Industrial
gas giant Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD - Analyst Report) has declared
the sale of a hydrogen fueling
station to Hyundai Motor Company
Australia (“HMCA”) for fueling the latter’s first hydrogen-powered car.
Hyundai’s hydrogen-powered
zero-emission fuel cell
electric vehicle (“FCEV”), Hyundai
ix35, will be imported to Australia for demonstrating the advantages of
hydrogen-powered fuel
cell electric vehicle technology in the country. Air Products’ hydrogen fueling
station, which is presently under commissioning, will be situated at Hyundai’s New South Wales
offices just outside of Sydney.
Air
Products is working with Hyundai
and other vehicle manufacturers to expand its footprint in the hydrogen fueling market
around the world. It also wants to emphasize the benefits of hydrogen as a
better and clean fuel due to
its zero-emission technology.
Air
Products’ SmartFuel hydrogen fueling
stations, which have proven to be quite compact and economical, are functioning
in over 21 countries as standard product units. Moreover Air Products is also
working with an Australian-owned industrial, medical and specialty gas company,
Coregas Ltd. Pty. as a local supplier of hydrogen.
Air
Products is a leading supplier of hydrogen in the world with over 50 years of
experience in hydrogen and its related technologies. Hydrogen is abundant,
non-toxic and efficient, and does not produce any emission which is why it is
used as an energy supplier. Hence, Air Products’ fueling technology is
gaining popularity with over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year. The company is
also working in over 180 hydrogen fueling projects worldwide.
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