Linde delivers world’s largest liquid hydrogen trailer with a payload of 3.9 tons, representing a 50% increase in capacity
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Linde delivers world’s largest liquid hydrogen trailer with a payload of 3.9 tons, representing a 50% increase in capacity. As a global leader in the field of liquid hydrogen transportation, Linde Group has recently developed and delivered the world’s largest trailer for transporting liquid hydrogen. This new type of trailer can carry up to 3.9 tons of liquid hydrogen, which represents a 50% increase compared to previous solutions; it is thus the largest trailer of its kind currently in use on roads. Christiane Kerber, vice president of stationary equipment at Linde Engineering, said, “The introduction of this liquid hydrogen trailer lays a solid foundation for the large-scale expansion and modernization of liquid hydrogen transport fleets.” ”Previously, the capacity of ordinary liquid hydrogen tanks on the market was only 2.6 tons, which is far lower than the capacity of the trailers used by Linde for transporting other gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and argon. As Germany’s only producer of liquid hydrogen and one of the world’s largest hydrogen suppliers, Linde decided to develop the relevant technologies independently. The storage and transportation of liquid hydrogen require extremely low condensation temperatures of -253°C, which results in high energy consumption. Moreover, the transportation routes are usually long, the technical requirements are high, and the costs associated with transportation are substantial. This newly developed liquid hydrogen tractor (LH2) was officially delivered and put into use at the Linzshachen plant on April 9, 2025. The Sharchen factory is a specialized center at Linde Engineering Company for manufacturing equipment components and modules. Linde stated that this large-capacity liquid hydrogen trailer is compatible with existing conventional truck tractors, and it is planned to be offered to customers around the world. Industry experts are optimistic about the prospects of new liquid hydrogen trailers. Liquid hydrogen is considered an ideal energy carrier due to its high energy density, and it holds great potential for use in areas such as commercial vehicles and ship propulsion. The Botao official account focuses on the hydrogen energy and fuel cell industry chain, providing you daily with the latest and most valuable news and research insights from both domestic and international sources. Follow us to stay ahead in the field of hydrogen energy development.
Linde has no advantage over domestic competitors
On the contrary, Lind also neglected management; although this is a common problem among large companies, it can be fatal for foreign-funded enterprises.
They are still living in their own world, @WiseOne
A few brothers work at Lind.
What exactly do you mean by ignoring management?
The total weight of this hydrogen vehicle isn’t mentioned
The evaporation rate (BOR) of liquefied natural gas carriers is approximately 0.1%/day, but when storage tank insulation of the same thickness is used, the evaporation rate (BOR) of LH2 carriers is expected to be around 1%/day. Therefore, the LH2 storage tank requires an insulation layer that is 6–7 times thicker in order to achieve a BOR similar to that of LNG storage tanks. A liquefied natural gas carrier with a capacity of 170,000 cubic meters transports around 72,000 tons of liquefied natural gas, and it consumes about 100 tons of ship fuel per day, which is equivalent to approximately 1.2 GWh per day. When BOR is about 0.1%/day, which corresponds to approximately 1 GWh of energy (0.1% of 1 TWh), this is quite close to the energy consumed by the propulsion systems of liquefied natural gas transport ships. Transporting LH2 is much more complicated. The specific volume energy density of LH2 is about 2.5 times lower than that of LNG. This means we need two and a half LH2 carriers of 170,000 m3 each to transport 1 TWh in the form of liquid hydrogen. 2.5 The energy consumption of LH2 carriers is approximately 3 GWh/day, with a total BOG loss of around 10 GWh/day, which is 3 times the energy consumption of LNG carrier systems.
Those who work on the upper floors in this alternate world certainly won’t tell you this, but what I can say is that Linde’s legal department really should study China’s laws and regulations carefully to determine which actions are illegal and which are permissible for their company. They need to ensure that subcontractors follow the proper procedures; they shouldn’t imitate the practices of smaller companies, after all, Linde is a large corporation.