LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Air Products (NYSE:APD) and New Flyer of America Inc.
continued its tour of the Northwest
United States (U.S.) at the end of March, visiting two
cities in Oregon to demonstrate
the benefits of fuel cell electric buses powered with Air Products'
hydrogen.
As part of the demonstration, Sunline Transit Agency in
Thousand Palms, California
provided a New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE H2™ from its fleet of hydrogen
buses to showcase the benefits of hydrogen in transit. The
Oregon-leg of the tour began in
Portland where a local transit
agency observed the bus being fueled using an Air Products' mobile
fueling station. As part of the demonstration, the transit team
received training on how to fuel the bus, then drove the bus on its
regular route to get first-hand experience of how the vehicle
performed under real-world conditions. Air Products and New Flyer
later made a similar stop in Eugene,
Oregon.
The stops in Oregon followed a
week of similar demonstrations in Washington State. Oregon and Washington are among several states that have
taken steps to encourage public transportation providers to
transition from traditional gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles to
low- or no-emission fleets. Hydrogen fuel cell bus technology
provides transit agencies with a proven, efficient alternative for
a zero emissions fleet under a vast range of operating conditions,
and not just for short routes.
"Air Products has made substantial investments to ensure that
customers have ready access to infrastructure and supply of
hydrogen as the world transitions to a greener, more sustainable
future," said Eric Guter, Air
Products' vice president – Hydrogen for Mobility Solutions. "These
demonstrations are an opportunity to showcase the real-world
environmental benefits available today through hydrogen."
For every zero-emissions hydrogen vehicle, Air Products has a
hydrogen fueling solution. Air Products is the world's leading
supplier of hydrogen and hydrogen for mobility solutions with over
60 years of experience. The Company's technologies are used in over
1.5 million refueling operations annually, across twenty countries
and over 250 projects.
Last year, Air Products celebrated the grand opening of the
largest hydrogen fueling station for transit buses in the U.S.
Located at the Orange County Transportation Authority in
Santa Ana, California the station
is equipped with Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology, design
and equipment. It has a bus fueling capacity for up to 50 buses,
which corresponds to fueling up to 1,500 kilograms (kg) of hydrogen
in eight-hours. The station can fuel transit buses with an average
of 28 kg of hydrogen per bus, in six to 10 minutes per bus, while
also providing back-to-back bus fueling for up to 30 buses, and
offers simultaneous fueling capability with multiple fueling
lanes.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading industrial gases company in operation for 80 years.
Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, the
Company provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and
applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries,
including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing,
and food and beverage. Air Products is also the global leader in
the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and
equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds, owns and
operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects,
including: gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant
natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value
power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and
world-scale carbon-free hydrogen projects supporting global
transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2020 sales of $8.9
billion from operations in 50 countries and has a current
market capitalization of over $60
billion. More than 19,000 passionate, talented and committed
employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products'
higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the
environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges
facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information,
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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 10-K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2020.
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