Not deterred by critics of the technology, Still put a fuel cell forklift into service in Hamburg, Germany, last September.
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HHLA Logistics is using it in its warehouse on a two-year trial and might decide to run several more alongside its 100-or-so electric forklifts if the results of the trial are positive. The truck takes no more than five or 10 minutes to refuel, says Still, with no need to keep batteries on charge all the time.
Hydrogen technology is becoming well-established in the city. A number of Hamburg's buses use the fuel, so does one of the passenger boats that operate in the port, and two fuel-cell-powered Still tractors have been used to tow baggage trolleys at Hamburg Airport since 2006.
In the US, 20 fuel cell forklifts produced by Crown are in action at Robins Air Force Rase in Georgia. The Ohio-based company has received significant financial support from its home state to help fund fuel cell development.