Air Liquide for Paris 2024: a glimpse of how hydrogen can help decarbonize mobility and more…

Air Liquide for Paris 2024: a glimpse of how hydrogen can help decarbonize mobility and more…

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— Introduction

Air Liquide was part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 as Official Supporter in Hydrogen. As such, the Group provided hydrogen and the related infrastructure to contribute to the event’s sustainability ambitions. Air Liquide supplied hydrogen of renewable origin to power a fleet of 500 official vehicles, as well as buses and other means of transportation - thereby reducing the carbon emissions associated with transportation during the Paris 2024 Games.

From the start, Paris 2024 set an ambitious goal to host a more sustainable event. In showcasing hydrogen as an essential molecule in the energy transition, and by establishing an exceptional network of hydrogen stations in the Greater Paris area - one that will leave a lasting legacy - Air Liquide contributed to this ambition, aligned with the Group’s own purpose to decarbonize industry and heavy mobility.


— Editorial

“The partnership of Air Liquide and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 is a perfect illustration of collective progress through collaboration. Fully aligned with our convictions, it has been an opportunity to apply our hydrogen expertise and knowledge to the Games’ environmental objectives.?

This involvement has repercussions that go beyond the Paris 2024 event: we’ve proved that there can be concrete solutions for decarbonized mobility. We see this as a strong driver in stepping up the sustainable decarbonization of transport by creating lasting infrastructure that goes beyond Paris 2024…”

Extract from CEO Fran?ois Jackow's speech at Air Liquide's Annual General Meeting 2024.

?? See the full video here.


CEO Fran?ois Jackow gives a speech at the annual Air Liquide 2024 General Meeting
CEO Fran?ois Jackow at the annual Air Liquide 2024 General Meeting.

— A Look at the World

Cities have a key role to play in decarbonization, particularly when it comes to transport.

The figure: Accounting for 21% of total emissions, transport is the world's second largest greenhouse gas-emitting sector.?

?? Source: www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr


— What our Experts Say

“We’ve been working to decarbonize mobility for more than 20 years and today we need to speed things up. Hydrogen of renewable origin will be a vital part of that. It’s particularly well-suited to heavy mobility and intensive fleets.”

Armelle Levieux

Group Vice President Innovation and Technology, overseeing the Hydrogen Energy and Electronics World Business Lines as well as the Global Markets & Technologies division and the Engineering & Construction business.


— Highlights

  • Hydrogen refueling stations: a remodeled installation by the Place de l’Alma

Located in the heart of the French capital, the Place de l’Alma hydrogen station embodies an exceptional network, which will leave its mark as a lasting legacy. This station, and its related network, will contribute to the acceleration of hydrogen as a solution to reduce carbon emissions.

?? Flashback to the opening of the Place de l’Alma station

Hydrogen refueling station, Place de l'Alma, Paris, France

  • Air Liquide and Toyota collaborate to drive the Olympic fleet!

During the Paris 2024 Games, Air Liquide supplied hydrogen of renewable origin to 500 Toyota Mirai vehicles of the official Olympic fleet and five buses, to transport athletes to their Olympic and Paralympic venues around the ?le-de-France region.

?? Learn more about the partnership!

Toyota Mirai

  • Hydrogen of renewable origin helps support phone networks during the Paris 2024 Games

During the Paris 2024 Games, Air Liquide supplied hydrogen of renewable origin to power five electro-hydrogen generators at competition venues in Versailles and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. These generators were used to increase local electrical capacity to enable operation of cell phone network antennas during the equestrian, modern pentathlon and golf events.

?? Discover more about the electro-hydrogen generators!

Paris 2024 competition venues in Versailles and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

  • Hydrogen vehicle prototypes make their debut at Paris 2024

The Group also supplied the hydrogen needed to refuel the Toyota Hilux hydrogen pick-up prototype used at the Versailles site, as well as other hydrogen vehicle prototypes, including a hydrogen fuel-injected demonstrator car.

?? More information about the hydrogen prototypes here!

Hydrogen vehicles during the Paris 2024 Games

— Find Out More About

  • Air Liquide and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024

Backstage

?? We take you behind the scenes of Air Liquide's preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games? Paris 2024. Discover the series.

?? Mobili Talks: Follow Marine Leleu, content creator, as she meets with specialists, athletes and students in our series on board a hydrogen-powered car departing from the station located Place de l'Alma.

  • Hydrogen as a decarbonization solution for transport

Deep Dive

?? Tim Curado: time for your class on “Hydrogen, the gas pedal of low-carbon mobility”!

?? Anna Lenaerts explains the sectors in which hydrogen is a pertinent solution when it comes to fighting climate change.

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Marie-Odile L.

En reconversion

1 个月

L'Air Liquide est à la pointe dans de nombreux domaines. Son expertise est particulièrement appréciée dans le monde médical même si ce n'est pas sa mission la plus rentable. Toujours innovante, cette société est l'un des fleurons fran?ais. Longue existence à elle !

John Daum, MBA

Experienced Operations Professional specializing in utilities management, strategic planning, and continuous improvement. Proven track record in enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.

1 个月

Nice tie in to the Olympics. Well done.

Marc Jérusalmi

French Journalist, Translator, Arts ?? (France, UK, Australia, New Zealand)

1 个月

La démonstration autour des Parcs olympiques du Chateau de Versailles et du Vélodrome national fut pertinente. Certains, à Brisbane, en rêvent...

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