Air Liquide Will Build the First High-pressure Hydrogen Refueling Station for Long-haul Trucks in Europe
July 01 2020 - 2:45AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) announces the installation of the
first high-pressure hydrogen refueling station in Europe, with
capacity to serve the first fleet of long-haul hydrogen trucks.
This investment reflects the Group's strategy to accelerate the
deployment of hydrogen energy through large-scale projects,
particularly in the heavy vehicle segment.
Located at Air Liquide’s Fos-sur-Mer site, in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region in France, this large capacity
hydrogen station engineered by Air Liquide [700 bar, 1,000 kg/day]
will enable per day up to 20 refuelings of long-haul trucks with
low-carbon hydrogen for up to 800 km of autonomy. In addition to
Air Liquide’s investment, the station will be built with funding
from the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region and Europe FCH JU (Fuel
Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking).
The station will be built in the framework of the HyAMMED1
project which brings together industrial actors, carriers and large
retailers such as Carrefour, Coca-Cola European Partners and
Monoprix to facilitate the transition to clean and sustainable
solutions in transportation of goods. The project will contribute
to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 1,500 metric tons of CO2 per
year, the equivalent of more than 2 million kilometers travelled by
truck.
The station will be commissioned early 2022 and will primarily
serve the first European fleet of eight 44-tonnes low-carbon
hydrogen trucks specifically designed within the project. One of
these trucks will be operated by Air Liquide for its packaged gas
delivery activities in the Fos-sur-Mer area. The station is also
designed for the refuelling of buses and other commercial
vehicles.
François Jackow, Executive Vice President and a member of
the Air Liquide Group’s Executive Committee, said: “Hydrogen is
an alternative to meet the challenge of clean transportation and
thus contribute to improving air quality. As such, hydrogen energy
has the potential to transform Europe’s energy landscape. This
project demonstrates Air Liquide's commitment as part of its
Climate objectives to work with customers and public and private
partners toward a sustainable industry and the development of a
low-carbon society.”
The HyAMMED project The
project HyAMMED (Hydrogène à Aix-Marseille pour une Mobilité
Écologique et Durable) was also selected by ADEME (Agence de la
Transition Écologique) in January 2020 as part of the Hydrogen
Deployment Plan for Energy Transition across France.
The HyAMMED project, part of H2Haul (Hydrogen fuel cell trucks
for heavy-duty, zero emission logistics) programme, has received
funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking under
grant agreement No 826236. This Joint Undertaking receives support
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme, Hydrogen Europe and Hydrogen Europe research.
Air Liquide’s commitment to hydrogen
energy In the past 50 years, Air Liquide has developed
unique expertise enabling it to master the entire hydrogen supply
chain, from production and storage to distribution and the
development of applications for end users, thus contributing to the
widespread use of hydrogen as a clean energy source, for mobility
in particular. Air Liquide has designed and installed more than 120
stations around the world to date. Hydrogen is an alternative to
meet the challenge of clean transportation and thus contributes to
the improvement of air quality. Used in a fuel cell, hydrogen
combines with oxygen in the air to produce electricity, emitting
only water. It does not generate any pollution at the point of use:
zero greenhouse gases, zero particles and zero noise. Hydrogen
provides a concrete response to the challenges posed by sustainable
mobility and local pollution in urban areas
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 67,000 employees and serves more than 3.7 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry,
deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability. The
company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at
profitable, regular and responsible growth over the long term. It
relies on operational excellence, selective investments, open
innovation and a network organization implemented by the Group
worldwide. Through the commitment and inventiveness of its people,
Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in
healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its
stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 22 billion euros in 2019 and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
1 Hydrogène à Aix-Marseille pour une Mobilité Écologique et
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