Air Liquide is going to provide IKEA with a hydrogen filling station to supply part of its logistic platform in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, near Lyon in France. In the context of this project, the hydrogen filling station will supply around twenty forklift trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells produced by HyPulsion These electric forklift trucks are hydrogen-powered, they reject only water and offer extended run time for 8 hours. Air Liquide's filling station will supply hydrogen at a pressure of 350 bar, with refills in 3 minutes.

Replacing electric batteries with fuel cells provides greater flexibility and productivity due to a longer operating range for users and a shorter down-time for refilling. This project is the result of work carried out by the partners of the "Horizon Hydrogène Energie" program in France, funded by OSEO, and the fruit of effective cooperation with public authorities.