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AMAZON PLANS TO MAKE ITS OWN HYDROGEN TO POWER VEHICLES

theverge.com3 min read

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Amazon plans to produce hydrogen fuel at its fulfillment centers. It has partnered with hydrogen company Plug Power to install an electrolyzer at a fulfillment center in Aurora, Colorado. The electrolyzer, which uses electricity to split water molecules to produce hydrogen, has the capacity to fuel up to 400 hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts. Amazon says that hydrogen is an important tool in its efforts to decarbonize its operations by 2040.