof wint tijdens Shell Eco-marathon

Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Afgelopen 6 en 7 mei vond in Lausitz, Duitsland de 26e Shell Eco-marathon plaats. De winnaar, het Polytech’ Nantes team uit Frankrijk, verbrak met een auto op waterstof het wereldrecord uit 2005 en reed 4896 kilometer met één liter brandstof. Waterstof deed het ook dit jaar erg goed; in de top tien reden zes voertuigen op deze duurzame brandstof. Air Products, een van de grootste producenten van waterstof ter wereld, sponsorde de vier Nederlandse teams met waterstofvoertuigen. Twee van deze teams hebben de race uitgereden. Team Phidippides van de Hogeschool Rotterdam haalde 1164 kilometer op één liter brandstof. The Hydro Cruisers, het team van de Haagse Hogeschool/TH Rijswijk, werd zelfs winnaar van de ‘urban concept’ klasse met een score van omgerekend 1 op 747 kilometer.

De Shell Eco-marathon is bedoeld voor jongeren van universiteiten en instellingen voor technisch en wetenschappelijk onderwijs uit heel Europa. De bedoeling is dat ze in teams voertuigen ontwikkelen die zo ver mogelijk kunnen rijden op één liter brandstof. Dat mag op conventionele brandstoffen (benzine, diesel of LPG) of alternatieve brandstoffen (biobrandstof, ethanol, zonne-energie of waterstof). Er zijn hierbij twee categorieën: de ‘prototypes’ die er over het algemeen futuristisch en gestroomlijnd uit zien, en de ‘urban concepts’ die meer op de auto’s van nu lijken. Aan de competitie op het circuit van EuroSpeedway Lausitz deden dit jaar 213 teams mee uit 22 landen.

Door het sponsoren van de waterstofauto’s wil Air Products meer bekendheid geven aan de mogelijkheden en voordelen van het gebruik van waterstof als alternatief voor bestaande brandstoffen. Daarnaast was het bedrijf nauw betrokken bij het voorlichten van de teams over de technologie en veiligheidsaspecten van het werken met waterstof als brandstof. Het doel van de Shell Eco-marathon is om jongeren te stimuleren om nieuwe innovaties en duurzame oplossingen te bedenken voor transport en mobiliteit. Air Products vindt het belangrijk dat juist deze jonge technici, die in de toekomst met alternatieve brandstoffen te maken krijgen, weten wat waterstof is en kan.

Air Products houdt zich al sinds 1993 met de ontwikkeling van waterstoftechnologie bezig. Het bedrijf is niet alleen een van de grootste producenten van waterstof ter wereld, maar houdt zich ook bezig met de ontwikkeling van brandstofcellen en technologie voor transport, opslag en distributie van waterstof. Bij de ongeveer 100 waterstof tankstations, die het bedrijf wereldwijd heeft gebouwd, tanken per maand duizenden voertuigen, waaronder bussen, auto’s, vorkheftrucks en zelfs onderzeeboten. De tankstations staan niet alleen in Amerika en Azië, maar ook Frankrijk, Duitsland, Griekenland, Italië, Nederland en Groot-Brittannië.

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Projekt Chemergy in Hürth nimmt Wasserstofftankstelle von Air Products in Betrieb

Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Das Projekt Chemergy der Initiative HyCologne hat am 7.Mai eine Wasserstofftankstelle von Air Products in Betrieb genommen. Air Products hat die Anlage schlüsselfertig geliefert und wird sie auch betreiben. An der Tankstelle am Chemiepark Knapsack werden zunächst zwei Busse der Stadtwerke Hürth mit Wasserstoff betankt. Das Sicherheitskonzept der neuen Tankstelle hat Air Products so ausgelegt, dass die Fahrer ihre Busse selbst betanken können und die Anlage zukünftig auch von anderen Fahrzeugen öffentlich genutzt werden kann. „Bei der Diskussion darüber, welche Rolle Wasserstoff als Energieträger für Serienfahrzeuge spielen kann, stehen derzeit unter anderem zwei Fragen im Vordergrund: Ist die Betankung sicher, und ist es möglich, die notwendige Infrastruktur aufzubauen?“, erklärt Katrin Meyer, bei Air Products für das Projekt verantwortlich. „Die Tankstelle für das Projekt Chemergy beantwortet beide Fragen klar mit Ja. Durch unseren patentierten Betankungs-Algorithmus und die technische Auslegung können wir eine sichere Betankung garantieren. Und weil die Tankstelle in Hürth auf einem modularen System aufbaut, können wir sie bei Bedarf problemlos erweitern.“

Einstieg in die kostengünstige Serienfertigung

Die Anlage in Hürth ist auch ein Schritt auf dem Weg zu einer möglichen Serienfertigung von Wasserstofftankstellen. Diese wiederum ist eine wesentliche Voraussetzung, um eine Infrastruktur für die Wasserstoffnutzung aufzubauen. Sowohl die Zapfanlage selbst als auch die Peripherie wurden komplett in Nordrhein-Westfalen montiert und zertifiziert. Die Auslieferung erfolgte als so genanntes Turn-Key-System, also schlüsselfertig. Bei der Installation vor Ort musste nur noch die Energieversorgung angeschlossen werden. Die Anlage wird mit einem Druck von 350 bar betrieben. Mit einer Kapazität von 100 Kilogramm Wasserstoff pro Tag können vier Busse täglich betankt werden. Durch den Einschub eines weiteren Kompressionstraktes kann die Tankstelle ohne zusätzliche Änderungen an der Konstruktion auf die doppelte Kapazität erweitert werden. Auch die Zukunftsfähigkeit des modularen Anlagenkonzeptes ist gesichert. Durch den Einsatz entsprechender Komponenten kann die Tankstelle auf eine Betankung mit 700 bar umgerüstet werden.

Das Konzept Hydra – 100-prozentige Versorgungssicherheit durch mobile Tankstelle

Zentrale Punkte beim Aufbau einer Wasserstoffinfrastruktur sind die Verfügbarkeit der Tankstellen. Air Products hat deshalb unter dem Namen Hydra eine neuartige mobile Betankungsanlage entwickelt, mit der zum einen Wartungsintervalle stationärer Tankstellen überbrückt werden können, zum anderen aber auch eine zeitlich begrenzte regionale Infrastruktur aufgebaut werden kann – beispielsweise im Rahmen von Testprojekten. Die Hydra ist einFlüssigwasserstofftankfahrzeug, das gasförmigen Wasserstoff unter 450 bar Druck abgibt. Das Lieferkonzept ist patentiert. Anwender können ihre Fahrzeuge damit direkt vom Trailer aus betanken. Diese Kombination stellt eine 100-prozentige Verfügbarkeit sicher. Die Hydra ist auf bis zu 4 Busbetankungen pro Stunde ausgelegt und hat ihre Tauglichkeit bereits in mehreren Einsätzen bewiesen.

