SFC & Sortimo to Collaborate on Stand-alone, Modular Energy Supply Solution for Special-purpose Vehicles
SFC Energy AG and Sortimo International GmbH are unveiling their collaboration on projects and technologies. Within the scope of this collaboration, both companies are developing a stand-alone, modular energy supply solution for special-purpose vehicles. This flexible, complete solution is also suitable for mobile use at the operation site and is aimed at authorities, trade, energy suppliers and service providers. The system solution is based on the L-BOXX by Sortimo and SFC fuel cell technology.
The L-BOXX is a mobile logistic box system, which can be loaded in the vehicle with small parts, tools and machines, and is already successfully established as a standard for commercial vehicles. The system also serves as a mobile service box on site, when working for the customer. Fuel cell systems by SFC are already successfully used as "Auxiliary Power Units" (APUs) to provide an on-board power supply in numerous official and special-purpose vehicles. For mobile office technology, test-, service- and monitoring vehicles, they are used for off-grid energy supply, and provide a reliable supply of environmentally-friendly electricity for laptops, measuring and diagnostic devices, tools, dataloggers and sensors.
A flexible and modular self-contained energy system for special-purpose vehicles and mobile service use is produced using the integrated system solution of L-BOXX with SFC fuel cell technology. It builds on successfully-established concepts of the two companies and can be used as a standardized, flexible, modular system for a wide range of operations by all types of fleet operators. The modular energy supply system is based on a hybrid concept of fuel cell technology and lithium batteries and integrates different additional modules such as voltage transformers. The system modules are equipped with plug-in, compatible interfaces, providing connections to the vehicle and to each other. This allows users to configure their own electricity supply tailored to their own needs.
The development of the first prototypes is being supported by funding from the National Innovation Program Hydrogen and Fuel Cell technology (NIP) of the federal government. The funds are mainly made available through the Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development. NIP program implementation is coordinated by NOW National Organization Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology.
"We are really pleased about our collaboration with SFC, because fuel cell technology has proven itself many times over in the field of special and official vehicles. This makes SFC the perfect partner for us," said Reinhold Braun, CEO of Sortimo International GmbH. "We are convinced that the product that we are developing together will bring together essential advantages for companies and service providers, not least because today mobility and flexibility are central factors for success."
"We are very pleased about this joint project with Sortimo and the opportunity to further develop the standard for the clean, on-board supply of special-purpose and official vehicles," said Dr. Peter Podesser, CEO of SFC Energy AG. "Together, in this modular, independent energy system, we will offer our customers a complete, flexible solution for a mobile, reliable, off-grid energy supply. With this concept, we are sure that we will follow the existing success in the field of off-grid on-board energy supplies based on fuel cells."
