Air Products Announces Plan to Build the First Commercial-Scale Hydrogen Refueling Station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Air Products (NYSE: APD) has announced plans to construct a multi-modal hydrogen refueling station in Edmonton, Alberta, marking its first such facility in Canada. This station will support the company’s new $1.6 billion CAD net-zero hydrogen energy complex, set to open in early 2025. The station will include two refueling lanes for heavy-duty vehicles and two for light-duty hydrogen fuel cell cars, with a daily capacity of up to six tonnes of hydrogen. The project is partly funded by $1 million CAD from Natural Resources Canada. This initiative aims to promote hydrogen as an emissions-free transportation fuel and is part of Canada's goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Air Products continues to lead in the hydrogen economy, operating a comprehensive hydrogen pipeline network and multiple production facilities across Canada.
- Construction of the first commercial-scale hydrogen refueling station in Alberta.
- Funded partially by $1 million CAD from Natural Resources Canada.
- Station will enhance the hydrogen economy and support emissions reduction efforts.
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The state-of-the-art, high-capacity station will be built near Air Products'
The hydrogen refueling station will be Air Products' first in
"This station is the next step in Air Products' commitment to
The hydrogen refueling station is supported in part by
"Unlocking the potential of hydrogen is an essential part of the federal government's plan for a sustainable economic future," noted the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources. "Not just for the domestic opportunities for emissions reductions but also for hydrogen's potential as an export opportunity: to provide clean energy to countries around the globe."
The new station will include two hydrogen refueling lanes with dispensers for heavy-duty vehicles such as commercial and municipal trucks, and Air Products' own truck fleet, with a filling time on par with conventionally fueled heavy-duty trucks. In addition, the station also will have two fueling positions for light-duty hydrogen fuel cell cars. The state-of-the-art, high-capacity, high-efficiency station is scheduled to open in early 2025 and will be available to retail customers. Using proprietary compression technology, the station will have a capacity of up to six tonnes of hydrogen per day. It will be located in
The complex will use an advanced process technology that enables the cost-effective capture of more than 90 percent of carbon emissions for permanent sequestration safely underground. In addition, to avoid the indirect emissions associated with using grid electrical power, the project includes a 100 percent hydrogen-fueled power generation unit. This unit is oversized to power the production facility and supply clean power to the
The complex also will be integrated with neighboring Imperial Oil Limited's new renewable diesel facility, using innovative engineering. Imperial will produce renewable diesel from locally sourced non-petroleum feedstocks, using a process that produces a biogenic renewable off-gas (ROG) by-product. This ROG will be used as a feedstock within the Air Products hydrogen complex, displacing natural gas and further enhancing the overall carbon emissions profile. The combination of utilizing a renewable feedstock and power export more than offset the remaining 10 percent needed to achieve net-zero at the new hydrogen production facility.
The net-zero facility will connect to Air Products' existing 55-kilometer pipeline network in the Alberta Heartland to help refining and petrochemical customers reduce the carbon intensity of their operations and products.
Air Products also has announced plans to open a new project delivery office in
Air Products currently operates three hydrogen production facilities in
Air Products works across all facets of the hydrogen value chain, including production, distribution, storage and dispensing and has been a pioneer in hydrogen fueling for decades.
The company operates the world's largest hydrogen pipeline system, located in the
For more detailed information about Air Products' net-zero hydrogen energy complex visit: www.airproducts.com/bluebutbetter.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets. The Company has two growth pillars driven by sustainability. Air Products' base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food. The Company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas and carbon-capture projects, supplying world-scale clean hydrogen for global transportation, industrial markets, and the broader energy transition. Additionally, Air Products is the world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment, and globally provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers.
The Company had fiscal 2022 sales of
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