Personal account Contacts Customer service Air Products around the world Society Products Industries Careers Industrial sectors overview Power Hydrogen energy Material Handling Current generation Transport Resource Center Hydrogen energy From many points of view, hydrogen is the ideal fuel. There are abundant resources, it is the most efficient fuel and produces no emissions when used in a fuel cell. It is non-toxic, can be produced from renewable resources and is not a greenhouse gas. Many studies have pointed out that hydrogen may be the only alternative fuel capable of reducing a country's dependence on foreign oil and, simultaneously, decreasing the greenhouse effect caused by gases. For these reasons, hydrogen is used in a wide range of applications as a primary energy carrier. Important advances have been made in the use of hydrogen as a transport fuel and as a fuel for energy production. Hydrogen can be used in an internal combustion engine or in a fuel cell for energy production. Fuel cells have the advantage of offering significant efficiency benefits over the internal combustion engine, therefore they become the primary device for converting hydrogen into energy. Air Products has more than 50 experience in the hydrogen industry and is at the forefront of developing hydrogen-based energy technologies. Our first hydrogen filling station dates back to 1993, and we have developed a very large patent portfolio of products related to hydrogen supply and distribution technology. Air Products supplies liquid and gaseous hydrogen but also offers a broad portfolio of refueling infrastructure solutions. Hydrogen Energy Segments Material Handling Current generation Transport contact info Air Products Italia Srl Legal notices Copyright © 1996 - 2017 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.