FC powered material handling on the rise thanks to FCH JU support
The HAWL and HyLIFT-EUROPE projects supported by the FCH JU deploying FC powered material handling vehicles  are progressing quite well ..read on»
Hydrogen-Powered Forklifts at Prélodis, Orleans
Prélodis, logistics provider of fruits and vegetables, has opened a 10,000 m² distribution center in Saint-Cyr-en-Val near Orleans ..read on»
Fuel cell forklifts work at BMW Group in Leipzig, Germany
At the beginning of November—almost a year after the official handover of four tugger trains and five forklift trucks with fuel-cell hybrid drives to the ..read on»
Lifting fuel cell powered material handling to new H2eights in Europe
On June 23 the HyLIFT-DEMO project, the first European demonstration of fuel cell powered forklift trucks (FC FLT) funded by the FCH JU , presented its ..read on»
Walmart orders 1.738 Plug Power fuel cell forklift trucks
Plug Power Inc. on 26 February  confirms the company has received a multi-site GenKey purchase order from Walmart Stores, Inc ..read on»
HyLIFT-DEMO Project meeting in Denmark
On July 4th 2011 the HyLIFT-DEMO project held its second project meeting in Herning, Denmark. During the meeting project partners were able to exchange actions and future developments. The hosts, H2 Logic, gave a tour of their premises and presented the hydrogen fuel cell forklift truck prototype to be deployed with the project demonstration sites. The HyLIFT-DEMO project will conduct a large scale demonstration of Fuel Cell Hydrogen (FCH) powered FLTs (Fork Lift Trucks), while building the business case to enable following deployment and introduction by 2013. This first small scale series production of FLT will seek to validate the value proposition and commercial and environmental targets by retrieving the data provided by the demonstration operation.
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HyLIFT-DEMO project Kicked off in Brussels February 9, 2011
The overall purpose and ambition of HyLIFT-DEMO is to conduct a large scale demonstration of hydrogen powered fuel cell forklifts, which enables a following deployment and market introduction starting no later than 2013. The project will conduct a 2 year demonstration of at least 30 units of 2.5-3.5 tons forklifts with a fully integrated 3rd generation fuel cell system and hydrogen refueling infrastructure at end-user sites. The project kickoff was held at the new facilities of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking in Brussels. The project partners were brought together to exchange the first impressions of the project and work involved. EHA is the dissemination partner for the HyLIFT-DEMO project.
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HyLIFT, European demonstration of hydrogen powered fuel cell forklifts
The EHA in collaboration with the Italian Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations, FAST, is supporting the dissemination of this project. To provide a forum for debate and creative thinking regarding the opportunities of educational and training activities related to hydrogen technologies, improve public acceptance and perceptions of the hydrogen technologies and fuel cells, create a point to exchange knowledge, experiences and educational materials with stakeholders, building visibility.
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SHEL, Sustainable Hydrogen Evaluation in Logistics
The main aim of this project is to demonstrate the market readiness of fuel cell applied materials handling vehicles and associated hydrogen refuelling infrastructure