Plug Supplies Walmart with Green Hydrogen to Power Lift Fleet

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May 4, 2022

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by David Worford (Environment + Energy Leader) Walmart will get up to 20 tons of liquid green hydrogen a day as part of an agreement with Plug Power to help power the retailer’s lift trucks at its distribution centers across the United States.

Plug will deliver green hydrogen using a fleet of liquid transport that it has put into service following last year’s acquisition of Applied Cryo Technologies, which included a distribution and storage network of liquid hydrogen and other cryogenic gases. Plug says the Walmart agreement is one of its first green hydrogen supply contracts.

The Department of Energy says liquid hydrogen is more economical to transport than traditional gas form because a liquid tanker truck can hold a larger amount of hydrogen than a gaseous tube trailer. Transporting the gas as liquid by truck is also necessary when there is no pipeline.

The companies have worked together for more than a decade with Walmart expanding its use of hydrogen fuel cells throughout its facility operations. Walmart started with a pilot fleet of 50 vehicles and machines in 2012, which has grown to currently more than 9,500. READ MORE

Plug strikes green hydrogen supply deal with Walmart (Renewables Now)

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