ITM Power unveils hydrogen fuel cell trial with Marks and Spencer

Cleantech firm ITM Power (LON:ITM) today announced a new trial programme for its hydrogen fuel cell at a distribution centre for retail group Marks and Spencer.

The trial will see ITM’s HFuel technology being used to generate hydrogen on site, for use in hydrogen powered vehicles. These vehicles will replace part of the battery-powered fleet at the distribution centre.

The trial will last for six weeks. And it is part of a Marks and Spencer initiative to deliver zero emission vehicles with superior performance and a two minute refuel time, ITM explained.

According to ITM this is the first trial of its kind in the UK.

"The involvement of companies such as M&S is essential to developing commercially viable hydrogen solutions for the materials handling industry,” said chief executive Graham Cooley.

“We are extremely pleased to be conducting this trial with M&S who continue to lead the way for sustainable technology deployment."

ITM says that this application in the global materials handling market is a key early adoption market for hydrogen with fuel cells, and the technology is already able to offer superior performance to battery powered systems.

Source: Jamie Ashcroft, ProactiveInvestors