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 market introduction by 2013. This first small scale series production of FCH FLTs will seek to validate the value proposition as well as commercial and environmental targets by retrieving the data provided by the demonstration operation.

The project will hold a two year demonstration of at least 30 units of 2.5 - 3.5 tons FLTs with fully integrated 3rd generation fuel cell systems and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure at 3 end-user sites throughout Europe. In addition, accelerated laboratory durability tests will be conducted on FC systems to validate life time and shock, vibration and climate resistance, reaching 4,000 hours in laboratory.

The project started January 2011 and is co-funded by the European Joint Undertaking for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen FCH JU | Topic: SP1-JTI-FCH.2009.4.1 | contract no.: 256862 |