LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- 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
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 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
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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.
SOURCE Air Products