Energizing the Supply Chain
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
There is no doubt that the energy industry has undergone significant changes, and the energy needs of modern warehouses have evolved accordingly. It’s no giant leap, then, to see the need for the Advanced Energy Council (AEC), MHI’s two‑year-old industry group.
The AEC was established in 2023 to represent companies that produce, implement and support advanced energy technologies. One key facet of that representation is helping to educate and market the use of all the new technology surrounding the “modern electrification of material handling equipment,” Robin Schneider, director of marketing at Green Cubes Technology and chair of the AEC, said.
Much of the early work has focused on lithium‑ion batteries, a rapidly growing innovation that is used in everything from consumer electronics to electric vehicles. Lead acid batteries were already well represented by industry trade groups, but lithium‑ion had no home before the AEC, Schneider said. Emerging technologies like fuel cells and high‑efficiency chargers also were underrepresented…
