Air Products opens hydrogen station in Changshu

The station fuels hydrogen fuel cell trucks of various multinational and domestic companies.

Air Products has launched its first commercial-scale hydrogen fueling station in Changshu city, Jiangsu province, to power city buses and heavy-duty trucks in logistics.

The site is opening in partnership with Chinese state-owned high-tech industry group Chengzhi Shareholding to accelerate transport decarbonization in China’s Yangtze River Delta.

“Our first hydrogen station in Changshu has been in operation for several months fueling public transport and truck fleets. We look forward to deepening our collaboration to accelerate the development of hydrogen vehicles and the hydrogen value chain,” said Wei Junmin, President of Chengzhi.

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 kilometers.

“Hydrogen plays a key role in decarbonizing transportation. Air Products is honored 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,” said Saw Choon Seong, China President at Air Products.

As global leader in hydrogen production, Air Products has hands-on operating experience with over 250 hydrogen fueling station projects in 20 countries, and its fueling technologies are used in over 1.5 million fueling operations annually.