LINDE SVERIGE AB

Their core work

Linde Sverige AB is the Swedish arm of Linde, one of the world's largest industrial gas companies. Within H2020, they contribute expertise in hydrogen supply infrastructure — specifically hydrogen refueling stations (HRS), hydrogen distribution logistics, and industrial gas applications. Their work spans from deploying hydrogen mobility infrastructure for fuel cell electric vehicles to exploring hydrogen as a reducing agent in metallurgical waste recovery. They bring large-scale industrial gas handling capability and real-world hydrogen supply chain experience to EU research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 work (2015-2018) centered squarely on hydrogen mobility infrastructure: building refueling station networks, understanding consumer adoption of fuel cell vehicles, and analyzing total cost of ownership for commercialization. By the later period (2019-2025), focus broadened into hydrogen as an energy vector for grid balancing and storage, and then pivoted further into industrial hydrogen applications for metallurgical waste recovery (HARARE). This trajectory mirrors the wider European hydrogen economy shift — from transport-only to cross-sector hydrogen utilization.

Linde Sverige is moving from hydrogen-as-fuel toward hydrogen-as-industrial-tool, positioning for the broader European green hydrogen economy beyond transport.

How they like to work

Linde Sverige operates exclusively as a participant or third party — never leading consortia, which is typical for large industrial companies contributing specific supply-chain expertise rather than driving research agendas. With 77 unique partners across 11 countries from just 3 projects, they participate in very large consortia (H2ME had dozens of partners across Europe). This makes them an accessible, experienced consortium partner who knows how large multi-national hydrogen projects work.

Despite only 3 projects, Linde Sverige has an extensive network of 77 partners across 11 countries, reflecting their involvement in the large-scale pan-European H2ME hydrogen mobility initiative. Their geographic reach spans multiple EU member states with strong hydrogen mobility ambitions.

What sets them apart

As a subsidiary of one of the world's top industrial gas companies, Linde Sverige brings industrial-scale hydrogen production, distribution, and supply chain capability that few academic or SME partners can match. They are not a research lab theorizing about hydrogen — they are an operator that builds and runs hydrogen infrastructure commercially. For any consortium needing a credible industrial hydrogen supply partner with real deployment experience, Linde is a natural fit.

Highlights from their portfolio

• H2ME
  Flagship pan-European hydrogen mobility project with EUR 847K funding to Linde — their largest H2020 engagement and one of Europe's most ambitious hydrogen refueling network deployments.
• HARARE
  Signals a strategic pivot: Linde's first H2020 involvement in non-transport hydrogen applications, using hydrogen as a reducing agent for metallurgical waste recovery.