Doosan Bobcat Partners with Gwangyang City and KLP to Expand Hydrogen Forklift Supply
Key Ideas
- Doosan Bobcat, Gwangyang City, and KLP have signed a MoU to enhance the supply of hydrogen forklifts in Gwangyang City, a leading 'hydrogen city' in South Korea.
- The partnership aims to develop a hydrogen forklift supply initiative, establish hydrogen refuelling stations, and promote the adoption of hydrogen forklifts in logistics operations.
- Doosan Bobcat has already delivered its first domestic hydrogen forklift to Korea and is actively working on regulatory reforms to support the expansion of hydrogen forklift usage.
- Through collaborations and demonstrations with KLP, the largest forklift rental and logistics company in Korea, the initiative seeks to drive the rental services for hydrogen forklifts in logistics centres in Gwangyang City.
Doosan Bobcat, in partnership with South Korea's Gwangyang City and logistics service company Logis Pool (KLP), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost the supply of hydrogen forklifts. Gwangyang City, recognized as one of Korea's 'hydrogen cities', is at the forefront of employing various hydrogen technologies, including production, storage, and usage. The joint initiative aims to promote hydrogen forklifts through the 'Hydrogen City Project' in Gwangyang, with Doosan Bobcat handling supply, information provision, and demand development, while KLP will deploy these forklifts in logistics centers and offer rental services. Doosan Bobcat is also actively pursuing regulatory changes to support hydrogen forklift usage and plans to establish dedicated hydrogen refuelling stations. The company has already delivered its first hydrogen forklift in Korea and aims to conduct demonstrations to expand the usage of hydrogen forklifts in logistics operations.