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Plug Power (PLUG) Installs Electrolyzer at Amazon Facility
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Plug Power Inc. (PLUG - Free Report) recently installed and commissioned a one-megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyzer at Amazon.com, Inc.’s (AMZN - Free Report) Aurora, CO-based fulfillment center.
Amazon, one of the largest e-commerce providers, with sprawling operations in North America, now spreading across the globe. The company has business in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
PLUG’s electrolyzer system, which is the first one installed in an Amazon center, utilizes electricity and water to generate hydrogen. It is capable of generating low-carbon hydrogen to power over 225 hydrogen fuel cell-powered DEN8 forklift trucks at the Aurora based fulfillment facility. Notably, the Plug 1MW electrolyzer can support a maximum of 400 hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift trucks.
Apart from installing and commissioning, Plug Power also provided maintenance services for Amazon fulfillment center’s electrolyzer and hydrogen storage facility. PLUG’s model will use the excess electricity produced at the facility to generate and store hydrogen on site. It is worth noting that Plug Power has already replaced the batteries of forklifts with 17,000 hydrogen fuel cells in more than 80 Amazon fulfillment centers in North America.
Price Performance
In the past year, the PLUG stock has declined 61.5% against the industry’s 23.2% increase.
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Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Plug Power currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Some better-ranked companies from the Industrial Products sector are discussed below:
FLS delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 27.3%. In the past 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Flowserve’s 2023 earnings has increased 1.0%. The stock has risen 35.4% in the past year.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT - Free Report) presently carries a Zacks Rank of 2. It has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 13.9%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AIT’s fiscal 2024 earnings has increased 1.8% in the past 60 days. Shares of Applied Industrial have jumped 37.4% in the past year.
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Plug Power (PLUG) Installs Electrolyzer at Amazon Facility
Plug Power Inc. (PLUG - Free Report) recently installed and commissioned a one-megawatt proton exchange membrane electrolyzer at Amazon.com, Inc.’s (AMZN - Free Report) Aurora, CO-based fulfillment center.
Amazon, one of the largest e-commerce providers, with sprawling operations in North America, now spreading across the globe. The company has business in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
PLUG’s electrolyzer system, which is the first one installed in an Amazon center, utilizes electricity and water to generate hydrogen. It is capable of generating low-carbon hydrogen to power over 225 hydrogen fuel cell-powered DEN8 forklift trucks at the Aurora based fulfillment facility. Notably, the Plug 1MW electrolyzer can support a maximum of 400 hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift trucks.
Apart from installing and commissioning, Plug Power also provided maintenance services for Amazon fulfillment center’s electrolyzer and hydrogen storage facility. PLUG’s model will use the excess electricity produced at the facility to generate and store hydrogen on site. It is worth noting that Plug Power has already replaced the batteries of forklifts with 17,000 hydrogen fuel cells in more than 80 Amazon fulfillment centers in North America.
Price Performance
In the past year, the PLUG stock has declined 61.5% against the industry’s 23.2% increase.
Image Source: Zacks Investment Research
Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
Plug Power currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Some better-ranked companies from the Industrial Products sector are discussed below:
Flowserve Corporation (FLS - Free Report) presently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
FLS delivered a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 27.3%. In the past 60 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Flowserve’s 2023 earnings has increased 1.0%. The stock has risen 35.4% in the past year.
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (AIT - Free Report) presently carries a Zacks Rank of 2. It has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 13.9%.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AIT’s fiscal 2024 earnings has increased 1.8% in the past 60 days. Shares of Applied Industrial have jumped 37.4% in the past year.