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Linde Material Handling delivers hydrogen fuel cell industrial trucks and tow trucks to BMW for BMW i production; H2IntraDrive

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Linde Material Handling recently handed over a fleet of four tow trucks and five industrial trucks with hydrogen fuel cell hybrid drive to the BMW plant in Leipzig. With the H2IntraDrive we are taking an important step towards making hydrogen-powered industrial trucks ready for industrial-scale production. million (US$4 million).

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Mercedes-Benz selects Plug Power fuel cell technology for lift truck fleet

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(MBUSI) has purchased 72 Plug Power GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell units to operate its Hyster electric lift truck fleet in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The GenDrive units will replace lead-acid batteries, which require space-consuming charging areas and an expensive maintenance infrastructure. —Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power.

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Could Zinc Gel Chemistry Outperform Flow Batteries?

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In theory, they should be a good choice for applications, such as storing surplus energy from renewables. But their reliance on mechanical components and intricate design presents drawbacks, including highly specialized maintenance needs, while flow batteries' electrolytes can be costly, corrosive or toxic.

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Nuvera to Deliver Fuel Cell Power Systems and Hydrogen Refueling Station to H-E-B

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Nuvera Fuel Cells has sold 14 PowerEdge fuel cell systems, along with a complete PowerTap Hydrogen Generator and Hydrogen Station, to H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas. Partial funding is being provided by the Department of Energy’s hydrogen and fuel cell market transformation initiative. Delivery is scheduled for September, 2009.

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Could Zinc Gel Chemistry Outperform Flow Batteries?

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In theory, they should be a good choice for applications, such as storing surplus energy from renewables. But their reliance on mechanical components and intricate design presents drawbacks, including highly specialized maintenance needs, while flow batteries' electrolytes can be costly, corrosive or toxic.

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BNSF Railway and Vehicle Projects Demonstrate Experimental Hydrogen Fuelcell Hybrid Switch Locomotive

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a developer of large fuelcell vehicles such as mine loaders and mine locomotives, unveiled an operational hydrogen fuelcell hybrid switch locomotive at BNSF’s Topeka System Maintenance Terminal. The locomotive features a 240 kW (320 hp) fuelcell prime mover (based on the stacks used in Daimler Citaro hydrogen fuel cell buses.

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Wegmans’ Warehouse Operations Launches 50 Fuel-Cell Powered Pallet Trucks

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Wegmans, a supermarket chain leader, has launched a fleet of 50 hydrogen fuel cell-powered pallet trucks fitted with Plug Power’s GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell power units and fueled using Air Products’ hydrogen and hydrogen fueling station technology at its Pottsville, Pa. Dave Allar, Wegmans’ RSC maintenance manager.

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