Air Liquide establishes new low-carbon gas production platform

In addition to the group’s 20 MW PEM electrolyser, currently the world’s largest in operation, the infrastructure created by Air Liquide will include a new air separation unit producing renewable oxygen and nitrogen, as well as liquid storage capacity, connected by a local pipeline network to best serve its customers. This Air Liquide low-carbon production platform, in line with the industrial and port zone's drive to decarbonise, makes Bécancour, Québec, a unique place for the group to produce renewable industrial gases and develop offers for customers engaged in the energy transition.

Air Liquide will build, own and operate a production and distribution infrastructure, including a new air separation unit (ASU) producing oxygen, nitrogen and argon; as well as a liquid storage capacity. The new ASU will be powered by renewable energy from hydropower sources, in line with Air Liquide's ADVANCE plan to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions by 33% by 2035. Adding a total oxygen production capacity of 850 tpd, the new infrastructure will primarily supply customers manufacturing battery components for electric vehicles via long term contracts and should be operational in 2025.

The project will also connect its Bécancour PEM electrolyser, enabling the recovery and valorisation of renewable oxygen from the hydrogen production. Leveraging its production platform in the Bécancour port and industrial park, the group will be able to offer a sustainable, reliable and competitive solution to its customers today and to meet additional market demand tomorrow.

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