Linde selected as exclusive partner for Mercedes-Benz hydrogen world tour
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Munich, 31 January 2011 - The technology group The Linde Group has been selected
by Mercedes-Benz as the exclusive hydrogen partner for the F-CELL World Drive.
This endurance trip will send three B-Class F-CELL hydrogen-powered fuel-cell
cars right around the world. Over the entire tour, Linde will be the sole
supplier of mobile hydrogen (H(2)) for the zero-emissions F-CELL models. Due to
start on 30 January from Stuttgart, Germany, the trip will take each of the cars
around 30,000 kilometres across four continents and 14 countries in 125 days.
"We are excited at the opportunity to partner with Mercedes-Benz and help
showcase the capabilities of hydrogen-powered cars," said Professor Dr Wolfgang
Reitzle, Chief Executive Officer of Linde AG. "Many years of experience in
hydrogen technologies make us the partner of choice for both stationary and
mobile refuelling facilities - even in the most challenging environments.
Through projects such as the F-CELL World Drive, we are helping to accelerate
the widespread establishment of a hydrogen infrastructure."
Specially for the tour, Linde and Mercedes-Benz co-developed a new mobile 700-
bar refuelling unit based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. This houses all the
technology required to compress and fuel H(2) on the move. Key design criteria
included 700-bar refuelling pressure and a compact footprint for easy transport
by air. Linde also developed the entire H(2) supply and logistics concept for
the 400 or so refuelling stops planned around the globe, remote regions
included. Linde will supply around 18,000 normal cubic metres of hydrogen in
total for the tour.
Looking beyond the F-CELL World Drive, Daimler and Linde are working closely
together on other projects to secure hydrogen supplies over the coming years as
the number of fuel-cell cars on the roads increases. Both companies have been
actively involved in the 'H(2) Mobility' initiative since 2009 for instance.
Many big players, including companies from the oil and utilities sectors, have
teamed up to build a nationwide H(2) infrastructure in Germany under the
umbrella of 'H(2) Mobility'.
Linde is a leading supplier of hydrogen fuelling systems. The company has
already equipped more than 70 stations in 15 countries and has thus supported
well over 200,000 successful H(2) refuelling stops worldwide.
The Linde Group is a world leading gases and engineering company with almost
48,000 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2009
financial year it achieved sales of EUR 11.2 bn. The strategy of The Linde Group
is geared towards sustainable earnings-based 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. Linde is committed to technologies and products that
unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
For more information, see The Linde Group online at http://www.linde.com
For TV footage of the F-CELL World Drive, visit
http://www.the-linde-group.com/en/news_and_media/media_centre/index.html
For additional information:
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Stefan Metz Dr. Dominik Heger
Telephone: +49.89.35757-1322 Telephone: +49.89.35757-1334
Thomas Eisenlohr
Telephone: +49.89.35757-1330
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