Low-emissions hydrogen production
Renewable/electrolytic ('green') and fossil-with-CCUS ('blue') hydrogen plants selling to refineries, ammonia, methanol and fuels
2 leading companies in low-emissions hydrogen production, one segment of hydrogen & fuel cells — Electrolysers, low-emissions hydrogen, fuel cells and hydrogen vehicles: a 100 Mt fossil market trying to go clean
new market segment · researched 2026-11-14
ElectrolysersLow-emissions hydrogen productionStationary fuel cellsFuel cells for vehiclesHydrogen supply & refuelling
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Leading low-emissions hydrogen production companies
2 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Products APD ↗ | Allentown, PA, United States | Industrial gas major and large hydrogen producer/supplier; building the net-zero hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, AB | revenue: 12,037.3 USD millions, whole company (FY ended Sep 2025, 10-K) (2025) ↗ |
| Plug Power PLUG ↗ | Slingerlands, NY, United States | PEM fuel cells (notably for material handling), electrolysers and hydrogen supply | revenue: 709.9 USD millions (FY2025, 10-K) (2025) ↗ |
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In Canada
- 2024-05Strategic Response Fund - Net Zero Accelerator support: $300 million for Air Products' net-zero hydrogen energy complex in Edmonton, AB, and $15 million for AVL Fuel Cell Canada's hydrogen fuel cell R&D facility in Burnaby, BC. ↗
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The hydrogen & fuel cells market
The whole market this segment sits in.
global hydrogen demand · world100
↗million tonnes (Mt), 'surpassed' · 2025
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Quick answers
- What is low-emissions hydrogen production?
- Renewable/electrolytic ('green') and fossil-with-CCUS ('blue') hydrogen plants selling to refineries, ammonia, methanol and fuels. It is one segment of the hydrogen & fuel cells market.
- Who are the leading low-emissions hydrogen production companies?
- Air Products (United States), Plug Power (United States).
- Which low-emissions hydrogen production companies are publicly traded?
- Air Products (APD), Plug Power (PLUG).
- How big is the hydrogen & fuel cells market?
- For the whole hydrogen & fuel cells market, not this segment alone: global hydrogen demand (world) 100 million tonnes (Mt), 'surpassed', 2025 — International Energy Agency.