Air Liquide Invests in the World’s Largest Membrane-Based Electrolyzer to Develop Its Carbon-Free Hydrogen Production
25 Février 2019 - 8:45AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) announces the construction in Canada
of the largest PEM (Proton-Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer in the
world with a 20 megawatts (MW) capacity for the production of
carbon-free hydrogen. This investment allows the Group to reaffirm
its long-term commitment to the hydrogen energy markets and its
ambition to be a major player in the supply of carbon-free
hydrogen.
Air Liquide will install a 20 MW electrolyzer that
increases by 50% the current capacity of its hydrogen facility
located in Bécancour, Québec (Canada). This new PEM
electrolyzer, with Hydrogenics technology, will be the world’s
largest and will serve the increasing demand for carbon-free
hydrogen. Bécancour's proximity to major industrial markets in
Canada and the United States will help ensure North America's
supply of low-carbon hydrogen for both industry and mobility
usage.
This new production unit will significantly reduce carbon
intensity, compared to the traditional hydrogen production process.
Emissions of nearly 27,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, equivalent to
those of about 10,000 sedan cars per year, will then be
prevented.
Michael J. Graff, Executive Vice President &
Executive Committee Member of Air Liquide S.A. and Chairman &
CEO of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. said: “This
investment will help further contribute towards carbon-free
hydrogen supply for Air Liquide industrial and mobility markets in
North America and complement the recently announced hydrogen
investment for the energy markets in the western U.S. Both
are reflective of the Group’s Climate Objectives: to reduce the
carbon intensity of its activities and work with customers towards
a sustainable industry and the development of a low-carbon
society.”
Air Liquide's commitment to hydrogen
energyIn the past 50 years, Air Liquide has developed
unique expertise enabling it to master the entire hydrogen supply
chain, from production and storage to distribution and the
development of applications for end users, thus contributing to the
widespread use of hydrogen as a clean energy source, for mobility
in particular. To date, Air Liquide has designed and installed more
than 120 filling stations around the world. Hydrogen is an
alternative to meet the challenge of clean transportation and thus
contributes to the improvement of air quality. Used in a fuel cell,
hydrogen combines with oxygen in the air to produce electricity,
emitting only water. It does not generate any pollution at the
point of use: zero greenhouse gases, zero particles and zero noise.
Hydrogen provides a concrete response to the challenges posed by
sustainable mobility and local pollution in urban areas.
About Air Liquide in
CanadaAir Liquide started its activity in Canada in 1911
and has now a team of more than 2,500 employees working to
serve more than 200,000 customers and patients across
Canada. In all of the country’s key industrial regions from coast
to coast, Air Liquide offers innovative solutions — gas, equipment
and services — in a wide variety of sectors: aeronautics,
automotive, agri-food industries, chemical, metallurgy, metal
fabrication, mining, oil and gas and healthcare.
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A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3.6 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry,
deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability. The
company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at
profitable growth over the long term. It relies on operational
excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network
organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the
commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages
energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and
digitization, and delivers greater value to all its
stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 21 billion euros in 2018 and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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