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Linde raises the bar for hydrogen transport efficiency
Technology company The Linde Group has developed a new storage
technology that will enable a much more efficient transport of larger
amounts of hydrogen. The new solution works at a higher pressure of 500
bar (7,250 psi) and uses new, lighter storage materials to more than
double the amount of compressed gaseous hydrogen (CGH2) that can be
transported in a single truck load. Successful field tests with the first
reference customer have confirmed the clear benefits of the 500-bar
technology over conventional 200-bar systems.
'Our 500-bar
technology is another important milestone for hydrogen mobility,' explains
Dr Andreas Opfermann, Head of Clean Energy and Innovation Management at
Linde. 'It cuts the cost of transporting hydrogen to fuelling stations and
reduces the amount of space required on site to store the gas.'
Linde has opened a 500-bar fuelling station at its gases centre in Leuna,
in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Linde developed the new 500-bar
trailers in collaboration with compressed gas storage specialist Wystrach
GmbH. Each trailer features 100 lightweight composite storage elements
developed in collaboration with xperion Energy & Environment GmbH. A
single trailer can transport over 1,100 kilograms, or 13,000 normal cubic
metres, of hydrogen gas. In addition, the trailers can now be filled and
emptied in less than 60 minutes.
This innovative technology reflects
Linde's commitment to continually optimising the hydrogen value chain. It
gives bulk customers a cost-effective alternative to existing cryogenic
transport solutions for liquid hydrogen (LH2).
From now on, Linde
also plans to incorporate the new technology into its hydrogen fuelling
station concepts.
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The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with
around 62,000 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2012
financial year, Linde generated revenue of EUR 15.280 bn. The strategy of
the Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the
expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and
services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business
partners, employees, society and the environment - in every one of its
business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is
committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer
value and sustainable development.
Under the 'Clean Technology by
Linde' label, the company offers a wide range of products and technologies
that help to render renewable energy sources financially viable, and
significantly slow down the depletion of fossil resources or reduce the
level of CO2 emitted. This ranges from specialty gases for solar module
manufacturing, industrial-scale CO2 separation and application
technologies to alternative fuels and energy carriers such as liquefied
natural gas (LNG) and hydrogen.
For more information go to
http://www.linde.com/cleantechnology.
Source: Stefan Metz - Linde
Group
www.linde.com
September 25, 2013
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