Linde to install new hydrogen technology at True Zero stations

Linde delivers highly efficient hydrogen fuelling technology to double retail hydrogen capacity in California.

Last update: November 23, 2018

In a move to prepare California for the next generation of fuel cell electric vehicles, Linde is outfitting True Zero’s newest retail hydrogen fuelling stations with its highly efficient Cryo Pump 3.0/90.

The move will help to more than double the capacity of the California hydrogen network. The customer, True Zero, the retail brand of FirstElement Fuel Inc., currently operates 19 fully retail hydrogen stations throughout the state of California, dedicated to serving light duty fuel cell vehicles.

“California is a pioneer in hydrogen mobility – also thanks to the crucial funding granted by the California Energy Commission,” says Werner Ponikwar, Head of Hydrogen Mobility Solutions at Linde.

Linde’s cutting-edge Cryo Pump 3.0/90 will be the core component in True Zero’s newest fuelling stations.

“The technology provides a significant increase of refueling station capacity, and with that we see a path to retailing hydrogen fuel at cost parity with gasoline,” says Joel Ewanick, CEO of True Zero.

With more than 150 hydrogen refuelling stations engineered worldwide and more than 30 years of research and development in hydrogen mobility technology, the Linde Group is a leading player in hydrogen mobility infrastructure.

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