Air Products – Mehr als 100.000 Betankungen mit Wasserstoff pro Jahr

Bei der Entwicklung von Wasserstoff als alternativem Energieträger der Zukunft spielt Air Products seit Jahren eine führende Rolle. So halt das Unternehmen beispielsweise mehr als 50 Patente im Bereich der Wasserstoffbetankungstechnik. Insgesamt hat Air Products bislang mehr als 100 Betankungsprojekte für Wasserstoff umgesetzt. Ob PKW, Busse, LKW, Gabelstapler oder sogar U-Boote – pro Jahr tanken Fahrzeuge mehr als 100.000 Mal an einer Anlage von Air Products. Besonders im Vordergrund steht dabei die Sicherheit für Nutzer und Betreiber. Seit dem das Unternehmen erstmals 1993 eine Betankungslösung für Wasserstoff in Betrieb genommen hat, hat es keinen einzigen Unfall gegeben. Zu den bekanntesten Referenzen von Air Products zählen die Wasserstofftankstellen für den Bus-Shuttleservice bei den Olympischen Spielen 2008 in Peking, die Betankungstechnik für zehn Brennstoffzellenbusse im Londoner Personennahverkehr sowie die komplette Wasserstoffversorgung der Brennstoffzellen-U-Boote der Deutschen Marine.

Über Air Products:
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) bietet seinen Kunden in Industrie, Energiewirtschaft und Gesundheit ein weltweit einzigartiges Portfolio von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen und Dienstleistungen. Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 1940 hat sich Air Products eine führende Stellung in bedeutenden Wachstumsmärkten wie der Halbleiterindustrie, der Wasserstofferzeugung, der Erdgasverflüssigung und des Gesundheitswesens sowie bei modernen Schicht- und Klebstoffe erarbeitet. Im Mittelpunkt der Unternehmenskultur stehen Innovation, effiziente Prozesse und ein umfassendes Sicherheits- und Umweltbewusstsein. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2009 einen Umsatz von mehr 8,3 Milliarden US-Dollar und beschäftigte in mehr als 40 Ländern 18.900 Mitarbeiter. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.

Weitere Informationen zum Thema Wasserstoff (in englischer Sprache) finden Sie unter www.airproducts.com/Hydrogen.

Air Products’ Hydrogen and Technology to be Fueling Material Handling Operations at Four Defense Warehouses

Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that its hydrogen fueling technology has been selected for a demonstration project at the Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin (DDJC) in Tracy, California. Upon successful negotiation of an agreement, Air Products’ hydrogen and fueling technology will be used to power 20 Class I forklifts that will move warehouse materials in support of America’s Armed Forces located around the world. The work at DDJC marks the fourth warehouse materials handling project Air Products has participated in with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and Naval Surface Warfare Center.

Air Products will supply a hydrogen compression, storage and dispensing system at Tracy. The hydrogen to fuel the forklifts will be produced through an electrolysis process provided by Proton Energy. Air Products will also supply back-up gaseous hydrogen. Fueling of the forklifts, fitted with Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDriveTM hydrogen fuel cell power units, is to begin in 2011. Air Products is a subcontractor on this project to the Center for Transportation & the Environment (CTE) in Atlanta, Ga. DDJC is in the military readiness business and is the Department of Defense’s Western Strategic Distribution Platform, serving as one of the hubs of logistics activities for America’s military.

“We are pleased to be working with the military on another hydrogen project. We also commend the DLA at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania for being the initial showcase and an early adopter for this technology,” said Brian O’Neil, program manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Air Products is involved in three other DLA Projects in the United States including:

Joint Base Lewis-McCord (Tacoma, Washington)
Air Products will provide hydrogen compression, storage and two dispensing units to power 19 fuel cell powered material handling units fitted with Plug Power’s technology, as well as a hybrid electric fuel cell bus. The hydrogen will be produced from anaerobic digester gas from a wastewater treatment plant located on base. The generated hydrogen will be compressed and stored in Air Products’ tube trailers for transportation across the Base to a dispensing location to support the forklift and bus fuelings. Air Products is a subcontractor to CTE on this project. Fueling is scheduled to begin in late 2010.
Defense Distribution Depot Warner Robins (Robins Air Force Base, Georgia)
Air Products is providing two of its mobile fuelers, an on-site steam methane reformer, hydrogen compression, storage and a dispensing unit to fuel 20 Class I forklifts. Air Products is a subcontractor at this site to Concurrent Technologies Corporation of Johnstown, Pa. The project was placed on stream earlier this year.
Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania (New Cumberland, Pa.)
Air Products is going to be adding another hydrogen dispensing unit at this location to fuel both a shuttle bus and other potential applications. Air Products compression, storage and dispensing technology has been fueling a fleet of 40 forklifts since 2009. Plug Power’s technology is in 20 of the forklifts at the site.

There are many advantages to using hydrogen powered forklifts and other material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use. In contrast, traditional battery-powered equipment must be placed temporarily out of operation for battery replacement and required battery recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as traditional lead-acid battery units do as they near a required battery change out or recharge time. Additionally, hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are not adversely impacted by temperature or by operating in coolers and freezers, in comparison to traditional battery performance. Further, hydrogen-powered fuel cell equipment is moreenvironmentally friendly because it does not involve lead-acid battery storage and disposal issues.

Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology is currently being used to fuel over 300 material handling vehicles including: fuel cell powered pallet trucks at Wegmans Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa.; fuel cell powered lift trucks at Central Grocers’ new distribution center in Joliet, Ill.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania in New Cumberland, Pa.; as well as hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at several other customers in the United States. In addition, mobile fueling equipment unique and patented by Air Products has been and continues to be deployed to a variety of customers for the purpose of demonstrating the technology in real world conditions.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and to advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, other material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueledwith this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment, and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About Plug Power

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), an established leader in the development and deployment of clean, reliable energy solutions, integrates fuel cell technology into motive, continuous and backup power products. The Company is actively engaged with private and public customers in targeted markets throughout the world. For more information about how to join Plug Power’s energy revolution as an investor, customer, supplier or strategic partner, please visit www.plugpower.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

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Air Products zet in op waterstof tijdens Shell Eco-marathon

Mon, 03 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products, een van de grootste producenten van waterstof ter wereld, zet ook dit jaar weer in op waterstoftechnologie tijdens de Shell Eco-marathon op 6 en 7 mei. Air Products sponsort de vier Nederlandse teams die met een waterstofvoertuig deelnemen aan de duurzaamheidsrace. Daarnaast is het bedrijf nauw betrokken bij het voorlichten van de teams over de technologie en veiligheidsaspecten van het werken met waterstof als brandstof. Door het sponsoren van de waterstofauto’s wil Air Products meer bekendheid geven aan de mogelijkheden en voordelen van het gebruik van waterstof als alternatief voor bestaande brandstoffen.

