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Linde Gas Provides Hydrogen Fuel At NHA Conference
by Jenny McLane
Linde Gas, part of The Linde Group, one of the leading suppliers of
industrial gases and chemicals, is the sole provider of hydrogen fuel for
the largest American hydrogen energy conference, which has started
yesterday in San Antonio, Texas.
"Fueling and driving hydrogen-powered vehicles just got easier and more
energy efficient, thanks to technology developed by Linde. As the theme
of this year's NHA conference is 'Hydrogen: Here and Now,' it is only
appropriate for Linde to demonstrate our unique capability of fuelling
all vehicles at this important event," said Joachim Wolf, the executive
director for hydrogen solutions of The Linde Group.
Linde Gas is a Gold Sponsor at the National Hydrogen Association's
conference, which is scheduled from March 19 to 22. The company will
provide both compressed gaseous hydrogen and cryogenic liquid hydrogen to
vehicles from automakers including BMW, Daimler-Chrysler, Honda, GM,
Toyota and Volkswagen.
In the said conference, Linde Gas will showcase its in-house technology
to fuel all types of hydrogen-powered vehicles. "Linde has equipped
over 60 hydrogen filling stations worldwide and soon expects to meet the
world's current automotive hydrogen demand with the help of sustainable
hydrogen production methods, such as hydrogen produced from biomass,"
Wolf said.
Wolf and Frank Ochmann, the head of the BMW Hydrogen 7 Series
development project, BMW Group, presented the entire hydrogen chain yeaterday.
Linde is an exclusive partner of BMW on hydrogen fuelling technology and
an essential hydrogen supplier to the BMW CleanEnergy project.
"As a fuel source, liquid hydrogen's low volume and high energy density
enables vehicles like the BMW Hydrogen 7 to travel longer distances
between refueling," Wolf said. Wolf also will deliver a keynote address on
Thursday, March 22, on the hydrogen infrastructure as well as a
presentation public fuelling of hydrogen powered vehicles on March 21 in
Exhibition Hall B.
After the NHA conference, Linde also will present at the Compressed Gas
Association's segment following the NHA conference on Friday, March 23.
Wolf will undertake the safety aspects of fueling vehicles with liquid
hydrogen. Bob Boyd, the hydrogen solutions project development manager,
also will tackle the usability of composite carbon fiber tubes for
storing hydrogen.
The Linde Group employs over 51,000 employees working in approximately
70 countries around the globe. Its strategy is geared towards
earnings-based growth and focuses on the development of its international
business with innovative and futuristic products and services. The company's
products and services are now enjoying the hype like Westin automotive
products.
About the Author
Jenny McLane is a 36 year old native of Iowa and has a knack for
research on cars and anything and everything about it. She works full time as
a Market Analyst for one of the leading car parts suppliers in the
country today.
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