Hydrogen for road transport: big step forward
as a result of cooperation between Air Products, Schenk
Tanktransport and TNO and benefits from subsidy
awarded for use of trucks and construction of hydrogen
refuelling station
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands,
May 3,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), Schenk
Tanktransport and TNO are collaborating on the Clean Hydrogen and
Road Transport Project (CH2aRT), an endeavor which will develop
hydrogen trucks and a public hydrogen refuelling station. The
project focuses on hydrogen in heavy-duty road transport and is
subsidized by the DKTI transport scheme (Demonstration Scheme for
Climate Technologies and Innovations in Transport) of the Dutch
Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
This project is in cooperation with the Port of Rotterdam to create the largest hydrogen
refuelling station in The
Netherlands, initially supplying three zero-emission trucks
from Air Products, Schenk Tanktransport and other early hydrogen
adopters in the Rotterdam port
area. Air Products will supply and operate the refuelling station
in the Botlek area and supply green hydrogen in an efficient and
safe manner, while Schenk Tanktransport will use the trucks for its
daily logistics operations. TNO will monitor the entire project and
use the insights obtained for the further development and
application of hydrogen in heavy-duty road transport.
The allocated DKTI transport subsidy is meant to support
projects for sustainable transport. The grant was created to
accelerate these sustainable innovations in the transport
sector.
The project also contributes to the ambitions of HyTrucks, an
international consortium of various parties, which aims to deploy
hydrogen in heavy road transport on a large scale by 2025 with
1,000 hydrogen-powered trucks in the triangle of Rotterdam, North Rhine-Westphalia and
Antwerp. The parties, working
under a memorandum of understanding, include not only Air Products
but also port companies, transport companies, fuel station
operators and truck manufacturers, among others.
Kurt Lefevere, Vice-President
Benelux, Germany and France at Air Products:
"This
partnership is very positive for Air Products as it offers the
possibility, as the world's largest producer of hydrogen, to
contribute even more to the necessary deployment of hydrogen in
heavy-duty road transport. It is expected that hydrogen will help
meet society's need to make transport more sustainable, based on
zero or low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The choice
of hydrogen for heavy duty vehicles, compared with other
technologies, allows for faster refuelling, a greater vehicle range
and the transport of heavier loads. The subsidy is evidence of the
commitment locally and provides even further momentum to move
forward. Our technology has been used in over 250 projects around
the world. In addition, Air Products has decades of expertise and
experience in hydrogen production, equipment, logistics and
services."
Boudewijn Siemons, COO Port of
Rotterdam:
"All modes of
transport, from shipping to road transport, must be CO2
neutral by 2050. Hydrogen is a clean, viable alternative to diesel
for freight transport. But then, of course, there have to be
refuelling stations. I am delighted that Air Products is taking the
lead in this respect by commissioning the first hydrogen filling
station for trucks in Rotterdam
within two years."
Harry Schenk, Co-CEO
Schenk Tanktransport:
"For
Schenk Tanktransport, this collaboration is fully in line with the
partnership with Air Products and gives substance to our aim to be
a frontrunner as a sustainable and innovative logistics service
provider. Schenk Tanktransport has been focusing on reducing
CO2 emissions for years and its fleet now consists of an
increasing number of trucks running on (BIO) LNG. For us, hydrogen
as a fuel is the next logical step in making our company and our
environment more sustainable and future-proof."
Martijn Stamm, Director Market
TNO Traffic & Transport:
"TNO's mission is to contribute
to the achievement of the zero emission targets by accelerating
solutions for sustainable powertrains. Trucks based on hydrogen
fuel cells are one of the ways to achieve 100 percent reduction.
TNO has many years of experience in monitoring and analyzing the
reliability, maintenance and consumption of trucks under various
conditions. In addition to this technical analysis, TNO also looks
at driver acceptance and satisfaction, and analyses the
opportunities, barriers and scenarios for scaling up in
practice."
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 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
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