De Shell Eco-marathon vindt dit jaar voor de 26e keer plaats. De race is bedoeld voor jongeren van universiteiten en instellingen voor technisch en wetenschappelijk onderwijs uit heel Europa. De bedoeling is dat ze in teams voertuigen ontwikkelen die zo ver mogelijk kunnen rijden op één liter brandstof. Dat mag op conventionele brandstoffen (benzine, diesel of LPG) of alternatieve brandstoffen (biobrandstof, ethanol, zonne-energie of waterstof). Er zijn hierbij twee categorieën: de ‘prototypes’ die er over het algemeen futuristisch en gestroomlijnd uit zien, en de ‘urban concepts’ die meer op de auto’s van nu lijken. Aan de competitie op het circuit van EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Duitsland doen dit jaar 221 teams mee uit 24 landen. Nederland heeft met negen teams een recordaantal deelnemers aan de start. Air Products sponsort de vier waterstofteams: The Hydro Cruisers van de Haagse Hogeschool/TH Rijswijk, dat in de urban concepts-klasse deelneemt, en het Eco-Runner Team Delft van de TU Delft, Team Phidippides van de Hogeschool Rotterdam en Triple-X van Damstede in Amsterdam met prototype-voertuigen. Afgelopen 2 april testten alle deelnemers hun voertuigen in het Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, en de eerste resultaten waren veelbelovend.

Waterstof is een van de meest succesvolle brandstoffen die tijdens de race gebruikt worden. Vorig jaar werd het team van The Hydro Cruisers met zijn voertuig nog tweede in de categorie urban concepts. Het record staat ook op naam van een waterstofvoertuig: in 2005 reed een team uit Zürich omgerekend 1 op 3.836 km. Het doel van de Shell Eco-marathon is om jongeren te stimuleren om nieuwe innovaties en duurzame oplossingen te bedenken voor transport en mobiliteit. Air Products vindt het belangrijk dat juist deze jonge technici, die in de toekomst met alternatieve brandstoffen te maken krijgen, weten wat waterstof is en kan.

Air Products houdt zich al sinds 1993 met de ontwikkeling van waterstoftechnologie bezig. Het bedrijf is niet alleen een van de grootste producenten van waterstof ter wereld, maar houdt zich ook bezig met de ontwikkeling van brandstofcellen en technologie voor transport, opslag en distributie van waterstof. Bij de ongeveer 100 waterstof tankstations, die het bedrijf wereldwijd heeft gebouwd, tanken per maand duizenden voertuigen, waaronder bussen, auto’s, vorkheftrucks en zelfs onderzeeboten. De tankstations staan niet alleen in Amerika en Azië, maar ook Frankrijk, Duitsland, Griekenland, Italië, Nederland en Groot-Brittannië.

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Air Products’ Hydrogen Fueling Technology Selected for Warehouse Environmental Makeover at UNFI Distribution Center in Florida

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that its hydrogen fueling technology for the material handling market is being installed at the Sarasota, Florida distribution center of United Natural Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: UNFI). Air Products’ technology will fuel 65 fuel cell-powered lift trucks that will be mobilized at the distribution facility moving consumer goods on a daily basis. The equipment for the 352,000 square-foot Sarasota facility, which serves as a regional distribution hub for customers in Southeastern United States, is targeted to be operational by the end of June 2010.

“It is exciting and understandable that UNFI has made this conversion decision to hydrogen-powered material handling equipment. Air Products’ portfolio in this market includes multiple installations around the United States fueling over 300 material handling units. We have heard a lot of positive comments from our customers, the users of this new technology who are realizing the benefits of the hydrogen economy in this application,” said Mike Doud, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products.

Air Products will supply the hydrogen as well as its compression, storage and two indoor hydrogen dispensing units. UNFI will add 29 new hydrogen fuel cell-powered lift trucks to its fleet and 36 existing lift trucks will be retrofitted to hydrogen fuel cell technology. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

UNFI looked to this initiative to replace lead acid batteries and their associated charging equipment with hydrogen fuel cells as part of its culture of social responsibility and its commitment to using clean energy, as well as to improve efficiency, productivity and reliability. “We consider environmental stewardship an essential component in every facet of our business. This hydrogen fuel cell project extends our commitment as an environmentally-conscious organization,” commented Steven Spinner, UNFI’s President and Chief Executive Officer.

As background, a hydrogen fuel cell produces energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen in an electrochemical reaction that yields electricity, heat and water. Hydrogen is non-toxic, non-poisonous, the lightest of all gases, and the most abundant element in the universe. By converting UNFI’s Sarasota lift truck fleet to hydrogen fuel cells, the company expects carbon emissions will be reduced by approximately 132 metric tons annually, an amount equivalent to the annual emissions of 35 automobiles.

Tom Dziki, UNFI’s senior vice president of Sustainable Development, commented, “Hydrogen fuel cells not only provide greater productivity and lower operating costs, but will be an important component of a clean energy future. Once implemented, this fuel cell project is expected to create annual energy savings of approximately 640,000 kilowatt hours.”

There are many advantages to using hydrogen-powered forklifts and other material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use. In contrast, traditional battery-powered equipment must be placed temporarily out of operation for battery replacement and required battery recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as traditional lead-acid battery units do as they near a required battery change out or recharge time. Additionally, hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are not adversely impacted by temperature or by operating in coolers and freezers, in comparison to traditional battery performance. Further, hydrogen-powered fuel cell equipment is more environmentally friendly because it does not involve lead-acid battery storage and disposal issues.

Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology is currently being used to fuel over 300 material handling vehicles including: fuel cell-powered pallet trucks at Wegmans Retail Service Center in Pottsville, Pa.; fuel cell-powered lift trucks at Central Grocers’ new distribution center in Joliet, Ill.; hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.; hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania in New Cumberland, Pa.; as well as hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts at several other customers in the United States. In addition, mobile fueling equipment unique and patented by Air Products has been and continues to be deployed to a variety of customers for the purpose of demonstrating the technology in real world conditions.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and to advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, other material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment, and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About UNFI

United Natural Foods, Inc. carries and distributes more than 60,000 products to more than 17,000 customer locations nationwide. The Company serves a wide variety of retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the food service channel. United Natural Foods, Inc. was ranked by Forbes in 2005 as one of the "Best Managed Companies in America," ranked by Fortune in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 as one of its "Most Admired Companies," winner of the Supermarket News 2008 Sustainability Excellence Award, and recognized by the Nutrition Business Journal for its 2009 Environment and Sustainability Award. For more information, visit http://www.unfi.com.

