Air Products has announced that it has awarded a subcontract to FuelCell Energy, Inc. under a United States Department of Energy (DOE) Cooperative Agreement.

FuelCell Energy will evaluate, design and demonstrate a next-generation Hydrogen Energy Station (HES). The HES will build upon FuelCell Energy’s ultra-clean Direct FuelCell (DFC) power plants and Air Products’ advanced gas separation technologies.

Greg Keenan, business development manager for Future Energy Solutions at Air Products, said: “This Hydrogen Energy Station could establish a bridge for continued hydrogen infrastructure development. The HES will integrate aspects of FuelCell Energy’s DFC technology and Air Products’ process and separation technology to provide a unique and highly efficient offering.

\$quot;Air Products believes that the HES can potentially be competitive with other distributed hydrogen generation technologies.\$quot;