Wal-Mart trials fuel-cell forklifts

VANCOUVER, Canada

Three Crown PE4000 rider pallet trucks with Cellex hydrogen fuel cells will start trials in a distribution centre of the logistics subsidiary of Wal-Mart Stores Inc in January.

The location and length of the tests was not disclosed.

Cellex Power Products Inc, of Vancouver, built the power units with input from industrial gas supplier BOC Group, of Murray Hill, NJ, USA. The cells use proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology that typically operates in a range of 80C to 90C.

In October, the recently-introduced PE4000 Series from Crown Equipment Corp, of New Bremen, OH, USA, was recognised with a silver award in the 2004 Industrial Designers’ Society of America competition.

沃尔玛试用燃料电池叉车

加拿大温哥华

三辆装有Cellex氢燃料电池的Crown PE4000骑式托盘车将于1月在沃尔玛公司的物流子公司的一个配送中心开始试验。

试验的地点和时间没有透露。

温哥华的Cellex电力产品公司在美国新泽西州默里山的工业气体供应商BOC集团的帮助下制造了这些动力装置。这些电池使用质子交换膜（PEM）技术，通常在80C至90C范围内运行。

10月，美国俄亥俄州新不莱梅的Crown设备公司最近推出的PE4000系列在2004年美国工业设计师协会竞赛中被授予银奖。