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CASE STUDY: Sysco Houston Gading Sysco Houston's 585.000 square foot state-of-the-art facility is one of Sysco's 80+ distibution centers throughout North America. Sysco provides food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, and other customers who prepare food away from home, Sysco Houston is a subsidiary company of Sysco, handling more than $30 million in inventory. The facility operates almost non-stop 24 hours a day. 300 plus days a year. CINIO An equipment operator refills the GenDrive-powere class Spallet k with hydrogen THE POWER PLAYERS Scott Kliever Vice President of Finance and Plant Chief Financial Officer Responsible for more than $40 million in receivables. Ensures 530 million in inventory is accurate, Manages IT department. Chad Harrison Plant Operations Manager Oversees all equipment and fuel usage 22 years at Sysco. THE SITUATION in 2008, Sysco purchased property to build a new distribution center in North Houston. One of the primary goals for this new facility was to make it as environmentally friendly as possible and help reduce the company's carbon footprint. Construction provided a great opportunity to assess sustainable energy solutions for all areas of the facility, Sysco Houston was already in the process of evaluating power solutions to help gain new efficiencies on its 26 forklifts and 72 pallet jacks. If there was ever a time to convert from lead-acid batteries to hydrogen fuel cells. it was now With the GenDrive fuel cells, we are saving time and money. For the 98 units of equipment, we estimate that about 1.200 hours or approximately $24,000 is saved per fiscal quarter." noted Scott Kllever. THE VITAL STATISTICS 98 Plug Power GenDrive fuel cells deployed at Sysco Houston in 2010. More than 100 employees are trained on the operation and sate use of hydrogen Operator productivity has improved due to elimination of battery degradation and charging time Close monitoring and return on investment calculations have increased Syscals involvement intuel cell-powered truck operations, POWERING POSSIBILITIES WHY PLUG POWER & HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS Discussions with Plug Power began in the fall of 2008. We are in the business of getting a case of goods to customers as quickly and efficiently as possible and we do not make a habit of veering from the norm," said Scott Kliever. However, when we can make a solid business case to do things better and faster, it is to our advantage and in our best interests to seriously pursue adopting a new solution Sustainability The Houston facility has a sustainable design at its core. It in- stalled motion-sensitive lighting, dual-stage compressor gener- ators, and recycling of waste water. Using GenDrive fuel cells to power its electric lift trucks, Sysco only sees water and heat as by-products and has eliminated toxic lead-acid batteries, which lowered the facility's carbon footprint and makes for a safer work environment Plug Power advised and assisted Sysco in securing a $12 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) Funding was available as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate the commercializaton and deployment of fuel cells and create jobs in associated manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and support services. The 100 percent hydrogen Infrastructure was designed into the new facility "The GenDrive fuel cells work extremely well. The results are great and we are very happy with the program sald Chad Harrison Efficiency. The time savings realized as a result of the hydrogen system has been impressive. A typical lead-acid battery change is required during each shift, involving two employees and taking approximately 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, refueling of the GenDrive takes only three minutes of the driver's time each shift. Hydrogen fueling took it to the next level interms of operator seit sufficiency. If you can fuel a cat, you can use hydrogen said Chad Harrison Employee Satisfaction According to Harrison We also saw a shift in how our maintenance team operates instead of being a reactive group, they now have the opportunity to be proactive Preventive maintenance like changing at hilters, Ierformed on the fuel cells based on hourly usage Operators like the system because fuel cells arovide power throughout the shift, while Tandilicid batterie degrado, affecting operator officiency and potentially impacting the job and incent There is never going to be a time when there is not enough fuel to run a shift sald Harrison with lead-acid batteries. you always have a concern if the previous shift does not charge the batteries properly the next shift suffers with hydrogen If an operator forgets, then the unit can be refueled within three minutes and be up and running