Powertech Labs & LIFTE H2 Join Forces to Advance Hydrogen in North America

September 12, 2023

Powertech Labs, a leader in technical design, construction, and operation of compressed hydrogen fueling infrastructure solutions out of British Columbia, has formed a new U.S.-based subsidiary, Powertech USA. The newly formed company is the result of Powertech Lab’s acquisition of assets from LIFTE H2, a hydrogen engineering and infrastructure development company headquartered in Boston. Powertech USA will provide a family of infrastructure solutions including hydrogen export systems, high-capacity transport trailers, mobile refuelers, and high-pressure fueling stations. Together, these solutions form the market’s first end-to-end hydrogen fueling and transportation solution – integrating the movement of hydrogen from the production outlet to the vehicle inlet.

“Powertech Labs is helping to shape a sustainable energy future,” said Pierre Poulain, President & CEO of Powertech Labs. “With our expanded team of experts and robust line of equipment, we can deliver safe and reliable hydrogen infrastructure to support the energy transition.”

Powertech Labs designed and built the world’s first 700-bar fast-fill hydrogen fueling station in 2002 and has since designed, built, and installed a host of increasingly innovative and technologically advanced mobile and permanent high-pressure vehicle fueling systems.

As a subsidiary of BC Hydro, a provincial Crown corporation, Powertech Labs plays an instrumental role in supporting BC Hydro and the Government of British Columbia in their hydrogen strategy, and more broadly in B.C.’s CleanBC plan to lower climate-changing emissions by 40 percent by 2030. 

Powertech USA will be led by Angie Ackroyd, the former Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of LIFTE H2, who has deep expertise in product development, safety, and construction management in the hydrogen and energy space.

“The hydrogen experts at LIFTE H2 designed solutions that are game-changing for the hydrogen transition,” said Angie Ackroyd, President of Powertech USA. “Combining these innovations with the perennial expertise and well-established capacity of Powertech Labs will significantly advance the hydrogen industry in North America.”  

In addition to its hydrogen-specific work, Powertech Labs plays a critical role in the market as one of the largest testing laboratories in North America dedicated to high-pressure testing, enabling the global energy sector to bring new, sustainable solutions forward.

As a subsidiary of BC Hydro, a provincial Crown corporation, Powertech Labs plays an instrumental role in supporting BC Hydro and the Government of British Columbia in their hydrogen strategy, and more broadly in B.C.’s CleanBC plan to lower climate-changing emissions by 40 percent by 2030.

About Powertech USA

Powertech USA has the market’s first end-to-end hydrogen transportation and fueling solution. The company has streamlined the movement of hydrogen from production outlets to vehicle inlets by integrating high-capacity trailers, mobile refuelers, and fueling stations. Powertech USA’s purpose-built hydrogen infrastructure solutions, informed by premier testing labs and supported with wrap-around engineering services, result in an integrated solution to enable fast, reliable, and cost-effective hydrogen transport and fueling across North America. Powertech USA is a subsidiary of Powertech Labs, a leader in technical design, construction, and operation of compressed hydrogen fueling infrastructure solutions headquartered in British Columbia, Canada.

Visit www.powertechusa.com for more information.