AIR PRODUCTS NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

UNFI "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding United Natural Foods business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and management estimates; actual results may differ materially. The risks and uncertainties which could impact these statements are described in the Company's filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 2009 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter, and include, but are not limited to, the Company's dependence on principal customers; the Company's sensitivity to general economic conditions, including the current economic environment, changes in disposable income levels and consumer spending trends; increased fuel costs; the Company's sensitivity to inflationary pressures; the relatively low margins and economic sensitivity of the Company's business; the ability to identify and successfully complete acquisitions of other natural, organic and specialty food and related product distributors; and management's allocation of capital and the timing of capital expenditures. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing reports until the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. Any projections of future results of operations are based on a number of assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control and should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee that such results will in fact occur. These projections are subject to change and could differ materially from final reported results. The Company may from time to time update these publicly announced projections, but it is not obligated to do so.

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Air Products’ Hydrogen and Technology Fueling Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The produce at Wegmans Retail Service Center (RSC) just got greener. Wegmans, a supermarket chain leader and innovator, has launched a fleet of 50 hydrogen fuel cell-powered pallet trucks using Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) hydrogen and hydrogen fueling station technology at its Pottsville, Pa. warehouse to move produce on a daily basis for shipment to its stores in a five state area. The warehouse installation is the first commercial site in Pennsylvania to use this advanced technology to move consumer goods using hydrogen-powered material handling equipment.

“We’ve commissioned hydrogen infrastructure projects all over the world and for the material handling market at several U.S. locations, but this marks a milestone for the Commonwealth and is the first commercial operation in our home state. The hydrogen economy has arrived in Pennsylvania and Wegmans’ Pottsville warehouse will be a showcase site to demonstrate the benefits of hydrogen fueling for the lift industry,” said Dave Taylor, vice president, Energy Businesses at Air Products. “There was a team involved in this project, including the public and private sector, and all should be commended for their efforts.” Taylor noted the support of Congressman Tim Holden, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger, State Senator Dave Argall, State Representative Neal Goodman, and Frank Zukas, President of the Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation, in helping to make this project a reality.

Dave Allar, Wegmans’ RSC maintenance manager, had been anxious for this changeover to hydrogen to arrive, as were employees at the Pottsville facility. “Our folks tested the equipment early last year and could immediately see what it would mean to equipment performance and productivity.” Allar compared the experience of converting to hydrogen-powered equipment to that of driving a car. “Whether a gas tank is full or down to a quarter-tank, a car will travel at 60 mph. Not so when battery power is used, performance diminishes as the battery discharges,” he said.

Beyond productivity improvements, Wegmans also pointed to the environmental benefits of the changeover. A hydrogen fuel cell produces energy through an electrochemical reaction. Because hydrogen is the fuel source, heat and water are the only byproducts. “We are always looking for ways to improve our sustainability,” said David DeMascole, general manager–Pottsville Distribution Facility for Wegmans. “There is also pride associated with being the first in Pennsylvania. Wegmans tries to be on the cutting edge for our industry. To have this opportunity with new hydrogen fuel cell lifts is great. We are proud of what we can achieve for our environment, community and employees.”

Partial funding for the project was received at federal and state levels. In April 2009 the United States Department of Energy (DOE) announced a funding program for fuel cell technology to expand use of clean and renewable energy sources to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil. DOE said these efforts will accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and will create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance and support services. The effort is designed to improve the potential of fuel cells to provide power in stationary, portable and specialty vehicle applications, while cutting carbon emissions and broadening our nation’s clean energy technology portfolio. The project also received a $1 million grant from the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority.

Air Products’ fueling infrastructure at Wegmans includes an outdoor liquid hydrogen storage and compression system, along with multiple indoor fueling dispensers for operator refueling. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Air Products will fuel the fleet of pallet trucks all fitted with Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDriveTM hydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in less than five minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries per lift truck. Wegmans hopes to convert its entire lift truck fleet at the Pottsville facility to hydrogen fuel cells over the next few years. To this point, Wegmans’ material handling equipment was all powered with lead acid batteries.

There are many advantages to using hydrogen-powered forklifts and other material handling equipment. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use. In contrast, traditional battery-powered equipment must be placed temporarily out of operation for battery replacement and required battery recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as traditional lead-acid battery units do as they near a required battery change out or recharge time. Additionally, hydrogen fuel cell forklifts are not adversely impacted by temperature or by operating in coolers and freezers, in comparison to traditional battery performance. Further, hydrogen-powered fuel cell equipment is more environmentally friendly because it does not involve lead-acid battery storage and disposal issues.

Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technology is currently being used to fuel approximately 300 material handling vehicles including: fuel cell powered lift trucks at Central Grocers’ new distribution center in Joliet, Ill.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at Nestlé Waters North America in Dallas, Tex.; hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at the Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna Pennsylvania in New Cumberland, Pa.; as well as hydrogen fuel cell powered forklifts at several other customers in the United States. In addition, mobile fueling equipment unique and patented by Air Products has been and continues to be deployed to a variety of customers to demonstrate the technology in real world conditions.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

About Air Products

About Plug Power

About Wegmans

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is a 75-store supermarket chain with stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Maryland. The family-owned company, founded in 1916, is recognized as an industry leader and innovator. Wegmans has been named one of the ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ by FORTUNE magazine for 13 consecutive years. In 2010, Wegmans ranked #3 on the list. For more information please visit www.wegmans.com.

In addition to its Retail Service Center, Wegmans now operates 13 stores in Pennsylvania, with plans for 2 more in the future. One of the future stores will open in Malvern, Pa., later this year. Wegmans has approximately 7,000 employees in the state of Pennsylvania.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

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Air Products Takes Hydrogen Message to the Streets in Fuel Cell Powered Chevy

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

When Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer John McGlade drove to work this morning, he did so with an eye on the future and with the eyes of a lot of fellow drivers watching him. As the top executive for Air Products, the world’s leading hydrogen provider, McGlade is quite familiar with hydrogen’s potential for leading the transformation to cleaner energy. Today McGlade initiated a hydrogen outreach program by traveling to work in an Air Products-branded Chevrolet fuel cell vehicle. Powered by hydrogen, the vehicle’s only emission is water vapor.

“It is a quiet ride with more pep and acceleration than I expected. It‘s been fun to see the reaction of other drivers since the car’s decals definitely catch your eye,” said McGlade. “We think the hydrogen economy can move from novelty to an established alternative energy source. As the leader in providing hydrogen and its fueling infrastructure, we want to do our part to increase the public’s awareness about advancements in this technology.”

Hydrogen fuel cells use only hydrogen for fuel and produce only water vapor emissions. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells offer a sustainable technology, leading to a cleaner environment. “The use of hydrogen in fuel cell electric vehicles is a great environmental story and provides society a sustainable energy opportunity. From a business standpoint, we have a large number of customers, suppliers and partners visit our headquarters. There is no better way to talk about and demonstrate our technology and hydrogen’s capabilities than to have a vehicle, a bus and a fueling station on-site,” said McGlade.

