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Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Hans Linhardt

President, LTDI, Inc.

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Hans Linhardt is the President of LTDI. Dr. Linhardt has over 50 years of experience in the aerospace, defense, industrial gases, LNG, petrochemical, refinery, refrigeration, rotating machinery (gas, steam, wind turbines, process expanders, compressors, pumps and fans for air-cushion vehicles) and power industries. Dr. Linhardt expertise ranges from cryogenic to high temperature processes including Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) and global LNG chain as well as alternate and/or renewable energy. Before founding LTDI, he worked for Airco, Ford Motor Company, Sundstrand Aviation, and Institute for Machine Elements & Gear Research, MTU Munich. Dr. Linhardt holds a P.E. license from the State of California. He holds an ME degree from Caltech, MS from MTU Munich, and PhD-ME (Dr.-Ing.) from RWTU Aachen. Mr. Linhardt has received 15 patents. He is a life member of the Caltech Associates and has presented energy issues before the US Congress. He has also served as an Expert Witness. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

1978 - present
President, LTDI, Inc.
1967 - 1978
Senior Vice President, Airco, Inc.
1961 - 1967
Manager Space Power, Ford Aerospace & Communications Corporation

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LNG Distribution to Solve Logistical NG Issues in Alaska

October 27, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Palin Successor Focuses on Energy Agenda | online.wsj.com

The new Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell has to focus on the oil & gas dependent economy.  The $30 billion TransCanada pipeline is far in the future and more gas production at the Cook Inlet is required together with new distribution plans to cover all the remote towns and settlements in Alaska.  Of course,...

Climate Legislation has to Include Tort Reform

October 27, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Climate change poses new threat: a litigation spree | www.ogj.com

Bob Tippee, Editor of O&GJ recently pointed out the threat of a litigation spree emerging from the Government climate meddling, potentially threatening oil & gas and power industries as well as all businesses and private investors.  In the end the consumer has to pay and the ill-advised politicians...

Natural Gas for Aviation Fuels

October 14, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Qatar Flies Natural-Gas-Fueled Plane | online.wsj.com

Qatar Airways has successfully tested jet fuel made from natural gas ("NG").  The jet fuel was supplied by the Qatar Petroleum ("QP") - Shell "Pearl" gas to liquids ("GTL") plant at Las Raffan Industrial City.   

Obama to Show his Hand in Ghana's Jubilee Filed in Play by Exxon

October 12, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Cnooc, Exxon Vying for Stake in Ghana Field | online.wsj.com

Kosmos Energy signed on October 12 an exclusive and binding agreement with ExxonMobil ("Exxon") to sell its stake in the Jubilee oil field discovery off the coast of Ghana (WSJ).  The field holds 1.8 billion barrels of sweat crude.  Today comes China National Offshore Corp. ('Cnooc") forward to spoil...

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