Archives: Hydrogen Forklifts

Right now, Walmart has 535 Plug Power GenDrive fuel cell units in operation at two distribution sites in Canada and one in the United States. The fuel cells provide power to material handling units such as forklifts in the distribution centers. And Walmart has found the fuel cell forklifts to be of such good value • Read More »

On March 14, 2013 I had talked about how BMW was bullish on fuel cell forklifts and other materials handling units. At that time, at their Spartanburg, SC manufacturing facility, BMW had just purchased 100 fuel cell material handling units. Now, BMW has decided to expand by purchasing 175 more Plug Power units for the • Read More »

Ace Hardware has signed an agreement to buy 65 GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell powered lift trucks for its new facility in Wilmer, Texas. The lift trucks are being manufactured by Crown Equipment Corporation and the fuel cells are made by Plug Power, Inc. According to Plug Power, Inc., “Plug Power’s GenDrive units competed against lead-acid • Read More »

Anybody who has read this blog for a while knows that I like talking about hydrogen fuel cell forklifts and other hydrogen-powered materials handling units. At a time when hydrogen cars have not been fully commercialized, the H2 fuel cell material handling units have been fully commercialized. And taking the bull by the horns and • Read More »

It’s no secret that the market for fuel cell forklifts and other materials handling units have been red hot for the past 2 years in the USA. Several thousand units have been either deployed or ordered over that time period. Knowing this, British company ITM Power wants to get in on the emerging European Union • Read More »

If you’ve read this blog for a while you’ll realize that I like to talk about hydrogen forklifts and fuel cell lift trucks. This is mainly because while hydrogen cars are still in the prototype or leasing phase, hydrogen-powered forklifts and lift trucks are being commercialized at a rapid pace. And, one of the main • Read More »

Proctor and Gamble (P&G) has decided to ditch the battery operated forklifts and instead convert 200 of them to hydrogen fuel cell power instead. The decision was made to convert battery powered forklifts at three facilities in Louisiana, California and North Carolina. Plug Power, Incorporated will be in charge of making the conversions and putting • Read More »

Air Products, a long time player, in creating hydrogen fueling stations for cars, trucks and other vehicles has now surpassed the fueling of over 1,000 fuel cell powered material handling units per day. These material handling units include fuel cell forklifts and palette trucks along with a couple of other types of vehicles one would • Read More »

Since 2007, I have been talking about the benefits of hydrogen fuel cell forklifts in warehouses inside and outside the U. S. borders. Canada has been an early adopter, especially the Walmart distribution centers in Western part of this country. In the city of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada (on the Eastern side of our neighbors to • Read More »

Last week I talked about how industrial gas supplier Air Liquide was making money from installing hydrogen fueling station infrastructure inside of large commercial warehouses for use by fuel cell powered lift trucks, forklifts and palette trucks. This week I want to talk about another manufacturer in a different segment of the industry profiting from • Read More »