Carrefour Supply Chain Showcases GenDrive-Powered Lift Truck Fleet at Grand Opening in France
November 26 2018 - 7:00AM
Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leading provider of energy
solutions that change the way the world moves, joined Carrefour and
other important stakeholders in the logistics sector for the
November 22 grand opening of its supply chain distribution center
in Vendin-le-Vieil, France. At this facility, Carrefour has
deployed 137 Plug Power GenDrive-powered electric forklifts for the
two to three shift operation.
The Vendin-le-Vieil facility, a critical arm within Carrefour’s
logistics networks in France, receives, stores, and distributes
merchandise destined for stores in the region. Carrefour is the
second-largest retailer in the world, serving 13 million customers
internationally every day. Through the use of Plug Power’s GenDrive
fuel cell product, Carrefour can expect increases in efficiency,
reliability and improved operator-ergonomics within its STILL lift
truck fleet. Additionally, fuel cells enable users to reduce their
carbon footprint.
The grand opening provided the opportunity for Carrefour to shed
insights on its vision of the future of the logistics market in
France and around the world. This includes its leadership position
in adopting clean and competitive solutions for large electric
vehicle fleets.
“This is the second major deployment of Plug Power’s GenDrive
units by Carrefour,” said Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug Power. “With each
and every truck that is turned over to hydrogen and fuel cell
power, Carrefour is taking another step to engrain its philosophy
to adopt clean energy in its daily operations into its employees
and stakeholders. Plug Power congratulates Carrefour on its most
recent business expansion.”
At the grand opening, Plug Power was represented by Vice
President of Global Sales and GM Plug Power Europe, Jose Luis
Crespo. Additionally, representatives from STILL (lift truck
provider), Air Liquide (hydrogen provider), and HyLIFT-EUROPE
(funding partner) were in attendance.
This project had received funding from European Union’s 7th
Framework programme (FP7/2007-2013) for the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Joint Undertaking Technology Initiative under Grant Agreement
Number 303451.
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