Advanced Energy Council Blog

The Advanced Energy Council (AEC) was founded in 2023 to represent companies that produce, implement, and support advanced energy technologies for motive material handling applications. The group encompasses current and future energy storage technologies including batteries, chargers, and related equipment. Explore articles on advanced energy solutions and their adoption in material handling.

Founded in 2023, the Advanced Energy Council was established to represent the companies that produce, implement, and support advanced energy technologies and accessories. The group was formed with the intention of being inclusive of current and future motive energy storage technologies. Value Proposition: Educate, the market, colleagues, standardization for the customer (end user), transparency and trust, share, research (market research, market size, point of use) Center of excellence and expertise - resource for the best knowledge Collective voice of the members to promote innovative energy solutions Membership Types: Manufacturers of Batteries Manufacturers of Chargers and Accessories Equipment OEM's (examples: AMRs/AGVs, Forklifts, Drones, Carts, and Aerial Equipment) Suppliers to Battery Industry Consultants Service Companies Academics Mission: To uplift and promote the safe use and adoption of advanced energy technologies in motive material handling applications. Vision: Advancing sustainable motive material handling energy solutions.

Blog Posts (20)

Lithium-ion Batteries Come Full Circle

By Warehouse Automation Blog

Lithium-ion batteries are assets that can be manufactured, used, reused, and recycled domestically, again.

Tags: Blog, AEC, Technology, aec, Lithium-Ion Batteries, sustainability

What is Advanced Energy?

By Warehouse Automation Blog

In the material handling industry, advanced energy is a broad category of technologies that supply electric power in a variety of ways.

Tags: Blog, AEC, Technology, advanced energy, batteries, Energy efficient, Forklifts, Lithium-Ion Batteries

Choppy Waters Ahead: Navigating a New Wave of Tariffs

By Warehouse Automation Blog

Explore how new lithium battery tariffs impact U.S. manufacturers and discover strategies for resilient, compliant supply chains.

Tags: Blog, AEC, advanced energy, Forklifts, Lithium-Ion Batteries

ICYMI: AEC’s ProMat 2025 Discussion Panel Overview

By Warehouse Automation Blog

At ProMat 2025 the Advanced Energy Council discussed how electrification adoption continues to grow in the material handling industry.

Tags: Blog, AEC, AI, battery, hydrogen fuel cells, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Material Handling

Recalculating: Including Productivity Gains in Total Cost of Ownership

By Warehouse Automation Blog

The two largest new energy technologies in the North American market are lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and hydrogen fuel cells.

Tags: Blog, AEC, Technology, hydrogen fuel cells, labor savings, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Material Handling, productivity, roi, sustainability, warehouse

Charging Forward: What’s Next in Advanced Energy

By Warehouse Automation Blog

For lithium-ion technology to reach mass adoption in advanced energy electric vehicles, the technology must hit critical benchmarks.

Tags: Blog, AEC, Technology, Forklifts, Lithium-Ion Batteries, Safety, technology solutions

ROI of Energy Sources: Automation

By Warehouse Automation Blog

By combining modern automated equipment with modern energy power sources, you can drive warehousing efficiencies.

Tags: Blog, AEC, Productivity, AGV, Automated Charging, Automated Solutions, Automation, batteries, energy, Lithium-Ion Batteries, roi

Advanced Energy Solutions Deliver ROI

By Warehouse Automation Blog

A sophisticated battery management system (BMS) is one of the benefits of modern lithium-ion energy systems that has a positive impact on ROI.

Tags: Blog, AEC, Technology, advanced energy, batteries, battery management system, BMS, data, Energy efficient, Lithium-Ion Batteries, predictive maintenance

Achieving ROI with Advanced Power Sources

By Warehouse Automation Blog

Understand how sustainability can translate into an ROI, just frame the equation into how effectively you can reach your ESG targets.

Tags: Blog, AEC, advanced energy, Lithium-Ion Batteries, roi, sustainability

Advanced Power ROI: Efficiency

By Warehouse Automation Blog

While on the surface lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries cost more to purchase, they deliver a rapid return on investment in many regards.

Tags: Blog, AEC, advanced energy, batteries, Lithium-Ion Batteries

Understanding Lithium-Ion Batteries

By Warehouse Automation Blog

As Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries become more readily available and affordable, more companies will look to use it to power forklift fleets.

Tags: Blog, AEC, batteries, Forklifts, standards

The Advanced Energy Council

By Warehouse Automation Blog

MHI recently introduced its newest industry group, the Advanced Energy Council. Learn what it’s all about by visiting their site.

Tags: Blog, AEC, Technology, advanced energy, aec


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