Air Products' President, Europe & Africa to Participate in Panel Discussion at
the Sustainable Innovation Forum, taking place alongside
COP27
LEHIGH
VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 1, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Air Products' (NYSE:APD) Chief Operating
Officer, Dr. Samir J. Serhan, will
discuss the pivotal role hydrogen plays in the energy transition in
a keynote address at the Hydrogen Transition Summit at
9:15 a.m. (GMT +2)/3:15 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 8 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, taking place in the Innovation Zone
alongside COP27.
"Hydrogen is not just the fuel of the future, it is the fuel of
today. If we're truly to build a cleaner, more sustainable world,
hydrogen must play a key role. As the world's largest hydrogen
producer, Air Products has taken major steps to accelerate the
energy transition," said Dr. Serhan. "But the issues of climate
change and the energy transition are too large for one company, or
even one country. These are truly global issues that demand
world-scale answers. I am hopeful that at the Hydrogen Transition
Summit and COP27, we will continue to
see substantial movement to continue the momentum and move humanity
forward."
CO27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and will be
held from Nov. 6-18 in Sharm
el-Sheikh, Egypt. The Hydrogen
Transition Summit, as well as the Sustainable Innovation Forum,
will take place alongside COP27,
allowing leaders to gather and more deeply discuss opportunities
and issues critical to the energy transition. Air Products is the
headline sponsor of the Hydrogen Transition Summit.
Dr. Serhan will also take part in a live fireside chat on
scaling a hydrogen economy though supply chain collaboration, at
1:45 p.m. (GMT +2)/7:45 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at the Hydrogen
Transition Summit.
"Building the infrastructure to support the energy transition is
critical for the world to meet its climate and decarbonization
goals," Dr. Serhan added. "Developing a robust supply chain that
enables countries to reliably import clean hydrogen will provide a
bridge to more quickly make the switch to low- or zero-carbon
energy while making the necessary investments to build their
domestic supply."
In addition, Ivo Bols, Air
Products' President, Europe and
Africa, will take part in a panel
discussion titled "The Global Trilemma: getting the balance right
between energy security, affordability and sustainability," at
10:10 a.m. (GMT +2)/4:10 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 11 at the
Sustainable Innovation Forum.
"In times of increased global uncertainty, diversifying energy
sources is critical to ensure countries and companies have the
energy needed to meet current and future demands," said Bols.
"Promoting clean energy sources, such as green hydrogen, will
provide not only a more sustainable option, but also a more stable
energy system overall."
All three presentations will be available for livestreaming
through Climate Action's Innovation Zone website.
Air Products has made an industry-leading commitment of at least
$15 billion to clean energy hydrogen
megaprojects. These include a $4.5
billion clean energy complex in Louisiana to produce low-carbon blue
hydrogen; a CAD $1.6 billion net-zero
hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada; an approximately $500 million green hydrogen production facility
in New York; and the
world's largest green hydrogen-based ammonia production
facility powered by renewable energy with ACWA Power and NEOM
in Saudi Arabia.
As the world's largest hydrogen producer, Air Products has
experience across the full value chain and is driving sustainable
growth by building, owning and operating many of the world's
largest hydrogen projects. The Company's hydrogen fueling
technologies also are used in over 1.5 million refuelings annually
across 20 countries. With over 60 years of global hydrogen
experience operating in over 50 countries, Air Products has the
proven capability and know-how to make hydrogen through all
available production methods and to distribute this increasingly
important emission-free fuel safely, reliably, and
economically.
To learn more about the steps Air Products is taking to
accelerate the energy transition and its clean energy megaprojects,
visit Air Products' Energy Transition website.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases
company in operation for over 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 low- and zero-carbon hydrogen projects
supporting global transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2021 sales of $10.3 billion from operations in over 50
countries and has a current market capitalization of about
$55 billion. More than 20,000
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, visit
www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter,
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