LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 vehicles to build a greener
world."
To view the complete news release, visit Air Products' online
Press Room at
www.airproducts.com/PressRoom/CompanyNews/Archived/2010/16Nov2010.htm.
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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.
SOURCE Air Products