Air Products Membrane Solutions secures the first certification for membrane nitrogen systems under new IACS rules

1/15/26

IACS Unified Requirements (UR) E26 and E27 establish minimum cybersecurity standards for new vessels by focusing on UR E26 for the ship as a whole and UR E27 for individual on-board systems and equipment. 

A 2024/2025 cybersecurity report by DNV Cyber stated that 31 percent of maritime professionals reported experiencing at least one cyberattack in the 12 months leading up to October 2024, a significant increase from 17 percent five years earlier.

Air Products Membrane Solutions has a long history of innovation in the maritime industry. Air Products Membrane Solutions was the first company to install a membrane-based nitrogen generation system onboard a ship in 1984. Today, more than 2,500 ships from over 50 countries utilize Air Products Membrane Solutions’ nitrogen generators, which are designed and manufactured at Air Products’ facility in Norway.

Air Products Membrane Solutions’ membrane-based nitrogen generation systems enable large ships to efficiently switch from traditional heavy fuels to cleaner alternative fuels while at sea, resulting in reduced emissions during the transport of goods.

Air Products Membrane Solutions’ Manufacturing Facility Now Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

The Switch to Renewable Energy is Part of Air Products’ Overall Corporate Commitment to Quadruple the Amount of Renewable Energy Used to Make Its Products Globally by 2030

2/28/25

“The membranes produced at our facility provide environmental benefits for customers in numerous industries from biogas, to alternative maritime fuel transport, to hydrogen recovery,” said Dr. Erin Sorensen, Air Products’ General Manager, Membrane Solutions. “Now, we can proudly say that Air Products’ membrane separators and systems are built using sustainably-sourced energy providing a positive impact for the local community and helping Air Products reach its sustainability goals while working with our customers to generate a cleaner future.”

Solar power for the facility is provided by Ameren Missouri’s Renewable Solutions program. Based in St. Louis, Ameren Corporation supplies power for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area throughout Missouri and Illinois.

“We are transforming the energy grid to enhance reliability and resiliency for customers as well as provide cleaner energy to our communities,” said Mark Birk, chairman and president of Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation. “Customers depend on Ameren Missouri to continue investing in new sources of generation to ensure reliability and serve customers for decades to come.”

Air Products Membrane Solutions specializes in the development of hollow fiber membrane separators and systems for onsite gas generation. Air Products designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets a full portfolio of PRISM^®Membrane Separators, Marine Systems, and Engineered-to-Order Systems. Air Products’ systems are also designed to create more sustainable energy sources and raise productivity across a variety of industries and applications.

In addition to its current manufacturing facility near St. Louis, Air Products Membrane Solutions has announced a $70 million expansion at the site. The expansion is driven by growing product demand in biogas and hydrogen recovery applications, as well as customer needs for the use of nitrogen for the aerospace industry and cleaner fuels for the marine industry.

Membrane Solutions Receives the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation at Ecomondo

PRISM® GreenSep LNG has been recognized for innovation by the Italian Exhibition Group at the 2024 iteration of Ecomondo

11/16/24

Air Products is the global leader in the production of gas separation and purification membranes. We were recently awarded the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation for our PRISM® GreenSep LNG Membrane Separator at Ecomondo, a green technology expo, in Rimini, Italy.

The PRISM® GreenSep LNG Membrane Separator, launched earlier this year, received the award in the bioenergy and agriculture sector. The Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation is awarded to the most cutting-edge technology in the various exhibition sectors and the three most innovative start-ups. The recognition is awarded in the following categories: waste as a resource, water cycle and blue economy, bioenergy and agriculture, circular and regenerative bio-economy, site & soil restoration, and environmental monitoring and earth observation.

“Our PRISM® GreenSep LNG membrane solution for bio-LNG producers delivers both financial and environmental sustainability benefits for our customers, by enabling a smooth, direct feed of biomethane into the liquefaction process,” said Dr. Erin Sorensen, General Manager, Membrane Solutions. “I am honored to see our innovative technology be recognized by the Italian Exhibition Group with the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation as evidence of the work that our team does every day to generate a cleaner future.”  

PRISM­® GreenSep LNG membrane separators eliminate the need for intermediate purification technologies such as amine scrubbing or thermal swing adsorption during bio-LNG production, allowing for a higher yield of bio-LNG while also reducing operational expenses and energy consumption. Bio-LNG is liquefied biomethane created from an organic source such as food, animal, or municipal waste.

Ecomondo is a key event for the green and circular economy where industrial groups, stakeholders, policy makers, opinion leaders, local authorities, research bodies and institutions come together and put in place key elements that define the strategies for the development of European Union environmental policy.

Air Products Membrane Solutions specializes in the development of hollow fiber membrane separators and systems for onsite gas generation. Air Products designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets a full portfolio of PRISM® Membrane Separators, Marine Systems, and Engineered-to-Order Systems. Air Products’ systems are also designed to create more sustainable energy sources and raise productivity across a variety of industries and applications.

Air Products Membrane Solutions General Manager, Dr. Erin Sorensen, accepts the Lorenzo Cagnoni Award for Green Innovation.