Otra noticia, que muestra la viabilidad económica, que existe en la utilización del hidrogeno en el campo de la logística.
HyGear Delivers Hydrogen
System for Fuel Cell Based Forklift Trucks
18 Oct 2013
HyGear has announced the installation of its Hydrogen Generation System at
DB Schenker's facility in Linz, Austria. The system will provide ten forklift
trucks with hydrogen for at least one year. 'It is very important to us that we
operate in an environmentally friendly manner', says Kurt Leidinger, chairman
Schenker & Co.
The installation of the Hydrogen Generation System is part of the so-called
E-log biofleet, a partnership between Fronius International, HyCentA Research,
Joanneum Research, Linde Material Handling, OMV, HyGear and DB Schenker. The
project aims to increase the productivity of battery-powered forklift trucks
that until now has been restricted by battery charging and changing, limited
battery life and high maintenance costs.
The DB Schenker facility in Linz provided a suitable trial location, where
the fuel cell-powered forklift trucks can be tested under normal operating
conditions. Fronius and Linde Material Handling delivered the first vehicle in
June, the remaining nine will be delivered over the coming months. 'We see the
fuel cell as the technology of the future for intralogistics, with short
refuelling times and no more changing of batteries', Ewald Wahlmüller, project
manager Fronius International. The filling installation, converted for indoor
use with a maximum filling pressure of 350 bar, has been developed by OMV and
is Europe's first indoor hydrogen filling station.
HyGear's Hydrogen Generation System generates 4 Nm3/h hydrogen
from methane derived from biogas. Martin Beermann, head of the hydrogen
technology research, Joanneum Research said: “Using hydrogen derived from
biogas is very sustainable: a wide variety of renewable, locally available and
decentrally processed raw materials and biogenic waste materials can be used.”
Gerhard Roiss, CEO of OMV AG, also commented: "The deployment of this new
technology in logistics vehicles shows how broad the application area for
hydrogen is.”
The start signal of the field trials was given by the Austrian Federal
Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology Doris Bures and will last one
year, during which the technological maturity of the system and its advantages
in terms of productivity and ecology will be verified.
Source: HyGear
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