Daimler Truck and Linde Engineering have developed the sLH2, a new process for treating subcooled liquid hydrogen. The first public sLH2 pilot station was inaugurated in Germany, at Wörth am Rhein, refueling a prototype Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck.
The two manufacturers turned to this solution, which, compared with gaseous hydrogen, "offers greater storage density, longer range, faster refueling, lower costs and superior energy efficiency."
"When it comes to hydrogen infrastructure, today we're reaching a milestone: with the sLH2, hydrogen refueling becomes as convenient as diesel refueling today. It takes around 10 to 15 minutes to refuel our Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck for a range of over 1,000 kilometers", explains Andreas Gorbach, Member of the Board of Directors of Daimler Truck AG, in charge of Truck Technology.
This new sLH2 technology also reduces the investment required for a hydrogen refuelling station by a factor of two to three, and operating costs are lower too. Compared with conventional liquid or gaseous hydrogen refuelling concepts, the sLH2 is considerably simpler, while offering enhanced performance.
