SFC convinced the jury with a mobile fuel cell solution used by the Munich North motorway maintenance agency. In this application the EFOY fuel cell reliably and continuously supplies traffic guidance systems on motorways with power. The use of the fuel cell enables major cost savings in the application of hazard warning trailers with temporary LED-traffic signs. On the trailers the fuel cells continuously re-charge the batteries. Before integration of fuel cells the maximum operating time per trailer was eight hours, now the trailers will run for up to ten days without interruption and without requiring user intervention. “We have now been using the EFOY fuel cells for more than one and a half years”, says Peter Scheidler, head of the technical department at the Munich North motorway maintenance agency. “Before, we had to pull the trailers into the depot for a battery recharge on the grid every day, including the weekends. Now they run continuously for many days, which for us results in an enormous reduction of time, effort, and costs. We really love the fuel cell solution! “

The annual industry award marks the third time that “Initiative Mittelstand“ 2008 has set this inno-vation competition, which focuses on industry applications. 600 companies competed in 21 catego-ries for marketing and PR services prizes in a total value of more than 75,000 EUR.

About SFC AG
SFC AG (www.sfc.com) is market leader in fuel cell technologies for mobile and off-grid power applications serving the leisure, industrial and defense markets.  As one of Germany’s technology pioneers, SFC has won numerous innovation awards.  SFC has alliances with leading companies in a wide range of industries.  Unlike most other fuel cell manufacturers, who are in the research and development phase or run subsidized demonstration projects, SFC has shipped fully commercial products to industrial and private end users for four years, and has created a convenient fuel cartridge supply infrastructure. SFC is DIN ISO 9001:2000 certified.