The Linde Group, an equipment supplier for hydrogen fueling stations, has opened a hydrogen filling station for fuel cell passenger ships in Hamburg, Germany.
The Zemship filling station is located in the Hamburg city park. It provides regular fill-ups of hydrogen gas for this ‘zero emissions ship’. The first passenger ship for 100 people to be operated via a hydrogen fuel cell will convey passengers on both the Alster as well as the Elbe rivers, said Linde.
For fueling, liquid hydrogen stored at a temperature of minus 253 degree Celsius is transformed into hydrogen gas in an evaporator and then compressed up to 450 bar via a two-stage compressor system. The complete fueling station was designed and built by Linde.
Aldo Belloni, member of the executive board of Linde, said: As a pioneer in hydrogen technology, we want to make environmentally friendly, hydrogen-based locomotion a reality in all areas. With this globally unique filling station, we are showing that hydrogen is well-suited as an emissions-free fuel for passenger ships.