Walmart to Purchase 1,738 New Fuel Cells for 6 New Sites

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 […]

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ITM Power Jumping Headfirst into EU Fuel Cell Forklift Market

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 […]

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P&G to Convert 200 Battery Forklifts to Hydrogen Power

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 […]

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Air Products Fueling over 1,000 Fuel Cell Material Handling Units per Day

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 […]

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GenDrive Next Generation Fuel Cells for Lift Trucks Announced by Plug Power

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 […]

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