8th International Hydrogen and Fuel

Cell Conference (IHFC-2019)

Hydrogen Storage and Transportation

Ravi Subramanian
Air Products Today

$8.9 ~17,000 50+

billion in sales employees countries

~$50B 7+ 170,000+
market cap decades in business customers

1,800 750+ 30+

miles of industrial production industries
gas pipeline facilities served

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60+ Years of Hydrogen Experience
• One of largest hydrogen producers in the world
- Produce ~7 million kilograms per day
• Bulk, liquid, and pipeline distribution
• Unique product offerings for hydrogen fueling
• Hydrogen energy projects since 1993
- > 250 hydrogen station projects
- > 1,500,000 fuelings per year
- > 9,500,000 total fuelings
- Twenty-one countries, including India

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Typical Fueling Station

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Transportable and Storage tanks
• Transportable
- Liquid Transportation in Cryogenic container / semi trailer
- Gas Transportation in cylinder, Tube Trailers, HP tubes Trailers, Pipe Line
- Other modes of transportation : Chemical Carriers, Solid state etc.

• Storage
- Liquid Storage tank
- Gas Storage through Cylinder, Tubes
- Others: Solid State, Chemical Carrier etc.

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What’s the Best H2 Supply and Storage Option?
• Selection Criteria
- Hydrogen Requirement
• Demand (# of vehicles, tank size)
• Use pattern (fueling window, # of days/week)
• Dispensing speed (fast fill, slow fill)
• Purity
- Cost of delivered hydrogen
• Distance from production source or distribution terminal
- Available land for infrastructure
- Permitting requirements
- Capital Cost
- Operating Cost
- Lease vs. own
- Renewable Requirement
- Customer Specific Requirements
• Air Products developed sophisticated logistics models to simulate
cost and ability to service customers in various markets in order
to develop low cost delivery model.
Fueling Market Dynamics

• Retail dispensing • Safety

• Cyclic condition • Material Compatibility

• Permits / Siting • Product Retest /

Requirements Maintenance

• Experience • Reliability

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Hydrogen Energy Markets Enabled Globally

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Thank You!