The Air Products-branded fuel cell vehicle is an extension of GM’s highly successful “Project Driveway” program, which has amassed more than 1.3 million miles of real-world driving. GM launched a test fleet of Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicles in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Southern California in late 2007. Project Driveway is the largest fuel cell transportation demonstration in the world.

“As we move to a production-intent fuel cell system, there is still a lot of value in strategically placing the current vehicles with businesses like Air Products,” said Charles Freese, GM executive director of Global Fuel Cell Activities. “We look forward to the additional learning that our business-to-business program yields.”

The hydrogen-powered Chevy fuel cell electric vehicle at Air Products’ headquarters joins a hydrogen-powered shuttle bus that has been operating on campus and as part of local community outreach educational programs for nearly two years. Both vehicles will fuel at the company’s hydrogen fueling station, which in 2008 hosted a nationwide road tour event and refueled the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles of seven automakers. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling technologies are provided at www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

Just as the bus is seen at community events and programs, the Chevy fuel cell vehicle will also be part of outreach efforts led by Air Products’ employees. “People have a lot of questions about hydrogen and fuel cells. They have heard about these cars and read about the technology. What a better way to rapidly increase learning than to have our employees, who understand our role in the technology, be able to drive this vehicle to work, to the grocery store, to schools, youth sporting events and other public programs. Getting this vehicle to these public places will generate the educational opportunity to discuss this alternative energy technology,” said David J. Taylor, vice president, Energy Businesses at Air Products.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates of over 10,000 refills per year are occurring. These applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. The company has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, other material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 175,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products’ Hydrogen Fueling Technology to Use Landfill Gas to Power Vehicles

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced it has signed a contract with SK Energy to construct a hydrogen fueling station for a novel energy project to be based in World Cup Park in Seoul, South Korea. The hydrogen fueling station to be onstream in July 2010 will supply hydrogen produced solely from landfill gas to fuel a fleet of vehicles. The project is part of Seoul’s push to use alternative supply means to generate 10 percent of its energy consumption by 2020, and to use hydrogen for 30 percent of the switch.

“This is a very innovative project with high goals, and we are proud to be part of this plan and to work with SK Energy, which is a leading Korean company in hydrogen reforming technology. Seoul should be applauded for its foresight to use this project and World Cup Park’s prominent name andlocation as a showcase and model for its future energy plans,” said Bob Kelly, business development manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “Processing a waste stream to make hydrogen for use as an alternative fuel is a direction Air Products, together with its customers, is pursuing to take advantage of underutilized hydrogen sources.” Kelly noted this will be Air Products’ sixth hydrogen fueling station in South Korea.

“We are delighted to be at the forefront of hydrogen fueling technology in Korea and this, the largest station ever installed in Asia, is a result of increased cooperation between the engineering and commercial teams in the U.S. and Korea,” added K S Koh, manager global applications development for Air Products Korea.

Air Products’ compression, storage and dispensing technology will fuel hydrogen powered fuel cell buses for public transit initially, and a small fleet of cars targeted to increase to as many as 100 public use vehicles. World Cup Park is a combination of several small parks adjacent to World Cup Stadium, site of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The location has been selected for several eco-friendly projects including a “zero-energy house” completely powered by solar energy and other environmentally-friendly energies.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 175,000 hydrogen fills per year and growing. The company has filled vehicles with its fueling station technology from hydrogen delivered to a site via truck, or produced by on-site natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures.

About Air Products

About SK Energy

Founded in 1962 as Korea’s first oil refiner, SK Energy is one of the world’s leading energy and petrochemical companies with nearly 5,500 employees, $31.3 billionin sales, overseas branch offices and subsidiaries in 19 countries as of the end of year 2009. The company is strategically positioned as Korea’s largest and Asia’s fourth largest refiner with a refining capacity of 1.12 million barrels per day.SK Energy has advanced rapidly as a total energy provider, expanding its business area toNew & Renewable Energy technologies likehydrogen, bio-butanol and thin film solar cellfor a sustainable growth. Especially in hydrogen area, SK Energy has developed its own hydrogen reforming technology and applied it to a hydrogen fueling station inWorld Cup Park. SK Energy will grow into a leader in the energy market through continuous technical innovation. For moreinformation, visit www.skenergy.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products to Install Award-Winning Hydrogen Fuelling Station at Coventry University

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Today, Coventry University announced its decision to commission an award-winning Series 100 hydrogen fuelling station from leading provider Air Products (NYSE:APD).

Coventry University’s decision to house a hydrogen fuelling station on campus, makes it part of a cluster of Air Products’ stations dominating the region. Joining the Universities of Birmingham and Loughborough, Coventry adds to the Midlands Hydrogen Ring of fuelling facilities that will form the heart of planned UK hydrogen fuelling infrastructure spanning the country.

Air Products, the world’s largest manufacturer of hydrogen fuelling stations, is expected to install their Series 100 fuelling station at the University in March. The station will be used as part of the Government’s Technology Strategy Board and Advantage West Midlands funded CABLED project – Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrators- which will see 110 low carbon vehicles operating between locations.

Ian Williamson, Hydrogen Energy Systems Director at Air Products Europe said:

“We are delighted that Coventry University chose Air Products to install its hydrogen fuelling station and strengthen the Midlands Hydrogen Ring. Creating a link of refuelling points strategically placed around the Midlands is a vital first step as the UK moves closer to a hydrogen economy. As investment in fuelling infrastructure continues to grow along with car manufacturer’s continued investment in hydrogen vehicle development, a significant reduction in carbon emissions through a hydrogen economy is not too far away.”

John Latham, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Business Development, Coventry University:

"For 25 years Coventry University has supplied the automotive industry with world class graduates, research, training and facilities. The installation of the Air products hydrogen fuelling station and the provision of hydrogen vehicles from our spin out company, Microcab, underlines the University’s commitment to provide state-of-the-art expertise to the automotive industry. The hydrogen vehicle and fuelling infrastructure is concurrent with the University's plans for continued significant investment in low emissions related automotive research, education and facilities."

Welcoming the announcement, Jim Cunningham, MP for Coventry South said:

“This is good news for Coventry University and is yet another example of their commitment to research and development. This partnership is very exciting. The West Midlands is known throughout the country for its innovation and high skill level. We need to ensure that we remain at the forefront of research and development by encouraging the development of low carbon infrastructure.”

“The development of the low carbon economy in the West Midlands will also help create new jobs and develop new manufacturing technologies. This is crucial to helping businesses and families recover from the recession.”

