Major Hydrogen Fuel Cell Factory Coming to Suburban Chicago
BOLINGBROOK, IL—Hyzon Motors, a New York-based company that develops hydrogen-powered commercial trucks, will begin producing fuel cells here later this year. The company says it will begin manufacturing in a 28,000-square-foot facility by year's end and eventually hire about 50 people.
According to Hyzon, the facility could produce enough fuel-cell membrane electrodes for up to 12,000 trucks a year and will be the largest plant of its kind in the U.S. Most of the production for hydrogen fuel-cell components is overseas. Based near Rochester, NY, Hyzon plans to go public through a SPAC, or special-purpose acquisition company, in the second quarter.