China: Air Products opens hydrogen station in Shandong province
Dedicated to fueling buses and trucks, the company’s first hydrogen station in the region will support China’s “Hydrogen into Ten Thousand Homes” demonstration project.
Air Products, a world-leading supplier of hydrogen and hydrogen for mobility solutions, has commissioned its first hydrogen fueling station in Shandong Province for fueling buses and trucks, according to a company’s press release.
The new hydrogen station will support China’s “Hydrogen into Ten Thousand Homes” demonstration project and green transportation. Air Products has accelerated several hydrogen production and application projects in the province in support of this national project.
Built, owned and operated by Air Products, the station located in Huantai County of Zibo City is the company’s first and also one of the first hydrogen fueling stations in Shandong. It is equipped with the company’s patented fueling technology and two dispensers, with hydrogen energy supplied by the company’s production facility in Zibo. The station can fuel several fleets of public buses and trucks used for logistics.
The “Hydrogen into Ten Thousand Homes” demonstration project is a high-level project initiated by China’s Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperation with Shandong provincial government to promote the comprehensive utilization of hydrogen energy and demonstrate hydrogen applications in industrial parks, community buildings and transportation to create a hydrogen-powered society.
With more 60 years of hydrogen experience, Air Products has been involved in over 250 hydrogen fueling projects in 20 countries. It was one of the first multinational gas companies to enter China, in 1987.
