Linde has entered into a three-year project to develop the worlds first hydrogen-powered passenger boat.
The boat, which will operate on the Alster out of Hamburg, will carry over 100 people in normal tourist operations on the river.
Linde will be responsible for providing the hydrogen infrastructure for the ZEMSHIPS (Zero Emission Ships) projects, which will run from September 2006 until August 2009.
The company said: Hydrogen is to be stored in a 17,000-litre tank near the river, with deliveries made via trailer by Linde. After being compressed with an ionic compressor, the hydrogen will be evaporated before reaching the ship as a gas at 350 bar. The filling procedure will take an estimated 30 minutes for 50kg of hydrogen.
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