Amazon starts producing its own hydrogen fuel to power vehicles

San Francisco: Amazon has announced plans to produce hydrogen fuel at its fulfillment centers and to install the first electrolyzer (device that can split water molecules to produce hydrogen) at a fulfillment center in the state of Colorado. Has partnered with hydrogen company Plug Power for. We.

The one-megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane electrolyzer is a first for Amazon and is producing low-carbon hydrogen to fuel more than 225 hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift trucks at the site.

“Hydrogen is a key tool in our efforts to decarbonize our operations by 2040 in support of The Climate Pledge, and we are excited to expand our efforts to produce hydrogen at Amazon facilities through this partnership with Plug,” said Asad Jafari, director of Amazon Plug. “Excited by the potential.” The Global Hydrogen Economy on Amazon.

“On-site production will make the use of hydrogen even more energy efficient for certain locations and types of facilities,” he said.

The Plug 1MW electrolyzer, which uses electricity and water to produce hydrogen, is capable of supporting 400 hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift trucks.

The hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer will be compressed on site and stored in gaseous hydrogen storage tanks for use by forklift trucks.

“In Amazon, we have a true partner that recognizes the essential role hydrogen plays in our collective energy future,” said Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug.

“This project demonstrates Plug’s ability to execute the entire hydrogen value chain, and shows how we can design and implement end-to-end solutions for our customers.”

To date, Plug has collaborated with Amazon to deploy more than 17,000 fuel cells to replace batteries in forklifts in more than 80 fulfillment centers across North America.

At most of these locations, hydrogen is produced elsewhere, liquefied, and delivered by trucks to an on-site storage and distribution system to power forklifts.