Plug begins first NASA liquid hydrogen contract

The contract carries a value of up to US$2.8 million and represents Plug’s first-ever liquid hydrogen supply award from NASA, a milestone that underscores Plug’s capability to meet the agency’s stringent performance, purity, and reliability requirements for mission-critical operations. By winning this award, Plug is entering the growing space industry which represents a large opportunity for liquid hydrogen in the coming years.

This award serves as a strategic springboard for future opportunities in the sector, demonstrating that Plug is able to deliver liquid hydrogen with competitive pricing, even in highly demanding applications. It also reflects the rapid progress of Plug’s US hydrogen network, which is proving its ability to meet market needs with reliable, scalable, and lower-carbon supply.

Plug will supply and deliver the liquid hydrogen with its own dedicated cryogenic transport fleet, leveraging the company’s growing network of hydrogen production facilities across the US. Access to multiple generation sites provides built-in redundancy and supply security, enabling Plug to serve NASA alongside its industrial, mobility, and energy customers with consistent uptime and proven delivery performance.

“Being selected by NASA for this supply contract is tremendous validation of Plug’s ability to deliver low-carbon, high-purity hydrogen where reliability matters most,” said José Luis Crespo, President and Chief Revenue Officer of Plug. “NASA consumes more than 37 million pounds of liquid hydrogen each year, so this award represents an important first step in what we hope will become a long-term, expanding partnership. As we prove our performance, we believe Plug can play a growing role in supporting NASA’s mission. This award also demonstrates the strength of our national hydrogen network and the competitiveness of US hydrogen in applications traditionally served by legacy production methods. We are proud to support NASA and to continue building a hydrogen ecosystem that creates value across the entire industry.”

By securing its first supply contract with NASA, Plug continues to extend its hydrogen ecosystem beyond material handling and deep into emerging high-specification markets. The award reinforces Plug’s long-term strategy to build a hydrogen fuel network capable of supporting a broad array of industries – from aerospace to industrial operations to next-generation energy systems – while advancing energy resilience and the growth of low-carbon hydrogen.

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