Hydrogen & Fuel Cells News The Hydrogen & Fuel Cells category covers hydrogen power in robotics and automation, including fuel cell-powered drones, autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, and warehouse equipment. Coverage includes product launches, funding rounds, pilot deployments, and research on fuel cell stacks, hydrogen storage, and refueling infrastructure. Readers will also find analysis of how hydrogen compares with battery-electric power for range, payload, and duty-cycle demands in robotic systems.
Plug Power Ships 1 MW GenEco Electrolyzer To New Zealand's HWR — Sep 23, 2026 — Plug Power is shipping a 1 MW GenEco PEM electrolyzer to HWR Hydrogen in Invercargill, expanding its footprint across New Zealand and Australia and fe...Hyster Puts UK's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell ReachStacker Into Port Of Tilbury — Sep 19, 2026 — Hyster delivered the United Kingdom's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered ReachStacker into commercial service at the Port of Tilbury, replacing a diesel...Toyota and Scania Team Up on 40 Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Trucks in Europe — Sep 16, 2026 — Toyota and Scania unveiled a hydrogen fuel-cell truck partnership at IAA Transportation 2026, deploying 40 fuel-cell electric trucks powered by Toyota...FCS To Build UK's Largest Hydrogen HGV Refuelling System For HyHAUL — Sep 11, 2026 — British hydrogen engineering firm FCS signed a deal to design and build the UK's largest hydrogen refuelling station for heavy goods vehicles, serving...Siltrax Opens Americas Push For Silicon-Based PEM Hydrogen Stacks — Sep 11, 2026 — Italian hydrogen-tech company Siltrax launched its Americas commercialization initiative, appointing Roberto Iriti as Commercial Director and rolling...Fraunhofer And SGC Energy Sign MoU On CO2 Electrolysis, Hydrogen And Batteries — Aug 23, 2026 — Fraunhofer IAP, Fraunhofer UMSICHT and South Korea's SGC Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop CO2 electrolysis, hydrogen technolo...Essar Unveils GBP 4.3B Hydrogen and CCS Blueprint For UK's Stanlow Refinery — Aug 17, 2026 — Essar Group's UK arm, EET Fuels, has unveiled a GBP 4.3 billion decarbonization pipeline for the Stanlow refinery centered on blue hydrogen, carbon ca...WashU Team Slashes Platinum In Fuel Cells, Retains 85% After 150K Cycles — Aug 8, 2026 — Washington University researchers built a nanostructured carbon support that lets platinum-cobalt fuel-cell catalysts survive 150,000 voltage cycles w...HRS, Baker Hughes Team Up on High-Capacity Hydrogen Hubs — Aug 7, 2026 — The three-year cooperation pairs Baker Hughes' VerHy550 vertical compressor with HRS's turnkey stations to build integrated Hydrogen Filling Centers a...Toyota Signs On As Equal Partner In cellcentric Hydrogen Truck JV With Daimler And Volvo — Aug 2, 2026 — Toyota has agreed to acquire a one-third stake in cellcentric, turning the Daimler Truck-Volvo Group hydrogen fuel cell joint venture into a three-way...TANAKA Fires Up 500 kW Pure Hydrogen Plant Using Toshiba H2Rex In Hiratsuka — Jul 30, 2026 — TANAKA Precious Metal Technologies commissions one of Japan's largest 500 kW pure hydrogen fuel-cell plants at its Shonan site — five Toshiba H2Rex un...PM Modi Flags Off India's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train On Jind–Sonipat Route — Jul 26, 2026 — PM Modi flagged off India's first hydrogen fuel cell passenger train on the 89 km Jind–Sonipat route in Haryana on July 17, 2026, using Ballard fuel c...Plug Power Wins 50 MW Order As Orica's Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub Reaches FID — Jul 24, 2026 — Plug Power's GenEco PEM electrolyzers will power Australia's largest green hydrogen project after Orica clears the final investment decision on the Ko...India Opens First Nuclear-Heat Hydrogen Plant at Kalpakkam — Jul 18, 2026 — India's Department of Atomic Energy has inaugurated the world's first nuclear-heat hydrogen production facility at IGCAR Kalpakkam, using a copper-chl...PowerCell, ECL And Bosch Ink 300 MW Hydrogen Deal For AI Data Centers — Jul 15, 2026 — Swedish fuel cell maker PowerCell signs a firm PS190 purchase order plus a 300 MW MOU with ECL, powering hydrogen microgrids for US AI data centers wi...Airbus And MTU Aero Engines Launch Hydrogen Fuel Cell Engine JV — Jul 15, 2026 — Airbus and MTU Aero Engines will stand up a joint venture in 2027 to develop and commercialise a fully electric hydrogen fuel cell engine for future a...Elestor and Windpark Zeewolde Deploy 20MW Hydrogen-Iron Flow Battery — Jul 10, 2026 — Elestor and Windpark Zeewolde will phase in a 20 MW / 200-800 MWh hydrogen-iron flow battery at the Netherlands' largest onshore wind farm, unlocking...Next Hydrogen to Build Tritium Electrolyser for Fusion Fuel — Jul 3, 2026 — Canada's Next Hydrogen will supply a purpose-built alkaline electrolyser that extracts tritium from heavy water for Fusion Fuel Cycles, extending $3.7...FuelCell Energy, Fit Energy Ink Up to 380 MW Data-Center Deal — Jun 27, 2026 — FuelCell Energy and Fit Energy announced a strategic agreement for up to 380 MW of clean, baseload fuel-cell power for AI data centers, starting with...Heven AeroTech Wins US Army Basic Ordering Agreement For Z1 Hydrogen Drone — Jun 15, 2026 — Heven AeroTech has won a US Army Basic Ordering Agreement that lets any Army unit procure its hydrogen-powered Z1 long-endurance drone through a simpl...