Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events	24. Subsequent Events On January 14, 2022, Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Plug Power Hydrogen Holdings, Inc. simultaneously entered into a definitive agreement and closed on the acquisition of Joule Processing LLC (“Joule”) for a purchase price of approximately $160 million, of which $130 million will be based on future earnouts over the next four years. Joule is an engineered modular equipment, process design and procurement company founded in 2009 with a strong track record among the largest midstream, EPC and oil & gas companies. On January 30, 2022, Plug Power Inc. entered into a binding term sheet to create a joint venture with Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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