Air Liquide and its subsidiary, SOXAL, are launching a new hydrogen filling station tonight in Singapore.
The station, which the group designed and developed for the international petroleum company BP, will provide hydrogen gas for vehicles that are equipped with a fuel cell and thus are hundred per cent environmentally friendly.
The filling station uses the latest technology for producing, storing and dispensing hydrogen. Based on Air Liquide technology, the site includes an electrolyser, which produces hydrogen without any CO2 emissions, and a high pressure hydrogen hose (350 bar) which fills the fuel tank very quickly, completely ensuring the safety of the driver and vehicle.
A ˜fill-up at these hydrogen filling stations can be done safely and easily in three minutes under conditions very similar to those of a standard petrol station.
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