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Calif. Joins Fuel Cell EV Partnership

May 1, 2014April 30, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In an effort to advance hydrogen transportation, California has joined H2USA, a public-private partnership led by the US Department of Energy. H2USA aims to accelerate the commercialization of clean transportation solutions, primarily fuel cell electric vehicles and a fueling infrastructure that will make these vehicles more accessible and affordable. The ... Read more »

European Hydrogen Fuel Cell Charging Clusters Planned

April 7, 2014April 7, 2014 by Leon Walker

BMW, Daimler, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and a host of hydrogen fuel companies have agreed to deploy a total of 110 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in several European locations including Copenhagen, London and Munich and develop new clusters of hydrogen refueling stations in a deal worth £31 million ($51.5 million). Locations are being ... Read more »

DoE Funding Leads to New Hexagon Lincoln Hydrogen Trailer

February 26, 2014February 26, 2014 by Leon Walker

As the demand for hydrogen-powered vehicles increases, Nebraska-based Hexagon Lincoln, a company that creates carbon fiber composite fuel tanks used to transport hydrogen, has developed a new trailer with financial support from the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Hexagon’s new trailers (pictured) use high-strength composite vessels that haul more ... Read more »

Honeywell’s 1,000th Hydrogen Purifying System Ordered

February 11, 2014March 12, 2020 by Bill Opalka

Honeywell UOP said its 1,000th system for purifying hydrogen is being installed at Ruwais Refinery, United Arab Emirates, and operated by the Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Company (TAKREER). The UOP Polybed PSA system will recover and purify hydrogen for TAKREER’s Carbon Black and Delayed Coker Project to meet the increasing need for ... Read more »

Plug Power Incorporates Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Infrastructure, Maintenance

January 17, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Plug Power’s latest hydrogen fuel cell product, GenKey, is the company’s first all-inclusive product for material handling sites. GenKey is comprised of three separate elements: GenDrive fuel cell units (pictured), GenFuel hydrogen fuel and infrastructure, and GenCare maintenance service. Plug Power says it provides full integration and deployment of the ... 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 »

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 »

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 »

BMW Plant’s Trucks, Lifts Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells

April 16, 2013April 16, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BMW Manufacturing’s plant in Spartanburg, SC, has more than doubled its fleet of material handling equipment using hydrogen fueling systems provided by Linde North America. The 4 million-square-foot production facility now powers its entire hydrogen-fuel cell fleet of more than 230 units to service the plant’s production and logistics functions, ... Read more »

Toyota Joins London Hydrogen Partnership

March 27, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Toyota has joined the London Hydrogen Partnership, making it the network’s first major automaker member. According to London deputy mayor Kit Malthouse, Toyota will work with the LHP to develop a roadmap for fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen refueling stations. The public-private partnership aims to promote hydrogen and fuel cell ... Read more »

Fuel Cell Vehicles ‘a $1.8 Billion Market in 2030’

January 10, 2013November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

While fuel cell vehicles remain limited today, with no passenger cars on sale and primarily demonstration-driven roll-outs of buses, these two applications plus growth in the materials handling industry will grow fuel cell vehicles to a $1.8 billion market in 2030 at a CAGR of 22 percent, according to a ... Read more »

Toyota Powers Up 1.1 MW Hydrogen Fuel Cell Generator

October 19, 2012October 19, 2012 by Tamar Wilner

Toyota Motor Sales, USA has activated a new 1.1 MW hydrogen fuel cell generator on its Torrance headquarters campus. The fuel cell will supply approximately half of the electricity for six headquarters buildings during peak demand, while producing zero emissions. Designed and built by Ballard Power Systems, the proprietary Proton Exchange ... Read more »

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