- The first refueling of the vehicle in Madrid was carried out in the hydrogen generator that the company operates at the Alsa maintenance center in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid)
- This initiative responds to the collaborative approach that Carburos Metalicos has adopted to boost the hydrogen economy in Spain
Carburos Metalicos, a leading company in the industrial and medical gases sector in Spain that is part of the Air Products group, supplies the renewable hydrogen (H2) that the Hyundai Nexo is using in various demonstrations. Refueling is carried out in the hydrogenerator that the company installed at the beginning of last year at the Alsa maintenance center in Torrejón de Ardoz and which serves the first regular H2 urban bus line that operates in the Community of Madrid.
Refueling of the new Hyundai Nexo at the Carburos Metálicos hydrogen plant in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid)
The installation, which has technology from Carburos Metálicos (Air Products Group), is designed for vehicles dedicated to the collective transport of people, but it can be configured to recharge zero-emission cars such as the new Hyundai model, equipped with a fuel cell that uses H2 to generate the electricity that drives its electric motor.
This experience has served to demonstrate once again the speed with which the H2 refueling operation is carried out (no more than five minutes) and the ease for the user, since it is enough to place the hose in the filling mouth and activate the safety valve so that the process starts automatically.
Powering mobility with hydrogen
Carburos Metálicos is currently leading the development of the new mobility with H2 in Spain -one of its strategic lines-, since it has the necessary capacities to produce it, distribute it and take it to the vehicle depot through its own hydrogen generators. More than two years ago it began its ‘Hydrogen Route’, a series of refueling and supply tests with public buses that show that this technology is already a reality. These tests are carried out in collaboration with various public administrations, transport operators and bus manufacturers. The company has also announced the forthcoming construction of what will be the first public hydrogen plant in Tarragona.
Carburos Metálicos is also a member of different associations that promote the H2 economy and actively participates in the ‘hydrogen tables’ of various autonomous communities created to promote projects within the framework of the ‘Hydrogen Roadmap’ established by the Government central. Similarly, he is a patron of the Chair of Hydrogen Studies created by the Comillas Pontifical University to study the role of this energy vector in the transition to a decarbonized economy.
The company is part of the world’s largest producer of H2, the Air Products Group, which has participated in more than 250 H2 service station projects in twenty countries since 1993. It also has the world’s largest channeled distribution network for this gas and a wide portfolio of patents related to its refueling, so it is present throughout its value chain. Today, Air Products refueling technologies provide more than 1.5 million H2 refills per year.
“We are delighted to collaborate with Hyundai for the refueling of its new hydrogen vehicle that Alsa has also made possible. Working hand in hand with the public and private sectors, as in this case, is part of the collaborative approach of Carburos Metálicos to promote mobility based on hydrogen, so we hope to continue helping operators and manufacturers committed to the energy transition and the sustainability to bring more solutions and services of this type to the market”, commented Miquel Lope, General Director of Carburos Metalicos.
About Carburos Metalicos
Carburos Metálicos is a leading company in the industrial and medical gases sector that produces, distributes and sells gases for multiple sectors: metallurgy, glass, water, food, medicine, energy, petrochemicals, laboratories, freezing, refrigeration, oenology, entertainment and drinks The company provides a wide range of products, solutions and services to its customers, as well as materials and equipment for the applications of these gases.
Founded in 1897, Carburos Metálicos has been serving the industry of our country for more than 125 years and has always maintained a strong link with society. Currently, it is a leader in the industrial and medical gases sector in Spain and a benchmark in the chemical sector in matters of safety, innovation and sustainability.
Carburos Metálicos has a team of more than 700 professionals in Spain, a daily production capacity of more than 1,200 tons of liquefied gas (mtpd), 13 production plants, 14 bottling plants, 2 high purity gas laboratories and a R&D center located in Bellaterra (Barcelona) serving more than 100,000 customers. Since 1995, the company has belonged to the US Air Products group (NYSE:APD).
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company with more than 80 years of business with a focus on energy supply, the environment and emerging markets. The company has two pillars of growth driven by sustainability: Air Products’ core business is providing essential industrial gases, related equipment and application expertise to customers in dozens of manufacturing sectors, including the refining, chemistry, metallurgy, electronics, manufacturing and food; The company also develops, designs, builds, owns and operates some of the world’s largest industrial gas and carbon capture projects, supplying clean hydrogen on a global scale for global transportation, industrial markets and the energy transition in general. In addition, Air Products is a world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process equipment and technology, supplying turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally.
The Air Products group recorded sales of $12.7 billion in 2022 from its activities in more than 50 countries and currently has a market capitalization of around $60 billion. More than 21,000 passionate, committed and talented employees from diverse backgrounds are guided by the Air Products purpose of creating innovative solutions that benefit the environment, improving sustainability and reimagining what is possible to meet the challenges that face us. faced by customers, the communities in which we operate and the world at large.
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