Article: United States: Plug Power to Supply GenDrive Fuel Cell Power Units to Central Grocers.

Byline: sanjayV03

Plug Power Inc. announced that Central Grocers, Inc. has purchased 220 GenDrive fuel cell units to power the entire lift truck fleet at their new distribution center. The center is currently under construction in Joliet, Illinois, and is expected to be operational by the end of the first quarter of 2009.

According to a release, Central Grocers chose the hydrogen fuel cell power units, rather than traditional lead-acid batteries, for a new fleet of Yale lift trucks. By using Plug Powers GenDrive fuel cells, Central Grocers expects enhanced productivity within its distribution center. Powering the entire lift truck fleet with GenDrive ...

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