Air Products partners with Chengzhi

Commenting on the strategic alliance, Wei Junmin, President of Chengzhi, said, "Chengzhi shares Air Products' commitment to China's net-zero transition and is pleased to extend our long-term partnership to support green transportation by leveraging the strengths of both companies. Our first hydrogen station in Changshu has been in operation for several months fuelling public transport and truck fleets. We look forward to deepening our collaboration to accelerate the development of hydrogen vehicles and the hydrogen value chain."

Under service contracts, the station fuels hydrogen fuel cell trucks of various multinational and domestic companies, including Budweiser China, Yum China, the logistics service provider of Nestle China and JD Logistics, to pilot zero-emission logistics operations. These include a 49-ton heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell truck of Budweiser running between Nantong and Suzhou in East China which has recently logged over 10 000 safe km.

Since the 'Changshu Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle (HFCV) Industry Development Plan' was issued in 2019, Changshu has been actively pushing for HFCV development and initially formed a relatively complete industrial chain to link into the hydrogen corridor construction in the Yangtze River Delta Region. The city is part of the Shanghai cluster for the national HFCV demonstration project.

Saw Choon Seong, China President at Air Products said: "Hydrogen plays a key role in decarbonising transportation. Air Products is honoured to leverage our experience and technologies, join forces with Chengzhi and support the customers' pilot projects to drive net-zero transition in China's mobility sector. The Changshu station is part of our strategy to support the commercialisation of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles and development of the HFCV demonstration clusters. We will continue to pursue opportunities and take actions to help the government achieve its dual carbon goals."

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