Linde AG

Linde at HANNOVER MESSE: Focus on hydrogen mobility, energy storage and liquefied natural gas

(DGAP-Media / 09.04.2015 / 14:00)

Linde at HANNOVER MESSE: Focus on hydrogen mobility, energy storage and
liquefied natural gas

Munich, 9 April 2015 - Technology company The Linde Group will be
showcasing the latest developments in environmentally sound energy carriers
at HANNOVER MESSE 2015. This year, the spotlight will be on hydrogen (H2)
and liquefied natural gas (LNG) alongside storage solutions for renewable
sources of energy.

Linde will also be underscoring its strong ties with this year's official
partner country to the trade show, namely India. Linde has been active in
India for 80 years and continues to play an important role in supporting
dynamic growth in this region. "Forecasts for India indicate growth of
around 8 percent and I find that very encouraging," explains Sanjiv Lamba,
member of the Executive Board of Linde AG. "Further industrial growth will
be essential to ensure a stable and sustainable future for the country."

Linde's refuelling technology deployed around the globe

Building on its extensive experience, Linde is pioneering the expansion of
a hydrogen infrastructure. The company has equipped around 90 refuelling
stations in fifteen countries and has performed approximately one million
vehicle refuellings. "We are making a valuable contribution to the
successful commercialisation of fuel-cell vehicles, which are now ramping
up to series production among leading car manufacturers," says Dr Andreas
Opfermann, Head of Technology & Innovation at Linde. The company has
developed a number of technical breakthroughs in this field including its
low-wear, low-maintenance ionic compressor and the cryopump. "Our ionic
compressor is now being successfully deployed in all leading hydrogen hubs
- from Europe to California and Japan," continues Dr Opfermann.

Hydrogen-powered vehicles have long ranges and short refuelling times -
benefits that are spurring more and more companies as well as government
and public institutions to support the expansion of this technology.
Linde's proven mobile refuelling unit "traiLH2(TM)-gas" is also extending
the benefits of hydrogen to areas where a stationary supply infrastructure
has yet to be developed. This unit will be used in Hanover, for example,
where Linde will again be the exclusive supply partner for the fuel-cell
cars used by the Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). Visitors to the show will
be able to test drive the zero-emission cars from CEP partners Daimler,