Hydrogenics and Deere for Commercial H₂

29 July 2004

Hydrogenics entered into a five-year agreement with Deere & Company for continued R&D into hydrogen fuel cells in commercial vehicles. The agreement comes following earlier joint projects involving the integration of Hydrogenics’ fuel cell power module technology into Deere ePower vehicles.

Hydrogenics develops and manufactures fuel cell and related new energy technologies for portable, stationary and mobile applications. To complement its fuel cell product development initiatives, it is also beginning to develop and to manufacture hydrogen generation products.

Earlier this year, the company, in which GM has a minority stake, launched an off-road mobility initiative as it believes that sector offers earlier viable markets for hydrogen fuel cells than the broader consumer auto sector.

There is a nifty demonstration video of a John Deere concept H₂ utility vehicle zipping around over a gentle off-road path (looks like a golf course) accessible from the home page here.