HydroFleet to invest nearly $33 in Pooler, GA for hydrogen production and fueling facility
05 February 2025
HydroFleet is investing nearly $33 million in Pooler to construct a hydrogen production and fueling station that will service heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks. The new facility will initially refuel seven to 14 trucks a day with future capacity reaching 50 trucks a day.
In December 2024, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Georgia (approximately 12 miles away from Pooler), in cooperation with Glovis America, announced it has deployed Hyundai XCIENT heavy-duty hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks for clean logistics operations. Initially, a total of 21 XCIENT trucks will be in operation.
HydroFleet, a national specialized hydrogen equipment and hydrogen fuel supplier, founded in 2016, is led by a management team with more than 40 years combined experience in the hydrogen industry. To date, HydroFleet has delivered more than 450,000 kgs of ready-to-use, gaseous hydrogen fuel to end user fleets.
Pooler is an ideal location for HydroFleet’s facility due to the proximity to major interstates, the Port of Savannah, and prospective fleet customers. We know customers want zero-emission fleets but have struggled to source the entire hydrogen ecosystem at a price that is competitive. Through strategic partnerships and proven, safe technology, HydroFleet solves this challenging industry problem. We look forward to partnering with Pooler to lead the clean energy transition to cost-effective, emission-free heavy truck fleets here in Georgia.
—HydroFleet’s CEO Scott Moe
More than 18,000 hydrogen-powered passenger vehicles are operating in the US, along with more than 570 hydrogen-powered buses and heavy trucks. Additionally, there are more than 80,000 hydrogen-powered forklifts in operation today. Companies including Amazon, Whirlpool and Walmart utilize hydrogen-powered forklift fleets.
Hydrogen trucks replace existing local diesel trucks with an exhaust-free solution and reduced noise. Replacing one diesel powered Class 8 heavy truck with a hydrogen fuel cell truck removes 400+ metric tons of CO2 emissions annually. At future capacity, the hydrogen-powered truck fleet serviced by this facility will remove 40,000+ metric tons of CO2 from the Savannah region a year.
Comments