In an Australian first, Toyota Australia is partnering with a local government council within the City of Melbourne council for a real-world trial of zero CO2-emission hydrogen-electric vehicles. Read more »
CNG Forklift a First for UAE
Emirates Transport (ET), a UAE government entity for organising and managing transport and maintenance services, has launched the first compressed natural gas (CNG) operated forklift in the UAE. The move comes within the Corporation’s efforts to develop its business investments in line with the country’s green development aspirations. Read more »
Linde MH Adds CNG H20 EVO Forklift Truck
Linde MH offers H20 EVO forklift with CNG power
Industrial truck manufacturer Linde Material Handling has taken its load capacity range to the next level with the introduction of series 391-00 EVO, which includes a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered forklift truck. The EVO H14-H20 offering, covering load capacity from 1.4 to 2.0 tonne, brings in the natural gas model at the upper end with the 2.0 tonne H20CNG. Read more »
Sharjah Emirate MoU Defines Pathway to CNG for Heavy Vehicles
In a first-of-its-kind initiative for the region, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Steel Industries (Emek) to convert heavy vehicles like forklifts and cranes at construction sites to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and the installation of CNG filling stations for private vehicles. Read more »
Pall-Ex Adds 30 CNG Forklifts for UK Hub Operations
Pall-Ex, the European palletised freight specialist, has taken another step in its environmental commitments with a new order of 30 environmentally friendly forklift trucks. As part of a new contract with its long-standing supplier Briggs Equipment, the group’s main UK hub in Leicestershire will use 30 Hyster forklift trucks, powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) for even lower emissions than LPG. Read more »
BMW Doubles H2 Forklifts at Spartanburg Plant
BMW Manufacturing’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has more than doubled its fleet of hydrogen-powered material handling equipment, using systems supplied by Linde North America. The 4.0 million square foot production facility now powers its entire hydrogen-fuel cell fleet of more than 230 units to service the plant’s production and logistics functions, making it one of the largest fuel cell forklift sites in the world. Read more »
H2 Fuels Forklifts For Distribution Facility
Air Products’ APD has supplied hydrogen fueling technology for a fleet of 25 hydrogen-powered forklifts at Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s KMB 450,000-square-foot distribution facility in Graniteville, South Caroline. The facility, located in Sage Mill Industrial Park, is managed by logistics provider GENCO ATC. Read more »
