Air Products to display new FCV on National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
Air Products will be showcasing its new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the Toyota Mirai, at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania on October 8 as part of the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day celebration.
Joining other companies and organizations around the US in the celebration, Air Products “hydrogen ambassadors” will also be raising awareness on the benefits that fuel cells and hydrogen technologies provide in generating reliable and resilient power, improving the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing the nation’s energy security.
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are clean, efficient, and quiet. Fuel cells utilize hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity in a chemical reaction without combustion to power the car.
Only on its second year, the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day was formally recognized by the US Senate with the passage of Senate Resolution 573. National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day is being observed on October 8 (10.08) as a reference to the atomic weight of hydrogen which is 1.008.
Air Products’ hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will be on display during Saturday’s Kids Discovery Expo at the Da Vinci Science Center. Air Products and the Da Vinci Science Center have a history of working collaboratively on hydrogen-related projects, the most recent a few years ago involving a bus fueling and hydrogen education project.
“Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are being leased and purchased today in California where there are a network of hydrogen fueling stations, many of which were designed and constructed by Air Products. It is only a matter of time until these vehicles are also deployed in greater numbers on the East Coast,” said Nick Mittica, commercial manager for Hydrogen Energy Systems for Air Products.
Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in producing cleaner burning transportation fuels, has vast experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. In fact, several sites today for certain hydrogen fueling applications are fueling at rates of over 75,000 refills per year. Use of the company’s fueling technology is increasing and is over 1,000,000 hydrogen fills per year.
The company has been involved in over 200 hydrogen fueling projects in the United States and 20 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with trend-setting Air Products’ Smart Fuel technologies.