Hydrogen Fuelling
When used in the heavy-duty transportation and heavy industrial sectors of our economy, hydrogen energy can help reduce global emissions by 20%.*
As the world's leading hydrogen supplier, Air Products has the experience and technical expertise to apply hydrogen energy solutions to a variety of industries and applications. We offer safe, commercial-scale, renewable and low carbon hydrogen supply to meet your needs—so you can meet your sustainability goals.
How does hydrogen fuelling work and is it safe?
Fuelling a hydrogen vehicle is similar to fuelling a petrol- or diesel-powered vehicle and takes about the same time.
Why do we need hydrogen vehicles?
Hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicles are both helping to reduce emissions in the transport sector. Hydrogen vehicles, however, are better suited for heavy-duty applications that require quick refuelling, longer range capabilities, and operations year-round.
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What is hydrogen?
Hydrogen is the universe’s most basic element, with just one proton and one electron. It’s also the most abundant element in the universe, comprising 75% of all matter. It’s found chemically combined with other elements, such as water (which has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom in every molecule of H₂O).
Where does hydrogen come from?
Steam-methane reforming is the most common method for producing hydrogen today. Hydrogen can be produced with significantly reduced emissions if the CO₂ byproduct is captured and stored in a process called carbon capture for sequestration.
Hydrogen can be produced with zero emissions through electrolysis, where an electrical current is used to separate water molecules (H₂O) into hydrogen and oxygen gas (H₂ + O₂). If the electricity used to produce the electrolysis reaction was sourced from renewable energy—wind, solar, or hydropower—the hydrogen is considered “green.” Green hydrogen can then be transported to fueling stations, dispensed, and used to power vehicles with zero emissions.
What kind of vehicles can be powered by hydrogen?
Hydrogen can power cars, trucks, buses, and even ships, trains, and airplanes.
How can hydrogen help decarbonise transportation?
In applications where vehicle weight is very large or the range needed is long, hydrogen becomes a more efficient option than battery electric power. Hydrogen can power a vehicle using a fuel cell. Since the only emission of hydrogen-powered engines is water, replacing fossil-fuel-burning vehicles with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will lead to a decrease in air pollutants, including carbon dioxide and particulate matter.
What is Air Products' role in producing renewable and low carbon hydrogen?
To quickly scale renewable and low carbon hydrogen production to decarbonise heavy industry and heavy transportation and to support meeting the world’s 2050 net-zero goal, Air Products is building several of the largest low- and zero-carbon hydrogen plants in the world.
Decarbonise with hydrogen fuel.
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