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Fronius creates new technologies and solutions for monitoring and controlling energy. They are technological leaders in the field of battery charging systems, welding technology and solar electronics.<\/p>\n

This tour was part of the Renewable Energy Research Trip to Austria<\/a> that took place in November 2011.<\/p>\n

The factory is impressive but unfortunately we weren’t allowed to take photos inside. The 38,000 sq.m. building features an innovative energy concept with one of the largest photovoltaic systems in Austria (615 Kwp\/3600 sq.m.), a biomass power station (1500kw) and a geothermal system for heating and cooling.<\/p>\n

\"Fronius<\/a>

Fronius Factory – Roof with solar photovoltaics<\/p><\/div>\n

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Just the photovoltaic system on its own could cover the annual electricity consumption of 160 households.<\/p>\n

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\"Fronius<\/a>

View to the Fronius “Kinderland” creche<\/p><\/div>\n

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Added extras, such as the Fronius “Kinderland” creche and staff restaurant, cater for the wellbeing of employees.<\/p>\n

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I was also very impressed with their HyLOG project.<\/p>\n

“HyLOG” stands for Hydrogen powered Logistic System. The ambitious goal of this project is the implementation of an emissions-free and more efficient in-house logistics system in a real industrial application environment \u2013 in this case, at the Fronius facility in Sattled, Austria.<\/p>\n

\"Fronius<\/a>

Fronius HyLog Project<\/p><\/div>\n

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Instead of batteries, logistical vehicles at the Fronius Sattledt location are operated using environmentally-friendly hydrogen.<\/p>\n

The hydrogen used for the HyLOG vehicle is produced by Fronius in-house via an electrolysis process powered by the 615 kW PV system on the roof of the building. The hydrogen is then stored and made available for refueling via an in-house filling station infrastructure. The fuel cell drive integrated into the vehicle is used to convert the hydrogen into energy to operate the vehicle.<\/p>\n

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1. PV modules. 2. Electrolyser. 3. Hydrogen reservoir. 4. Hydrogen tank. 5. Fuel cell (on-board). 6. Electronic drive unit (on-board). 7. Inverter. 8. Sattledt production facility. 9. HyLOG truck.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Here\u2019s how it works: The PV modules (1) capture the sunlight and turn it into DC current. Power needed immediately at the Sattledt production facility (8) is made available by way of the electronic inverter module (7). The rest of the electric power is used by the electrolyser (2) to split water into its twin constituents, oxygen and hydrogen. The hydrogen is stored in a reservoir (3), and the oxygen is released into the atmosphere. The HyLOG vehicles are refuelled with this stored hydrogen at a filling station (4). Together, the fuel cell (5) and electronic drive unit (6) integrated in the HyLOG truck (9) turn the hydrogen into motive power. The main benefit of this zero-emission materials-handling solution is that refuelling with hydrogen only takes a few minutes, whereas conventional battery-powered warehouse trucks have to be recharged for 8 to 10 hours every time.<\/p>\n

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Isabel Barros<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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