Air Products plans network of hydrogen refueling stations in Canada

(Reuters) - Industrial gas manufacturer Air Products and Chemicals said on Tuesday that it plans to build a network of hydrogen refueling stations across Canada.

The stations, stretching from Edmonton to Calgary in the province of Alberta, will be equipped to serve heavy-duty vehicles, such as commercial and municipal trucks and buses, as well as light-duty hydrogen fuel cell cars.

The first of the permanent refueling stations is expected to be onstream in 2025, the company said.

Air Products, which currently operates three hydrogen production facilities in Alberta, and a 55-kilometer hydrogen pipeline in the Alberta Industrial Heartland, said the hydrogen infrastructure will help Western Canada's energy transition goals.

It also operates a hydrogen production facility, a 30-kilometer pipeline network and a liquefaction facility in Sarnia, Ontario.

Many countries are betting on hydrogen as they seek to decarbonise their economies and find ways to absorb intermittent renewable supplies into the power grid.

(Reporting by Roshia Sabu in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)