Linde has unveiled Europe’s largest liquid hydrogen trailer that is designed as well as built in-house in order to address the rising logistical challenges. The new trailer goes on to significantly raise hydrogen payload capacity, thereby reinforcing Linde’s strategic position as far as hydrogen logistics are concerned.
Amidst the rising demand as well as persistent limitations when it comes to hydrogen liquefaction capacity, Linde has introduced largest liquid hydrogen trailer that’s specifically designed for Europe in order to transport liquid hydrogen – LH2.
This in-house-developed vehicle, which was revealed at an official handover recently, sets a new yardstick when it comes to payload capacity and is designed to ease logical bottlenecks that are associated with hydrogen transport throughout the continent.
“Our trailer has a load capacity of 3.9 tons. That’s much more than was previously possible. This makes it the largest trailer currently on the road in Europe,” emphasizes Christiane Kerber, Vice President of Static Equipment at Linde Engineering.
It is well to be noted that as the conventional LH2 containers are limited to only 2.6 tons, this initiative by Linde fills a very critical gap.
“If you can’t find it on the market, build it yourself!” the company went on to state, thereby underscoring its proactive approach. This project happened to be spearheaded by the Schalchen site of the company, which is recognised as the centre of excellence when it comes to manufacturing components as well as modules.
“This project was made possible through strong cross-functional collaboration across Linde,” the company highlighted, thereby recognizing the overall effort as well as dedication behind the milestone. Although primarily it looks to support Linde’s distribution requirements, the new LH2 trailer will be accessible to other market participants as well, thereby throttling the overall hydrogen transportation capabilities across Europe.
It is well to be noted that liquid hydrogen, which is known for its exceptionally high density of energy, is very important as far as the broader energy transition efforts of Europe are concerned. But limitations in liquefaction capabilities, teamed with significant energy demands when it comes to maintaining temperatures at -253°C, go on to frequently require extensive transport distances. Linde has 2 hydrogen liquefiers at the Leung Chemical Park in operation stressing the significance when it comes to optimizing logistics to match up with production capabilities is concerned.