Nuvera Fuel Cells announced on June 11 the sale of 14 PowerEdge fuel cells systems, along with a complete PowerTap Hydrogen Generator and Hydrogen Station to H-E-B in San Antonio, Texas.

The fuel cells will power Class II forklifts used for the company’s distribution center operations. Delivery is scheduled for September 2009. Partial funding is being provided by the Department of Energy’s hydrogen and fuel cell market transformation initiative.

The H-E-B partnership comprises a Total Power Solution for material handling installation. This features PowerEdge, a fuel cell hybrid system that will replace the standard lead acid batteries in forklift trucks, and PowerTap, a hydrogen generator and hydrogen station to provide on-site refuelling.

The units will be placed in service at the San Antonio Perishables Distribution Center (PDC) and will enable H-E-B to validate lifecycle cost projections, productivity gains and environmental benefits of the Total Power Solution.

-  Katrice R. Jalbuena

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Sources:

¹ http://www.nuvera.com/news/press_release-45.php
² http://www.nuvera.com/index.php