Air Products is Honoured with Prestigious Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Award
HERSHAM, England. 9th February 2010 – Air Products’ (NYSE:APD) Air Products has been awarded the influential Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell industry award for their innovative Series 100 fuelling station. The station – which is helping breakdown barriers to the development of the hydrogen economy – clearly fits with the Awards aim of promoting and celebrating leading environmental technologies in the UK and Ireland. As the automotive industry increases its billion-pound plus investment in developing fuel cell vehicles and power systems, the previous challenge of limited infrastructure is now being addressed. The Rushlight judges also recognised Air Products Series 100 fuelling station – already installed in Birmingham and Loughborourgh Universities - as a first step to do this in the UK with, demonstrating the potential for further market penetration in the near future.
The Air Products Series 100 fuelling station has also been an important enabler in changing industry and consumer perceptions as to the validity and safety of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier. The Rushlight Award acknowledges the success of this fully integrated fuelling station as it meets the needs of test and demonstration programmes. This is achieved by the Series 100’s simple operation, small footprint, quick installation and relocation features.
With the current systems in place, the UK now has a ‘backbone’ of hydrogen refuelling facilities, which will form the basis of a UK Hydrogen network. The further development of this network – thanks to market leaders like Air Products - 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 here in order to further develop the marketplace.
Ian Williamson, Hydrogen Energy Systems Director Air Products Europe, commented: “Receiving the prestigious Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Award is a great honour. 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 fuelling stations – is complimented 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, is not far away.”
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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.
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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.
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