Growing Demand in Mobility Sector Prompts Linde to Increase Hydrogen Capacity, Plans Multiple Green Hydrogen Projects Across the US

Growing Demand in Mobility Sector Prompts Linde to Increase Hydrogen Capacity, Plans Multiple Green Hydrogen Projects Across the US

(IN BRIEF) Linde, a leading industrial gases and engineering company, plans to increase its green hydrogen production capacity in Ontario, California due to growing demand from the mobility market. Linde will build, own and operate a 5MW PEM electrolyzer and, with the existing plant, it will produce enough green hydrogen to avoid 75,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. The new electrolyzer is expected to start in H2 2024 and is part of Linde’s plans for green hydrogen projects across the US. Linde is helping customers decarbonize their operations with hydrogen technology and is growing its hydrogen business across multiple industries.

(PRESS RELEASE) WOKING, UK, 31-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — Linde plc (NYSE:LIN; FWB:LIN), a global leader of engineering and industrial, process and specialty gases with product and service offerings in over 100 countries, has announced plans to increase its green hydrogen production capacity in Ontario, California. The company aims to meet the growing demand for clean energy in the mobility sector.

Linde will build, own and operate a 5-megawatt proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer as part of its efforts to increase its green hydrogen production. The new electrolyzer, in combination with the existing plant, is expected to produce enough green hydrogen to reduce up to 75,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year. The first of several planned green hydrogen projects, the new electrolyzer is set to commence operations in H2 2024.

“We continue to see growing demand for green hydrogen as decarbonization in the mobility sector becomes a reality,” said Marcos Cuevas, Vice President West Region, Linde. “As the largest liquid hydrogen producer in the U.S., we are proud to leverage our technology and expertise to help California achieve its ambitious climate goals.”

With its world-class engineering organization, key alliances and ventures, Linde is playing a vital role in the clean energy transition by helping its customers decarbonize their operations with the latest hydrogen technologies. The company is actively growing its established hydrogen business across the value chain and implementing clean hydrogen projects in a range of applications and industries.

About Linde

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2021 sales of $31 billion (€26 billion). We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com

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