| Linde has created the world’s first hydrogen filling station using 700-bar technology for the Adam Opel AG. This represents an important milestone on the road to the hydrogen-powered car society.
In comparison to the usual 350 bar (5,000 PSI) systems, the higher storage density of the 700-bar technology extends the range of a fuel cell vehicle by 60 to 70%.
This advance gives the fuel cell vehicle a range of over 400 km (250 miles), which is one of the most important pre-requisites for widespread use of cars powered by compressed hydrogen.
The filling station, in the Opel test centre at Dudenhofen near Offenbach, Germany, was designed and built as a turnkey project by Linde. |
