Air Products to supply green hydrogen filling station in 2023

Air Merchandise (NYSE: APD), Schenk Tanktransport and TNO are collaborating on the Clear Hydrogen and Highway Transport Mission (CH2aRT), an endeavor which can develop hydrogen vehicles and a public hydrogen refuelling station.

The challenge focuses on hydrogen in heavy-duty highway transport and is backed by the DKTI transport scheme (Demonstration Scheme for Local weather Applied sciences and Improvements in Transport) of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Administration.

This challenge is in cooperation with the Port of Rotterdam to comprehend the biggest hydrogen refuelling station in The Netherlands, initially supplying three zero-emission vehicles from Air Merchandise, Schenk and different early hydrogen adopters within the Rotterdam port space. Air Merchandise will provide and function the refuelling station within the Botlek space and provide inexperienced hydrogen in an environment friendly and protected method, whereas Schenk will use the vehicles for its day by day logistics operations. TNO will monitor your entire challenge and use the insights obtained for the additional growth and software of hydrogen in heavy-duty highway transport.

The allotted DKTI transport subsidy is supposed to assist tasks for sustainable transport. The grant was created to speed up these sustainable improvements within the transport sector.

Illustration of the hydrogen filling station

The challenge additionally contributes to the ambitions of HyTrucks, a global consortium of assorted events, which goals to deploy hydrogen in heavy highway transport on a big scale by 2025 with 1,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles within the triangle of Rotterdam, North Rhine-Westphalia and Antwerp. The events, working below a memorandum of understanding, embrace not solely Air Merchandise but additionally port corporations, transport corporations, gasoline station operators and truck producers, amongst others.

Boudewijn Siemons
COO Port of Rotterdam Authority
‘All modes of transport, from transport to highway transport, should be CO2 impartial by 2050. Hydrogen is a clear, viable different to diesel for freight transport. However then, in fact, there must be refuelling stations. I’m delighted that Air Merchandise is taking the lead on this respect by commissioning the primary hydrogen filling station for vehicles in Rotterdam subsequent 12 months.’

Kurt Lefevere
Vice-President Benelux, Germany and France at Air Merchandise
‘This partnership may be very constructive for Air Merchandise because it gives the chance, because the world’s largest producer of hydrogen, to contribute much more to the mandatory deployment of hydrogen in heavy-duty highway transport. It’s anticipated that hydrogen will assist meet society’s have to make transport extra sustainable, primarily based on zero or low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The selection of hydrogen for heavy obligation autos, in contrast with different applied sciences, permits for quicker refuelling, a larger car vary and the transport of heavier masses. The subsidy is proof of the dedication regionally and supplies even additional momentum to maneuver ahead. Our expertise has been utilized in over 250 tasks world wide. As well as, Air Merchandise has many years of experience and expertise in hydrogen manufacturing, tools, logistics and companies.’

Harry Schenk
Co-CEO Schenk Tanktransport
‘For Schenk Tanktransport, this collaboration is totally according to the partnership with Air Merchandise and provides substance to our purpose to be a frontrunner as a sustainable and progressive logistics service supplier. Schenk has been specializing in decreasing CO2 emissions for years and its fleet now consists of an growing variety of vehicles working on (BIO) LNG. For us, hydrogen as a gasoline is the following logical step in making our firm and our surroundings extra sustainable and future-proof.’

Martijn Stamm
Director Market TNO Visitors & Transport
‘TNO’s mission is to contribute to the achievement of the zero emission targets by accelerating options for sustainable powertrains. Vehicles primarily based on hydrogen gasoline cells are one of many methods to attain one hundred pc discount. TNO has a few years of expertise in monitoring and analyzing the reliability, upkeep and consumption of vehicles below varied circumstances. Along with this technical evaluation, TNO additionally appears to be like at driver acceptance and satisfaction, and analyses the alternatives, boundaries and situations for scaling up in observe.’
Supply: Port of Rotterdam