科隆展览（Koelnmesse）展馆启用绿色氢燃料叉车车队并配套加氢站
Koelnmesse embraces hydrogen with pioneering climate-friendly logistics project
科隆展览（Koelnmesse）在科隆展馆场地首次投用完全由绿色氢驱动的燃料电池叉车，实现本地零排放运营。首批十辆叉车由DSV运营，并与JA-Gastechnology GmbH合作在场内设置加氢站，绿氢由Tyczka供应；官方称其加氢快、性能稳定，适合展会搭建与撤展阶段的连续高强度作业。未来科隆展览还计划将自身光伏系统的富余太阳能电力通过电解装置就地制氢。
• First fleet of locally emission-free hydrogen-powered forklifts in operation on trade fair grounds • On-site hydrogen refuelling station supplies green hydrogen produced with renewable electricity • Trade fair operations offer ideal conditions for deploying innovative fuel-cell forklifts • In future, surplus solar power may be converted into green hydrogen on site
For the very first time, forklifts powered exclusively by green hydrogen are being deployed on the Koelnmesse trade fair grounds. Their fuel cell drive system operates without any local emissions. The hydrogen itself is produced from water using renewable energy, thus eliminating fossil fuels and CO₂ emissions in the fuel production process as well. Fast refuelling times and consistently high performance make this technology particularly well suited to trade fair operations. With this transition, Koelnmesse is assuming a pioneering role among exhibition venues.
“We are proud to take another important step towards sustainable and climate-friendly trade fair operations by deploying fuel cell technology and green hydrogen at our site,” says Gerald Böse, CEO of Koelnmesse. “Much of what secures the sustainable future of our industry happens behind the scenes – and it is precisely there that we are driving forward pioneering work and innovations that will enable us to make trade fairs more climate-friendly and resource-efficient in the long term.”
The global transport and logistics company DSV operates the vehicles at Germany’s third-largest exhibition centre. Together with Koelnmesse and JA‑Gastechnology GmbH, a provider of hydrogen refuelling stations and infrastructure, a dedicated hydrogen refuelling station has been installed on site. The sustainably produced hydrogen is supplied by Tyczka.
By deploying hydrogen technology, DSV and Koelnmesse are making on-site logistics more sustainable. Hydrogen-powered vehicles enable locally emission-free operation, as fuel cells produce neither CO₂ nor soot or other pollutants during use, emitting only water vapour. At the same time, these vehicles offer clear advantages over battery-electric forklifts: thanks to short refuelling times, high operational availability and consistent performance, they prove highly effective even during intensive, continuous use in the set-up and dismantling phases of major trade fairs.
The approach is particularly sustainable due to the use of green hydrogen, which is produced not from natural gas but via electrolysis using renewable electricity. This eliminates CO₂ emissions during energy production and makes a direct contribution to the decarbonisation of logistics.
“Together with Koelnmesse, we are actively advancing sustainable logistics solutions. As the official logistics service provider, we work closely with our customer to implement emission-reducing concepts in trade fair operations,” says Jörg Pries, Managing Director and Head of Cluster DACH at DSV Fairs & Events. “By commissioning the first ten hydrogen-powered forklifts and a dedicated hydrogen refuelling station, we are setting a milestone in Cologne: this is the first DSV exhibition site in Germany to operate a hydrogen-based forklift fleet alongside the corresponding refuelling infrastructure. For us, this marks an important step and a strong example of how new technologies can be sustainably integrated into trade fair operations.”
Looking ahead, Koelnmesse also plans to further integrate its own photovoltaic systems: surplus solar power could in future be converted into hydrogen directly on site using an electrolysis plant. This would create a sustainable energy cycle – from generation through to use as fuel on the exhibition grounds. The first key infrastructure for this has already been established with the new hydrogen refuelling station.
With this joint initiative, Koelnmesse and its partners underline their ambition to pioneer innovative, climate-friendly solutions for the exhibition and events industry.
Photographs of the hydrogen-powered forklift fleet and the opening of the hydrogen refuelling station is available for download here:
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