Off Road & Material Handling
Champion zero-emission for Off-Road & Material Handling
Off-Road & Material Handling
Powering the future of off-road vehicles with hydrogen
Fuel cells improve the performance of electric off-road and material handling vehicles with longer operating hours and higher productivity. Fast refueling and extended run time increase vehicle uptime and reduce operational costs for a faster transition to zero-emission fleets.
Advantages of fuel cell electric off-road vehicles
Zero-emission at the tailpipe
Deployment of hydrogen vehicles will enable faster decarbonization of construction sites, mines, ports and airports
Improve productivity
Fast refueling of hydrogen tanks drastically improves the productivity of off-highway vehicle fleets
Extend operating hours
Using hydrogen as a fuel and energy storage increases the vehicle operating hours and optimizes asset utilization.
Centralized refueling infrastructure
Fleets of fuel cell vehicles can be easily refueled with hydrogen at scalable refueling stations located on site.
Proven solution for off-highway vehicles with FCmove®
Ballard stacks and modules have been integrated into excavators, mining trucks, yard trucks, and material handling equipment
Lower Life Cycle Cost
FCmove® products deliver low lifecycle cost and a robust and proven design. Ballard’s unique stack design allows mid-life refurbishment and module overhaul for extended engine lifetime.
Simplified System Integration
Ballard FCmove® engines meet the power and space requirements of various off-highway applications with high power density, simple interfaces, and higher operating temperatures to reduce cooling requirements
High Performance
FCmove® modules deliver high efficiency (up to 59%), proven stack durability (>25,000hrs), and best-in-class engine power density (up to 360W/L).
Support Promise
Our promise encompasses the support of our customers through the design phase, vehicle integration, commissioning, training, aftersales, and warranty services to ensure optimum vehicle performance and availability.
The fan favourite FCmove® XD
Sustainability
Decarbonization of industrial sites
Hydrogen and fuel cell technology will play a critical role in the decarbonization of construction sites, mines, ports and airports by providing a reliable powertrain solution to electrify fleets of off-highway vehicles without compromising operation and productivity. With zero-emission at the tailpipe and the low carbon footprint of fuel cell engine manufacturing, hydrogen vehicles truly minimize the environmental impact.
Proven
Ballard’s Experience
With more than 15 years on the road and millions of kilometers of operation fuel cell vehicles powered by Ballard stacks and modules have proven their performance, demonstrating reliable operation in long daily drive cycles during all seasons and in challenging sites. Today, there are more than 1,300+ fuel cell electric material handling equipment powered by Ballard technology. Ballard FCmove® modules have be integrated in 300t mining trucks, excavators and dozers as well as in yard trucks operating at ports in Europe and North America.
of forklifts powered by Ballard technology
1000+
Compiled from 2015
km of vehicle experience
200M
Compiled from 2015
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