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GREEN WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS
“I believe that one day water will be used
as a fuel and its constituents, hydrogen
and oxygen, will separately or together
become an inexhaustible source of heat
and light.”
Quelle: www.aphorismen.de
STARTING POINT
The industrial trucks sector is the worlds largest market for electric drives. In multi-shift operation the productivity
of warehouse trucks solely powered by secondary batteries such as lead acid or lithium is limited. Major factors of
limitation are the effort for exchanging discharged batteries, low numbers of recharging cycles of batteries and high
maintenance effort requirements. The use of gaseous fueled trucks is limited due to tailpipe emissions, noise and
low energy efficiency.
AIM
The use of the Fronius Energy Cell HyLOG Fleet represents an innovative attempt to solving this problem.
The Fronius Energy Cell HyLOG Fleet is based on a fuel cell range-extender concept that achieves a
technological leap by improving operating performance, providing additional customer benefit and being
more environmentally friendly.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION I
In a warehouse logistics application the battery powered drive of the trucks will be replaced by the Fronius Energy Cell
HyLOG Fleet system. The infrastructure required for refueling the vehicle with hydrogen is developed as an integral
part of the logistic system solution. Hydrogen gas is generated at high efficiency by on-site reforming, compression
and storage of bio-methane.
Bio-methane derived by biogas purification is an environmentally sound and zero greenhouse gas emission fuel.
Refueling will take place indoors – the first time under European legislature – and hence turns technology
advancements into customer benefits at the best.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION II
The entire system is expected to be certified and approved in the middle of 2012. The vehicle fleet should
be in use by the second half of 2012 and is expected to demonstrate its benefits and technological maturity
during its first year of operation.
C-H2 Delivery
L-H2 Delivery
Filling Nozzle
Biomethan from Biogas
H2 Reformer
H2 Storage
H2 Compression and
Filling Station
HyLOG Fleet Vehicle
THE FRONIUS ENERGY CELL
The Fronius Energy Cell HyLOG Fleet, with its continuous and peak power ratings of 2.6 kW and 11 kW
respectively, will be used during the project. The innovative range-extender concept combines a PEM fuel cell
with a high-power lithium battery. The 26 l, 350 bar system integrated tank stores pressurised hydrogen
energy and provides the battery equivalent driving range. Contrasting the time consuming recharging of a
battery is the refueling of the Energy Cell which is done in less than three minutes.
PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT
The “E-LOG-Biofleet” research project is implemented in line with the “Electromobility‘s Technical Beacons”
programme in co-operation with the following partners from industry and research, which have a longstanding
R&D experience in their business:
• DB Schenker
• Fronius International GmbH
• Linde Material Handling GmbH
• HyCentA Research GmbH
• OMV Aktiengesellschaft
• JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
• DB Schenker has over 90,000 employees and offices at 2,000 sites, making it one of the leading integrated
transport and logistics providers in the world. It is number 1 in European road transport, number 2 in air freight,
and number 3 in sea freight and can offer a full range of contract logistics services from a single source – in
keeping with the company slogan “delivering solutions”.
• Parallel to the development of innovative solutions, DB Schenker is also strongly involved with environmental
protection. Apart from regular training courses for drivers as part of the klima:aktiv initiative, the corporate
environmental programme includes numerous energy-saving measures and the incorporation of the railways in
logistics concepts.
• For over 60 years, the name Fronius has been synonymous with intensive research and the constant quest for
innovative solutions. Fronius has set itself the task of creating a sustainable future, with research into renewable
energies right at the top of its agenda.
• Fronius is technology leader in three divisions:
• Battery Charging Systems: a pioneer in charging technologies that save energy and costs.
• Welding Technology: the first port of call for international industrial companies with high quality expectations.
• Solar Electronics: high-quality PV inverters for grid connected solar power systems.
• By developing a viable energy cell concept, Fronius has taken another step towards its vision of the future. Further
information about the Fronius Energy Cell can be found at: www.fronius.com/energycell
• Linde Material Handling headquartered in Aschaffenburg, Germany, ranks among the world's foremost
makers of forklift trucks and warehouse trucks and is also positioned as a major manufacturer of hydrostatic
drives produced mainly for use in construction, farming and forest machinery as well as the Linde range of
forklift trucks.
• The brand Linde stands for a high-quality production of material handling products for technological and
innovative leadership. Complementing this all-in selection of equipment is a portfolio of services that include
expert applications counseling and fleet planning, financing, training, after-sales service and maintenance.
For further information visit www.linde-mh.de.
• Linde Fördertechnik GmbH, subsidiary of the Linde Material Handling, supplies the Austrian market with the
entire product range of forklifts and has established its name as all-in-one supplier and technological market
leader.
• Since 2005 the Hydrogen Center Austria (HyCentA Research GmbH) serves as a focus for Austrian hydrogen
related research and development activities. Shareholder interests are held by Graz University of Technology, OMV,
MAGNA and the FVT.
• In co-operation with industry and research, HyCentA’s expertise comprehends questions of production, storage and
application of hydrogen, mainly in combustion engines and in fuel cells, including questions of material evaluation,
safety and type-approval.
• Besides technical, ecological and economical analysis, HyCentA is specialised in customer-specific test setups with
electronic process control, in lecturing and scientific publications.
• Furthermore HyCentA is operating Austrians only hydrogen car, HYCAR 1.
• With Group sales of EUR 23.32 bn and a workforce of 31,398 employees in 2010, OMV Aktiengesellschaft
is one of Austria’s largest listed industrial companies.
• In Refining and Marketing, OMV has an annual refining capacity of 22.3 mn t and as of the end of June
2011approximately 4,700 filling stations in 13 countries including Turkey.
• In Gas and Power, OMV sold approximately 18 bcm of gas in 2010. OMV further strengthened its position
through the ownership of a 97% stake in Petrol Ofisi, Turkey’s leading company in the retail and commercial
business.
• JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH is one
of the largest non-university research institutions in Austria. Our
role as an innovative partner for business and administration is
reflected in our wide range of services from applied research and
development to custom-designed technical business consulting.
• The Energy Research Group is part of RESOURCES – Institute
for Water, Energy and Sustainability. Based on our broad technical
know-how, we analyse economic and environmental issues of
current and future energy systems. One key area of our expertise
is Life Cycle Assessment for the environmental evaluation of
renewable based energy systems in comparison to conventional
systems. A special research area is the “Transportation Fuels of
Tomorrow”, which includes transportation biofuels, electricity and
hydrogen.
This project is supported with funds from the Climate and Energy Fund
and implemented in line with the “Electromobility’s Technical Beacons”
programme.