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. Print PDF
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WELtec BioPower Selects XEBEC for Wuxi Biogas-to-CNG Project
July 9, 2010 – 10:58 am
China, Shanghai
Xebec Adsorption Inc., a Canadian provider of biogas upgrading, natural gas and hydrogen purification solutions for the clean energy market, is to supply a fully integrated biogas upgrading plant to WELtec BioPower GmbH (WELtec) for a novel biogas project located in Wuxi, China. “It is Xebec’s first order for a biogas upgrading plant for the [...]
Canadian Alliance Fuels Future for H2 Forklifts
April 27, 2010 – 1:51 am
Canada and USA
Hydrogen producer Praxair, Inc. and Praxair Canada have signed a strategic alliance with Canadian hydrogen fuelling systems provider company Powertech Labs, Inc. to jointly market and sell Praxair’s hydrogen and Powertech’s hydrogen fueling equipment to materials handling customers, specifically to distribution centers for hydrogen fuel-cell powered forklifts. Eamonn Percy, Powertech president, said “Distribution centers with [...]
Industry Safety Steps Up a Notch in Bangladesh with Comprehensive Training
December 16, 2009 – 11:26 am
Sydney based CFS International has wrapped up a busy second half to 2010, putting more than 50 industry members from Bangladesh through one of the most comprehensive NGV training programs the company has staged since its formation in almost ten years ago. The CNG industry is an important element of Bangladesh’s economy and energy setup. [...]
Pall-Ex Renews CNG fleet with Barloworld, UK
December 7, 2009 – 8:03 am
United Kingdom, Leicestershire
Pall-Ex, a palletised distribution network based in the UK, has taken delivery of a new fleet of 40 CNG powered forklifts from Barloworld at its state of the art Leicestershire hub. Continuing a partnership that has stretched back over 10years, Pall-Ex is now operating its 3rd generation of Hyster fork trucks which work intensely day [...]
Changi Airport to Evaluate CNG-Powered Ground Vehicles
March 14, 2009 – 2:00 pm
Singapore Sources in Singapore confirm that Changi airport authorities are looking at the feasibility of commissioning compressed natural gas (CNG) ground vehicles to reduce diesel pollutants, providing a clean-air benefit for both airport workers and passengers. A trial baggage-handling vehicle and CNG forklift are expected to be delivered soon to commence on-site evaluations while refuelling [...]
Terasen’s New CNG Vehicle Program To Include Forklift Conversions
November 18, 2008 – 2:00 pm
Canada, Surrey, BC
Terasen Gas today announced a Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Program (CNGV) to promote clean, efficient natural gas vehicles as an energy alternative in B.C.’s transportation sector. The first project under the CNGV program, involving Terasen Gas, Euro Asia Transload and FuelMaker, will see the conversion of 100 forklifts from propane to natural gas. The approx. [...]
Forklift Trucks – A Niche Success for Natural Gas
Alicia Milner is the President of the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance and a Vice President of IANGV. Here she outlines the factors responsible for the success of natural gas forklifts, using the Ontario market as an example. Natural gas is a versatile low carbon fuel. The rapid growth in use of natural gas for [...]