LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Oct. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), a global leading hydrogen supplier and a
leader in hydrogen fueling and infrastructure worldwide,
participated in and spoke at the 2018 China (Hainan) Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Industry
Summit, organized by the government-backed National Alliance of
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (China Hydrogen Alliance), taking place from
October 10-11 in Haikou.
As a key member of China Hydrogen Alliance, Air Products joined
forces at the Summit with key government agencies, including the
Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology, the Ministry of Transport, State-owned
Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State
Council and National Energy Administration, as well as other major
domestic and multinational corporations, international
organizations, research institutes, pilot cities and investors, to
exchange insights with more than 600 senior officials and
executives on the theme of "Cultivating a Hydrogen Energy-based
Ecosystem, Developing a Hydrogen Energy-oriented Society."
"We are honored to participate in this strategic event to help
steer the future of China's
hydrogen economy. Hydrogen as a clean energy will play a key role
in enabling the Government to implement its energy production and
consumption reform for a better environment," said Tammy Han, Air Products, vice president‒Central
and Western China, who sits on
China Hydrogen Alliance on behalf of the company. "Air Products has
been on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. We
provide total solutions from hydrogen production, storage and
delivery to fueling technology systems and related infrastructure.
Leveraging our proven capabilities and experience, we look forward
to cooperating with local partners to support the Government's
vision for a clean, low-carbon, safe and efficient modern energy
system."
To accelerate hydrogen energy development, one enabling factor
is the ability to transport the gas economically over long
distances and in large quantities. At the Summit, Air Products
featured its 600-mile Gulf Coast Pipeline (GCP) in the U.S. and
proven capabilities in the safe, efficient and reliable handling of
hydrogen.
In China, Air Products has
participated in several hydrogen demonstration projects, including
the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2010 Asian Games, and 2011 Shenzhen
Universiade, to drive the use of this clean energy. This year, it
signed agreements with the state-owned Shenhua New Energy Co. Ltd.
to supply China Energy Investment Corporation Limited's first
hydrogen fueling station being built in Rugao City, and Fullcryo to
support China's first
commercial-scale liquid hydrogen-based fueling station. In addition
to China Hydrogen Alliance, Air Products also serves as a vice
chairman company of the International Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Association to support the hydrogen energy blueprint outlined in
the country's 13th Five-Year Plan.
Air Products has more than 60 years of global hydrogen
experience with a total capacity exceeding 200 million tons per
year. Its pipeline operational expertise is evidenced by nearly 50
years of safe operation of its global network of systems. The GCP
is the world's largest plant and pipeline network which supplies
customers with over 1.4 billion standard cubic feet of hydrogen per
day from 23 hydrogen production facilities. With an extensive
global patent portfolio in hydrogen dispensing technology, Air
Products has been involved in more than 250 hydrogen fueling
projects in over 20 countries. Its SmartFuel® hydrogen
fueling technology has been adopted in the SAE's (Society of
Automotive Engineers) hydrogen fueling protocol and practiced
worldwide. The company has also joined the Hydrogen Council, a
global CEO coalition for hydrogen technologies, as a steering
member.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases
company in operation for over 75 years. The Company's core
industrial gases business provides atmospheric and process gases
and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining
and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air
Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural
gas process technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2017 sales of $8.2
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of about $35
billion. Approximately 15,000 passionate, talented and
committed employees from a diversity of 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.
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 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2017.
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