Fuel Cells

In a press conference on Tuesday, Plug Power (Booth 1023) debuted both a new logo and a new GenDrive 3340 fuel cell to power Class III forklifts, including electric hand pallet jacks and walkie/rider jacks.

One Connecticut-based company has increased its employee base from 30 to more than 300 since its founding in 2014.

The fleet of yesteryear enjoyed plentiful helpings of fuel and money to get the job done. Now that every penny counts, managers are keen to more precisely control each lift truck’s diet.

$13.4 billion transaction to create one of the largest industrial gas companies in the world.

NACCO Materials Handling Group to become Hyster-Yale Group on January 1, 2016.

HyPulsion was founded by Plug Power and Air Liquide in 2012 to build the adoption of hydrogen and fuel cells in Europe. Plug Power is now poised to convert the $20 billion European material handling lift truck market to hydrogen fuel cell power.

Plug Power (Booth 672) is showcasing GenKey, its turnkey hydrogen solution for materials handling sites.

The deal reinforces the commitment of Hyster Company and Yale Materials Handling Corporation, operating divisions of NMHG, to provide a broad range of alternative energy solutions to the lift truck market.

Agreement follows Ballard's 177% year-over-year revenue growth from materials handling segment.

With use by Walmart, BMW and other large, 24/7 facility operators, hydrogen-powered lift trucks are proven at the higher end of the market, but can they catch on elsewhere? Fuel cell providers are betting that turnkey, streamlined offerings will help.

Plug Power (Booth 4826) has received a multisite GenKey purchase order from Walmart Stores to roll out its hydrogen fuel cell solution to power electric lift truck fleets at six North American distribution centers.

Studies project the next few years of the forklift fuel cell, lithium-ion lift truck battery and 3D printer markets.

Multi-site hydrogen fuel cell deployment includes 1,738 fuel cell battery replacement units for lift trucks, quadrupling Walmart's existing fuel cell fleet.

GenKey’ Is Plug Power’s first all-inclusive offering and incorporates fuel cells, hydrogen infrastructure, maintenance service.

Industry experts expect banner year as technology becomes more cost-effective for smaller fleets.