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

EDITOR'S NOTES:

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

Air Products is the world's largest supplier of hydrogen and a leader in applications in the fields of hydrogen production, supply and safety. Air Products has played a leading role in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel of the future. This is documented, among other things, by more than 50 patents in the field of hydrogen fuelling technology. The company provides the necessary technology and infrastructure for the hydrogen fuelling of cars, buses, trucks, forklift trucks, aircraft, trains, cell towers and even submarines. Its references include the hydrogen fuelling stations for the bus shuttle service at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the fuelling technology for five fuel cell buses used by Transport for London, supplying the entire hydrogen needs of the German navy's fuel cell submarines and the largest number of hydrogen fuelling stations in the UK.

Air Products has experience of more than 110 hydrogen fuelling stations in 18 countries. More than 135,000 safe fuellings a year are currently completed at the company's fuelling stations – and this figure is increasing rapidly.

About Coventry University
Coventry University is a forward-looking, modern university with a proud tradition as a provider of high quality education and a focus on applied research.

Students benefit from state-of-the-art equipment and facilities in all academic disciplines including health, design and engineering laboratories, performing arts studios and computing centres. The University has been chosen to host three national Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning which has it to invest substantial sums of money in health, design and mathematics.

The city-centre campus is continually developing and evolving, with plans for further investment over the next few years. The University is a major presence in Coventry, which contributes to the city's friendly and vibrant atmosphere and also enables it to foster successful business partnerships.

Through its links with leading edge businesses and organisations in the public and voluntary sectors, students are able to access project and placement opportunities that enhance their employability on graduation.

Air Products is Honored with Prestigious Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Award

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD) has been awarded the prestigious Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industry Award for its innovative Series 100 Hydrogen Fueling Station technology. The technology, which is helping break down barriers to the development of the hydrogen economy, clearly fit the Award’s aims of promoting and celebrating leading environmental technologies in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland.

“Receiving the Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Award is a great honor. It demonstrates the importance in developing hydrogen infrastructure in line with hydrogen vehicle development and the ultimate potential benefits of drastically reducing carbon emissions. As the market leading hydrogen producer and the global leader in the deployment of hydrogen infrastructure, the supply flexibility of our Series 100 fueling station is complemented by the different routes of economical green hydrogen that we’re developing. Our goal to introduce infrastructure alongside hydrogen vehicles with well-to-wheel emissions that are virtually zero, making a green hydrogen world not far away,” said Ian Williamson, director, Hydrogen Energy Systems–Air Products Europe.

The Air Products Series 100 Hydrogen Fueling Station has been an important enabler in changing industry and consumer perception in the UK as to the validity and safety of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier. The Rushlight Award acknowledges the success of this fully integrated fueling station in meeting the needs of hydrogen fueling test and demonstration programs. The Series 100’s features include simple operation for hydrogen compression, storage and dispensing, a small footprint, quick installation and ease of relocation. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies are provided at our Hydrogen Energy website.

As the automotive industry increases its investment in developing fuel cell vehicles and power systems, the challenge of infrastructure is being addressed at the same time. The Rushlight judges recognized Air Products’ Series 100 Hydrogen Fueling Station as a first step to do this in the UK, demonstrating the potential for further market penetration in the future.

The current Series 100 systems in place form a ‘backbone’ of hydrogen fueling facilities and the basis of a UK Hydrogen network. The further development of this network will strengthen the UK’s hydrogen position globally, ultimately helping generate carbon savings. It also makes the UK an attractive place for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to bring hydrogen vehicles and further develop the marketplace.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, other material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 135,000 hydrogen fills per year.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, or produced by on-site natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products’ Hydrogen Fueling Technology Now Available on Long Island

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Long Island, New York now boasts hydrogen vehicle fueling capability. Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) hydrogen fueling technology was formally dedicated at a ceremony today as part of an alternative fuel, green energy initiative led by the Town of Hempstead. Air Products is a member of the project team establishing Long Island’s first hydrogen fueling station, along with the Town of Hempstead, the New York State Energy Research Development Authority (NYSERDA), National Grid, and Proton Energy Systems.

“This is a wonderful project with a lot of visibility being located on Long Island. It showcases our dispensing technology, which has the capability to provide hydrogen generated from multiple sources, and in this case, generated by electrolysis from water. We have also fueled vehicles and provided hydrogen at other sites from electrolysis driven by solar and wind methods. The Town of Hempstead and all the New York agencies involved with this green energy demonstration project should be applauded for their effort,” said Bruce Luff, business development manager–Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products.

“We are very excited to be at the forefront of an innovative project that explores what we can do to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and improve our environment,” said Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray. “By demonstrating hydrogen technology and educating the public about hydrogen as an alternative fuel, Hempstead Town’s hydrogen fueling station will help us to lay the groundwork for a cleaner community and a greener planet for future generations.”

Hydrogen for this fueling station, located at the town’s Conservation and Waterways facility in Point Lookout, will be produced through an electrolysis process that generates hydrogen from water. The process does not involve any fossil fuels. The electrolyzer is provided by Proton Energy Systems.

“We are honored to be a part of Long Island’s first hydrogen fueling station, an innovative and important project,” said Rob Friedland, president and chief executive officer at Proton Energy Systems. “Our mission at Proton Energy is to apply advanced hydrogen technology in creative and practical ways to achieve the goals of a project. Hydrogen fueling stations such as Hempstead’s offer major promise for the future, and today marks an important milestone in renewable energy initiatives.”

The project’s goals are to demonstrate, evaluate and educate people about hydrogen’s energy technology and potential. The technology includes an electrolyzer, hydrogen storage and compression system, and multiple fueling dispensers, which are able to provide hydrogen, a hydrogen and compressed natural gas blend, and compressed natural gas for alternative fueled vehicles. Air Products supplied the fueling technology and installed all hydrogen infrastructure for the demonstration project.

Today’s station dedication program had on-hand several hydrogen powered passenger vehicles providing vehicle fueling demonstrations, and ride and drive opportunities for attendees. Air Products’ hydrogen powered bus, which operates daily at the company’s headquarters and at nearby locales for civic, educational and charitable events, gave rides, and its interactively designed interior provided information and quizzes on hydrogen. There was also a fuel cell powered golf course greens-cutter lawn mower there for demonstration.

Air Products, the leading hydrogen supplier to refineries to assist in making cleaner burning transportation fuels, has placed over 100 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 16 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes and other material handling equipment, and even submarines, have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently at 120,000 hydrogen fills per year. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations is delivered to a site via truck, or produced by on-site natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven.

Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. For more information on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies go to:
> www.airproducts.com/h2energy

About Proton Energy Systems
Proton Energy Systems designs and manufactures proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrochemical systems to make hydrogen from water in a zero pollution process producing safe, pure, reliable onsite hydrogen to meet today’s global hydrogen requirements. Proton Energy Systems has been developing and manufacturing world-class electrolysis systems since 1996, with more than 1200 units deployed world-wide, on every continent. With a reputation for building robust, reliable, and safe systems, federal, state, and commercial partners repeatedly seek the creative solutions that Proton Energy Systems has proven it is capable of delivering. For more information, visit:
> www.ProtonEnergy.com

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Triple First for Air Products in Europe: Convenient, Cost Effective and Sustainably-Sourced Hydrogen Infrastructure Becomes a Reality

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products will install and operate the first ever 24-hour self service hydrogen fuelling station in Hürth, Germany. The station, based at the Infraserv-Knapsack Chemical Park, will be in regular operation by March 2010, when it will initially supply hydrogen to two buses run by the local council.
The station will allow bus drivers to refuel their vehicles around the clock and for future use, Air Products will design and incorporate the safety systems to allow it to be used more broadly for hydrogen vehicles, 24 hours a day.

"Our ultimate objective is to make filling up with hydrogen as normal for users as filling up with diesel, petrol or natural gas anywhere else" explains Ian Williamson, Hydrogen Energy Systems Director Air Products Europe.

The project also represents a first step towards using hydrogen from the chemical industry as a fuel for vehicles. The region offers ideal conditions for developing hydrogen infrastructure as seven local industrial plants produce hydrogen as a by-product Just 8% of the hydrogen by-product generated by the industrial plants could operate more than 500 buses or 40,000 cars full time.

The Hürth station has been designed as an innovative modular fuelling system which marks a significant step change that Air Products has taken towards rolling out a hydrogen infrastructure.

Ian Williamson explains: "Until now hydrogen fuelling stations have been unique, custom-made installations which have a high price. We aim, where appropriate, to commence cost-effective series production across all our markets on the basis of the Hürth fuelling system and thereby eliminate one of the main obstacles to a universal roll out of hydrogen infrastructure."

Crucially, the modular fuelling system means that it is now possible to supply fuelling stations with hydrogen not only from a tanker, but also, at a later date, by pipeline.

Air Products is now looking to introduce this technology to the UK. Diana Raine, Hydrogen Energy Systems Sales Manager, Air Products added: "This is an extremely exciting development for Air Products. We are now looking to work with several local authorities in the UK who would like to take advantage of this modular technology. The Hürth project is a glimpse of what we can help councils to achieve here if they are willing to make the investment."

Air Products is the world's largest supplier of hydrogen and a leader in applications in the fields of hydrogen production, supply and safety. Air Products has played a leading role in the development of hydrogen as an alternative fuel of the future. This is documented, among other things, by more than 50 patents in the field of hydrogen fuelling technology. The company provides the necessary technology and infrastructure for the hydrogen fuelling of cars, buses, trucks, forklift trucks, aircraft, trains, cell towers and even submarines. Its references include the hydrogen fuelling stations for the bus shuttle service at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the fuelling technology for five fuel cell buses used by Transport for London, supplying the entire hydrogen needs of the German navy's fuel cell submarines andthe largest number of hydrogen fuelling stations in the UK.

Air Products has experience of more than 100 hydrogen fuelling stations in 14 countries. More than 120,000 safe fuellings a year are currently completed at the company's fuelling stations – and this figure is increasing rapidly.

Notes to Editors:
More information on Air Products’ hydrogen fuelling station technologies and activities can be found at: www.airproducts.com/h2energy.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of over $10 billion, operations in more than 40 countries, and 21,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About the Chemergy Project
The Chemergy projects aims to enable the hydrogen produced as a by-product in the chemical industry to be used as a fuel. The partners in the Chemergy project are Stadtwerke Hürth (a municipal institution subject to German public law) as the contracting entity as well as Air Products GmbH, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG, IGH2 – InnovationsGesellschaft Wasserstoff mbH and Praxair Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. Organizational responsibility is borne by HyCologne – Wasserstoff Region Rheinland e.V.

Air Products liefert und betreibt Wasserstofftankstelle für das Projekt Chemergy in Hürth

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Hürth/Hattingen, 18. September 2009 – Im Rahmen des Projekts Chemergy der Initiative HyCologne wird Air Products am Chemiepark Knapsack für die Stadtwerke Hürth eine Wasserstofftankstelle schlüsselfertig errichten und betreiben. Die Einbindung in die örtliche Infrastruktur erfolgt zusammen mit weiteren Projektpartnern aus dem Umfeld. Die Tankstelle soll ab März 2010 in den Regelbetrieb gehen und zunächst zwei Busse der Stadtwerke Hürth mit Wasserstoff versogen. Als Fahrzeuge sollen zwei Wasserstoffbusse mit Brennstoffzellen-Hybrid- Technik des Typs „Phileas“ zum Einsatz kommen. Das Projekt ist ein erster Schritt, um Wasserstoff aus der Chemie-Industrie als Energieträger für Fahrzeuge nutzbar zu machen. Mit insgesamt sieben Industrieanlagen, in denen Wasserstoff als Nebenprodukt erzeugt wird, bietet die Region Köln ideale Voraussetzungen, um eine Infrastruktur für die mobile Nutzung des Wasserstoffes aufzubauen. Bereits acht Prozent des als Nebenprodukt anfallenden Wasserstoffes würden ausreichen, um mehr als 500 Busse oder 40 000 Pkw dauerhaft zu betreiben.

Selbstbedienungstankstelle für den 24 Stunden-Betrieb An der Anlage werden die Fahrer der Busse ihre Fahrzeuge rund um die Uhr selbst betanken können. Außerdem wird Air Products das Sicherheitskonzept der neuen Tankstelle so auslegen, dass sie auch öffentlich genutzt werden kann. „Unser Ziel ist es, dass die Anwender zukünftig in Hürth ebenso selbstverständlich Wasserstoff tanken können wie andernorts Diesel, Benzin oder Erdgas“, erklärt Katrin Meyer, bei Air Products für das Projekt verantwortlich, und ergänzt: „Das klingt zunächst einfach, setzt aber voraus, dass das Verfahren absolut sicher ist. Genau hier bringen wir unser Know-how und einen patentierten Betankungs- Algorithmus ein, der unter anderem dafür sorgt, dass die Temperatur des Wasserstoffs garantiert im Rahmen der technisch vorgegebenen Grenzwerte bleibt.“ Auch andere Sicherheitsaspekte der Tankstelle werden entsprechend der von Air Products entwickelten Standards für die Betankung mit Hochdruckwasserstoff umgesetzt. Damit werden auch die neuesten und zum Teil erst im Entwurf vorliegenden nationalen und internationalen Regelungen voll erfüllt.

