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Plug Power Awarded $650,000 DOE Contract

August 26, 2013August 26, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US Department of Energy has awarded Plug Power a $650,000 contract to demonstrate the use of hydrogen-based fuel cells to power the refrigeration units in semi-trailer trucks that transport perishable and frozen foods. Plug Power’s transport refrigeration unit (TRU) fuel cells, which will be based on its GenDrive technology, ... Read more »

Contract Wins: Mercedes-Benz, Plug Power, Fiat, AeroVironment

August 23, 2013 by Leon Walker

Plug Power has received an order from Mercedes-Benz for 123 additional hydrogen-based GenDrive fuel cell units to power new forklifts at a logistics hub under construction in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Last July, Mercedes purchased 72 GenDrive fuel cells for the lift truck fleet at its Tuscaloosa vehicle assembly plant. Plug Power ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: MGM Resorts, CNG Cadillacs, Electric Buses and Forklifts, Johnson Controls

August 20, 2013September 4, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

MGM Resorts International has launched what it says is the nation’s first commercial fleet of compressed natural gas fueled Cadillac Escalades (pictured). Converted by alternative fuel technology company World CNG, the six vehicles will service the Aria Resort and Casino as well as the Bellagio Resort and Casino. Yale Materials ... Read more »

Honeywell Auto Refrigerant Has ‘Lower Global Warming Potential Than CO2’

July 18, 2013March 12, 2020 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A study has found that Honeywell’s low-global-warming refrigerant, HFO-1234yf, has a global-warming potential (GWP) four times lower than previously calculated, below that of carbon dioxide. The manufacturer says this new study confirms that its automobile air conditioning refrigerant — which came under scrutiny after Daimler said it burst into flames ... Read more »

France Bans Mercedes Over GHG Concerns

July 11, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

France has banned the latest models of Mercedes because they use an air conditioning refrigerant that the European Union says emits potent greenhouse gases. A Mercedes spokeman told Agence France-Presse that only new vehicles are subject to the ban. Since Jan. 1, the EU has required carmakers use R1234yf, a ... Read more »

GM, Honda Join Forces on Fuel-Cell Vehicles

July 3, 2013July 3, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

General Motors and Honda have partnered to develop fuel-cell vehicles and infrastructure. The two companies yesterday announced an agreement to co-develop fuel cell and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming to complete their work around 2020. They say they’ll also work together on refueling infrastructure. Fuel-cell vehicles can have up to 400 ... Read more »

Toyota to Sell Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Sedans Next Year

July 2, 2013July 2, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Toyota, which has said it wants to sell an “affordable” hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle by 2015, has further committed to launching a zero-emission fuel-cell sedan and will likely begin selling the cars in the US next year, according to media reports. The automaker, which has put more than 5 million hybrid ... Read more »

Fuel Cell Engine Matches Diesel Longevity

June 27, 2013June 26, 2013 by Leon Walker

British chemical engineering company ACAL Energy today announced that its FlowCath technology has enabled a proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cell to match the endurance levels of lightweight diesel engines, undercutting the costs of traditional fuel cell technology in the process. The cell reached 10,000 hours’ run-time in a ... Read more »

BMW Launches Largest Fuel Cell Fleet

June 7, 2013June 7, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BMW’s entire fleet of material-handling trucks and forklifts in its Spartanburg, SC production facility is now equipped with hydrogen fuel cells from Plug Power. This expansion, which brings the facility’s clean-energy fleet to 275 units, make it the largest such fleet in North America, the companies say. In 2010, after ... Read more »

Green Fleet Roundup: Network Rail, UQM, Waste Industries, Halliburton, PacLease

May 24, 2013May 24, 2013 by Leon Walker

Network Rail has invested in two Mercedes Benz Vito E-Cell all-electric minibuses (pictured) that ferry its employees to and from the train station. The 8-seater minibus has an 80-mile range between recharges. Network Rail says it’s the first battery-powered light commercial vehicle built at a mainstream production facility. An 82 ... Read more »

Toyota, Mercedes Join DOE Hydrogen Partnership

May 22, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan are members of the Energy Department’s newly launched public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support transportation energy options including fuel cell electric vehicles. The new partnership, H2USA, brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the hydrogen and fuel cell industries to coordinate research ... Read more »

Contract Wins: Smart & Final, Ecova, Rolls-Royce, Daimler, Sapphire Energy

March 27, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Warehouse grocery store Smart & Final has expanded its range of services with Ecova, selecting the company to provide waste management services at about 150 grocery and foodservice stores. Ecova already provides energy management services to the grocer. As an independent third party, Ecova says it will help Smart & ... Read more »

Plug Power Awarded $650,000 DOE Contract

Contract Wins: Mercedes-Benz, Plug Power, Fiat, AeroVironment

Green Fleet Roundup: MGM Resorts, CNG Cadillacs, Electric Buses and Forklifts, Johnson Controls

Honeywell Auto Refrigerant Has ‘Lower Global Warming Potential Than CO2’

France Bans Mercedes Over GHG Concerns

GM, Honda Join Forces on Fuel-Cell Vehicles

Toyota to Sell Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Sedans Next Year

Fuel Cell Engine Matches Diesel Longevity

BMW Launches Largest Fuel Cell Fleet

Green Fleet Roundup: Network Rail, UQM, Waste Industries, Halliburton, PacLease

Toyota, Mercedes Join DOE Hydrogen Partnership

Contract Wins: Smart & Final, Ecova, Rolls-Royce, Daimler, Sapphire Energy

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