Air Products' Industry Experts will Present the Details of Recent Hydrogen Boiler Trials, as well as Information on Hydrogen's Role in Enhancing Microgrid Resilience
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) will highlight how its industrial gases, such as hydrogen, can help the power industry generate a cleaner future and reach its decarbonization goals at POWERGEN International, from February 11-13, at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas.
With more than 80 years of industrial gas experience, and as the world's largest supplier of hydrogen, Air Products has the expertise needed to be a decarbonization partner to the power generation industry as it works to transition to sustainable energy.
Those attending POWERGEN International are invited to visit Air Products' booth #1435 to speak with an industry specialist and learn more about how power generators can replace or blend natural gas with low-carbon intensity hydrogen to reduce carbon emissions and meet sustainability goals. Air Products' experts will also be on hand to discuss how power generators can utilize oxygen to improve combustion efficiency, find potential carbon capture and sequestration solutions, or introduce hydrogen to a company's process to reduce emissions.
Air Products' industry experts will present at the following sessions during POWERGEN International on topics including:
Preliminary Results of Hydrogen Burner and Boiler Trials – Air Products is advancing the potential of hydrogen-fired boilers by integrating its burner technology with state-of-the-art boiler systems. Early trials in Air Products' Clean Energy Lab have demonstrated stable 100 percent hydrogen combustion, as well as the ability to blend hydrogen with natural gas for emission reductions. During this session, Timothy Lebrecht, Air Products' Industry Manager, Chemical and Clean Energy Processes, will discuss details of the trial and showcase the impact of different hydrogen blends. Attendees will also gain insight into the commercial opportunities and ideal customer profiles for hydrogen adoption in the power generation section. The session is scheduled from 10 to 10:45 a.m. CST on Wednesday, Feb. 12 in Room C140.
Hydrogen Approaches to Microgrid Applications – As renewable energy becomes a larger part of the energy mix, hydrogen can serve as a reliable load-balancer or backup fuel, enhancing the resilience of microgrids. In this session, Lebrecht and David Duhamel, Air Products' Americas Strategy and Analytics Manager, will share insights into hydrogen supply chain logistics, power generation applications and innovative solutions to maximize operability. Attendees will also learn how hydrogen can complement renewable energy in microgrids, creating a sustainable, low-carbon energy ecosystem. The session is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. CST on Thursday, Feb. 13 in Room C145.
POWERGEN International is the premier networking and business hub for power generation professionals and solution providers. Bringing together power producers, utilities, engineering, procurement and construction professionals, consultants, original equipment manufacturers, and large-scale energy users, it serves as a platform to explore innovative solutions amid the shift towards cleaner and more sustainable energy sources.
For more information about how Air Products' full range of offerings can help power generators meet their sustainability goals, visit Air Products' Industrial Decarbonization webpage.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets and generating a cleaner future. The Company supplies essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, medical and food. As the leading global supplier of hydrogen, Air Products also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean hydrogen projects, supporting the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy in the industrial and heavy-duty transportation sectors. Through its sale of equipment businesses, the Company also provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally.
Air Products had fiscal 2024 sales of $12.1 billion from operations in approximately 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of over $65 billion. Approximately 23,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook or Instagram.
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