08/28/2024 | Taipei, Taiwan
Air Products and Tatung Forever Energy Sign Power Purchase Agreement for Solar Electricity in Taiwan
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Sidd Manjeshwar | +1 610 481 1872Mun Shieh | +1 610 481 2951 Air Products (NYSE: APD), a world-leading industrial gases company, today announced Air Products San Fu Co. Ltd. has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for solar electricity with Tatung Forever Energy, a subsidiary of Tatung Company, one of Taiwan's leading conglomerates. The strategic renewable energy agreement underscores Air Products' long-term commitment to address climate change and support the decarbonization and sustainable development of Taiwan's industrial gases sector.
Under the PPA, which begins in the fourth quarter of 2024, Air Products San Fu will source a portion of its energy consumption for industrial gases production from a reliable and renewable energy source. The renewable electricity will allow Air Products San Fu to avoid carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions equivalent to the electricity-related emissions from more than 80,000 households in Taiwan over the duration of the agreement.
"We are excited to collaborate with Tatung Forever Energy as we take a significant step in the transition to green energy. This strategic agreement will enable us to reduce our environmental footprint and help customers in various sectors achieve their sustainability goals," said Paul Yang, president of Air Products San Fu. "As a leading industrial gases player in Taiwan, Air Products San Fu is committed to working closely with the government, customers, and suppliers to accelerate Taiwan's industrial decarbonization and support the roadmap of 'Executive Yuan' towards an innovative industrial ecosystem for green technologies."
Huang Yun-Wei, general manager of Tatung Forever Energy, added, "With international awareness of carbon reduction on the rise, the demand for renewable energy is growing rapidly. We are very glad to cooperate with enterprises like Air Products San Fu on solar electricity and look forward to our further collaboration to achieve carbon neutrality through improved power stability and utilization efficiency."
Air Products has been serving the Taiwan market through Air Products San Fu for over 70 years and established leading positions in key science industry parks with strong pipeline networks to supply its semiconductor and TFT-LCD customers. The company has more than 60 production facilities serving diverse markets, including metal fabrication, glass, electronics, semiconductor, flat panel display, and petrochemicals. Air Products San Fu is the first industrial gases company in Taiwan awarded ISO9002, ISO14000, and ISO17034 certifications.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 80 years focused on serving energy, environmental, and emerging markets. The Company has two growth pillars driven by sustainability. Air Products' base business provides essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food. The Company also develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean hydrogen projects supporting the transition to low- and zero-carbon energy in the heavy-duty transportation and industrial sectors. Additionally, Air Products is the world leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment, and provides turbomachinery, membrane systems and cryogenic containers globally.
The Company had fiscal 2023 sales of $12.6 billion from operations in approximately 50 countries and has a current market capitalization of approximately $60 billion. Approximately 23,000 passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and reimagine what's possible to address the challenges facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information, visit airproducts.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook or Instagram.
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08/28/2024 | 臺北,臺灣
空氣產品和大同永續能源在臺灣簽署了太陽能電力購買協議
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Sidd Manjeshwar | +1 610 481 1872Mun Shieh | +1 610 481 2951 世界領先的工業氣體公司氣體制品 (NYSE: APD) 今天宣佈,氣體制品燃氣三福有限公司與臺灣龐大企業集團旗下的永恒綠能簽署了一份爲期10年的太陽能電力購買協議 (PPA)。該戰略性可再生能源協議凸顯了氣體制品公司致力於應對氣候變化並支持臺灣工業氣體行業碳中和和可持續發展的長期承諾。
根據從2024年第四季度開始的PPA,氣體制品燃氣三福將從可靠且可再生的能源來源中獲得其工業氣體生產所需的一部分能源消耗。在協議期內,可再生電力將使氣體制品燃氣三福避免排放出相當於臺灣80,000個家庭電力相關排放的二氧化碳(CO2)。
"我們很高興與永恒綠能合作,邁出向綠色能源過渡的重要一步。這個戰略性協議將幫助我們減少環境足跡,並幫助各行各業的客戶實現可持續發展目標," 氣體制品燃氣三福總裁Paul Yang稱。“作爲臺灣領先的工業氣體公司,氣體制品燃氣三福致力於與政府、客戶和供應商緊密合作,加速臺灣工業去碳化進程,支持行政院朝着創新綠色科技產業生態系統的路線圖發展。"
永恒綠能總經理黃允偉表示:"隨着全球減碳意識的增強,可再生能源的需求正在迅速增長。我們非常高興能與氣體制品燃氣三福等企業合作太陽能電力,並期待進一步合作,通過提高電力穩定性和利用效率實現碳中和。"
Air Products通過Air Products San Fu在臺灣市場服務已有70多年的歷史,並在關鍵科學產業園區建立了領先地位,並與其半導體和TFt-LCD客戶建立了強大的管道網絡。該公司擁有60多個生產設施,爲金屬加工、玻璃、電子、半導體、平板顯示和石油化工等多個市場提供服務。Air Products San Fu是臺灣首家獲得ISO9002、ISO14000和ISO17034認證的工業氣體公司。
關於空氣產品
Air Products(紐交所:APD)是一家全球領先的工業氣體公司,已經運營超過80年,專注於爲能源、環保和新興市場提供服務。該公司擁有兩個可持續發展驅動的增長支柱。Air Products的基礎業務爲數十個行業的客戶提供必需的工業氣體、相關設備和應用專業知識,包括煉油、化工、金屬、電子、製造業和食品等。該公司還開發、工程設計、建設、擁有並運營全球最大的清潔氫項目,支持重型交通和工業領域向低碳和零碳能源的轉變。此外,Air Products是液化天然氣工藝技術和設備的全球領導者,並全球提供渦輪機械、膜系統和低溫容器。
該公司在大約50個國家運營,2023財年銷售額爲126億美元,當前市值約爲600億美元。公司擁有來自不同背景的大約23,000名熱情、才華橫溢和忠誠的員工,受到Air Products的更高目標的驅動,爲解決客戶、社區和世界面臨的挑戰創造創新解決方案,從而造福環境,增強可持續性並重新構想可能性。欲了解更多信息,請訪問airproducts.com或關注我們的領英、X、Facebook或Instagram頁面。
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