Auslieferung als Turn-Key-System in modularer Bauweise ermöglicht den Einstieg in die kostengünstige Serienfertigung
Wenn die Tankstelle im März 2010 in Betrieb geht, will Air Products eine weitere Premiere feiern. Die Anlage in Hürth ist so konzipiert, dass sowohl die Zapfanlage selbst als auch die Peripherie im Herstellerwerk in Nordrhein-Westfalen komplett montiert und zertifiziert werden kann. Die Auslieferung erfolgt dann als so genanntes Turn-Key-System, also schlüsselfertig. Bei der Installation vor Ort muss nur noch die Energieversorgung angeschlossen werden. Die Tankstelle selbst ist als Baukastensystem konzipiert, so dass die Kapazität durch den Austausch einzelner Module unkompliziert an unterschiedliche Abfüllmengen oder örtliche Gegebenheiten angepasst werden kann. Laut Katrin Meyer ist das ein wesentlicher Schritt zur Serienfertigung: „Bisher sind die meisten Wasserstofftankstellen echte Unikate – und entsprechend teuer. Wir haben bereits 2003 mit den Series 100 und 200 zwei Tankstellenkonzepte entwickelt, die auf einem modularen System aufbauen und in Serie gebaut wurden. Die Erfahrungen, die wir damit gesammelt haben, lassen wir nun eins zu eins in Hürth einfließen. Unser Ziel ist es, auf Basis der Tankstelle in Hürth in die kostengünstige Serienfertigung einzusteigen und so eines der zentralen Hindernisse auf dem Weg zu einer flächendeckenden Wasserstoffinfrastruktur abzubauen. Die Tankstelle kann sowohl durch LKWs mit Wasserstoff als auch zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt per Pipeline mit Wasserstoff versorgt werden. Air Products plant weitere Tankstellen in der Region und ist überzeugt davon, dass hier die Keimzelle für ein wichtiges Wasserstoffcluster entsteht.

Air Products – Mehr als 100.000 Wasserstoff-Betankungen jährlich
Das Unternehmen Air Products ist der weltweit größte Wasserstofflieferant und führend bei Anwendungen der Wasserstoffproduktion, -lieferung und -sicherheit. Bei der Entwicklung von Wasserstoff als alternativem Energieträger der Zukunft spielt Air Products seit Jahren eine führende Rolle. Davon zeugen unter anderem mehr als 50 Patente im Bereich der Wasserstoffbetankungstechnik. Das Unternehmen stellt die notwendige Technologie und Infrastruktur zur Verfügung für die Wasserstoffbetankung von PKW, Bussen, LKW, Gabelstaplern, Hubwagen, Flugzeugen, Lokomotiven und sogar U-Booten. Zu den Referenzen zählen die Wasserstofftankstellen für den Bus-Shuttleservice bei den Olympischen Spielen 2008 in Peking, die Betankungstechnik für zehn Brennstoffzellenbusse im Londoner Personennahverkehr sowie die komplette Wasserstoffversorgung der Brennstoffzellen- U-Boote der Deutschen Bundesmarine. Insgesamt hat Air Products Erfahrung mit mehr als 100 Wasserstofftankstellen in 14 Ländern weltweit. An den Tankstellen des Unternehmens werden pro Jahr derzeit mehr als 100.000 Betankungen durchgeführt – Tendenz steigend. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt dabei auf der Sicherheit. Seitdem das Unternehmen erstmals 1993 eine Betankungslösung für Wasserstoff in Betrieb genommen hat, hat es keinen einzigen Unfall gegeben.

Hintergrund für die Redaktionen:

Über Air Products
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) bietet seinen Kunden in Industrie, Energiewirtschaft und Gesundheit ein weltweit einzigartiges Portfolio von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen und Dienstleistungen.

Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 1940 hat sich Air Products eine führende Stellung in bedeutenden Wachstumsmärkten wie der Halbleiterindustrie, der Wasserstofferzeugung, der Erdgasverflüssigung und des Gesundheitswesens sowie moderner Schicht- und Klebstoffe erarbeitet. Im Mittelpunkt der Unternehmenskultur stehen Innovation, effiziente Prozesse und ein umfassendes Sicherheits- und Umweltbewusstsein. Air Products erzielt mit etwa 21.000 Mitarbeitern in mehr als 40 Ländern einen Jahresumsatz von mehr als zehn Milliarden US-Dollar.

Über das Projekt Chemergy
Das Projekt „Chemergy“ verfolgt das Ziel, Wasserstoff, der in der chemischen Industrie als Nebenprodukt anfällt, als Energieträger nutzbar zu machen. Partner im „Chemergy“-Projekt sind die Stadtwerke Hürth AöR als Auftraggeber sowie die Air Products Deutschland GmbH, die InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG, IGH2 – InnovationsGesellschaft Wasserstoff mbH und Praxair Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. Für die Organisation zeichnet HyCologne – Wasserstoff Region Rheinland verantwortlich.

Press Contact:
Sascha Stoltenow
Script Corporate+Public Communication
Tel.: 06171/2847-280

HydroJen™ Lands in the UK to Educate Children on a Greener Future

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products hydrogen ambassador, HydroJen, makes her debut in the UK. You can meet her at a photo call:

Date and time: 17th June, 8.45am

Location: 9th Floor of City Hall, please report to reception upon arrival.
Additional photos will be available upon request from 3pm.
Please confirm attendance with Andie Allan, on +44 7956 549 526.

HydroJen will make her first UK appearance at the final of the 2009 London Schools Hydrogen Challenge, www.LSHC.co.uk, sponsored by Air Products. The character is coming to the UK to educate children and teenagers on renewable green energy sources. She will be visiting schools and taking part in challenges across the UK.

HydroJen explains:
“I aim to make learning about hydrogen energy fun and easy. Fossil fuels won’t last forever and they’re getting more expensive so let me be your guide to the exciting world of hydrogen.”

Ian Williamson, Hydrogen Energy Systems Director, Europe, India and Africa, Air Products said:
“We are the UK leader in the provision of innovative, reliable and safe hydrogen infrastructure from production, transportation through to the fuelling of vehicles. We look forward to HydroJen educating youngsters about some of the work we are doing with hydrogen and how we can plan for a greener future.”

Children and parents are now able to follow HydroJen in her exploration of hydrogen as a
renewable fuel via her blog and twitter feed found at Hydro_Jen and
> http://hydro-jen.blogspot.com.

Air Products is the leading provider of hydrogen in the UK, winning various contracts since January 2008 including;

An agreement with Transport for London to supply hydrogen fuel and a dedicated fuelling station for the hydrogen bus programme;
Hydrogen fuelling stations have been installed at the University of Birmingham and the University of Loughborough to fuel hydrogen vehicles on campuses;
The Hebridean Hydrogen Seed (H2seed) project agreement includes the supply of a dedicated hydrogen fuelling station and storage facilities for the Islands’ hydrogen-powered cars;
The agreement to supply hydrogen fuel and training for a new zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell that will power road side vehicle emissions testing equipment in Camden;
The Hydrogen mini-grid project at the Environmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) in Rotherham where hydrogen is generated onsite and includes an Air Products fuelling station.

Press Contact:
Andie Allan
Tel +44 1932 249 622
Mobile +44 7956 549 526