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AIR PRODUCTS’ RENEWABLE HYDROGEN FUELLING STATION
Air Products has announced a project which incorporates FuelCell Energy‟s DFC-H2® technology in a hydrogen fueling station. The DFC-H2® can produce clean power and heat as well as renewable hydrogen. Air Products was awarded the main contract by the California Air Resources Board, with support from the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the U.S. Department of Energy. The project is based on the successful evaluation of the technology by the two companies during 2009.
 The hydrogen will supply the state-of-the-art hydrogen fueling station to be installed by Air Products at the Orange County Sanitation District‟s (OCSD) wastewater treatment facility in Fountain Valley, California. The system will be fueled with biogas from wastewater treatment operations and produce 300 kilowatts of power and up to 300 pounds of hydrogen per day. This hydrogen could be used for early market fuel cell applications, such as back up power and forklifts and is sufficient to fuel roughly 100 fuel cell cars. The electricity will be available for use by OCSD for its operations. Christopher Bentley, FuelCell Energy‟s Executive Vice President of Government Research & Development Operations said: “Our research indicates that hydrogen efficiently produced as a byproduct by the DFC-H2® can be less costly than hydrogen produced by other methods and can enable the expansion of ultra-clean, hydrogen production systems worldwide, while providing the benefits of distributed power generation.”
UK AWARD FOR HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE
Air Products has been awarded the UK‟s prestigious Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Industry Award for its Series 100 Hydrogen Fuelling Station. As the automotive industry increases its investment in developing fuel cell vehicles and power systems, the challenge of infrastructure is being addressed at the same time. The Rushlight judges recognized Air Products‟ Series 100 Hydrogen Fueling Station as a first step to do this in the UK, demonstrating the potential for further market penetration in the future. The current Series 100 systems in place form a „backbone‟ of hydrogen fueling facilities and the basis of a UK Hydrogen network. The further development of this network will strengthen the UK‟s hydrogen position globally, ultimately helping generate carbon savings. It also makes the UK an attractive place for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to bring hydrogen vehicles and further develop the marketplace.
Air Products‟ latest hydrogen fuelling station is at Long Island, New York. They have already placed over 110 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 18 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, other material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with this trend-setting technology that involves Air Products‟ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. |
