H2 Logic A/S Receives Grant from DANATF for Fuel Cell Forklift Development

15 May 2008

H2 Logic A/S has received a funding grant from Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation (DANATF) to develop a third-generation fuel cell hybrid system for forklifts that reaches commercial targets and enables a following market introduction.

The development will happen in collaboration with Still Danmark A/S, Müller Gas Equipment A/S and Technical University of Denmark. Still Danmark A/S is a fully owned subsidiary company of the world’s second-largest forklift manufacturer KION Group GmbH in Germany.

Materials handling applications—such as forklifts—are a promising initial market for fuel cell technology, where the technology in combination with batteries can enable zero emission and electrical propulsion of forklifts with the same fast refueling as diesel forklifts.

In 2006 H2 Logic commenced field testing of six prototype trucks on hospitals in Denmark. Pilot testing of these first-generation systems will commence during summer 2008 in Denmark, while second-generation development is ongoing with planned large-scale demonstration during 2009.