LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
March 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Air Products (NYSE:APD) and New Flyer of America Inc.
hosted a five-city tour in Washington
State during the week of March
22nd 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 tour
began in Bremerton, Washington
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 and was
then able to drive it on its regular route to get first-hand
experience of how the vehicle performed under real-world
conditions. Air Products and New Flyer then made similar stops in
Renton, Olympia, Chehalis and Vancouver, Washington demonstrating the
benefits and advantages of hydrogen transit.
Washington is one of 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, not just for short routes.
"We're proud to collaborate with New Flyer on this tour to
showcase the real-world environmental benefits that are already
available today through hydrogen," said Eric Guter, Air Products' vice president –
Hydrogen for Mobility Solutions. "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."
Air Products is the world's leading supplier of hydrogen and
hydrogen 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 United States. 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 simultaneous fueling capability with
multiple fueling lanes. For every zero-emissions hydrogen vehicle,
Air Products has a hydrogen fueling solution.
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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