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.
Maximizing "Energy Intelligence" in Lithium Battery-powered Forklifts
Lithium battery-powered forklifts collect valuable telematics data. Learn the types collected and how to use them for better management.
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Advanced Energy Council – Partners in Your Electrification Strategy
Advanced Energy Council (AEC) held a panel discussion for companies in the material handling industry beginning their electrification journey.
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Opportunity Gained: Busting Old Myths About Advanced Energy Forklifts in Smaller Operations
If you’ve considered electric forklifts before, but turned off by a large upfront investment & long ROI times, those myths are now busted.
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Lithium-ion Batteries Come Full Circle
Lithium-ion batteries are assets that can be manufactured, used, reused, and recycled domestically, again.
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What is Advanced Energy?
In the material handling industry, advanced energy is a broad category of technologies that supply electric power in a variety of ways.
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What Material Handling and Fleet Managers Need to Know: California Updates its LCFS Fuel Producer Credits Regulations
2024 LCFS rules from California Air Resources Board support cleaner fuel use in the material handling industry, boosting sustainability.
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Choppy Waters Ahead: Navigating a New Wave of Tariffs
Explore how new lithium battery tariffs impact U.S. manufacturers and discover strategies for resilient, compliant supply chains.
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When a Battery Becomes a Razor: Using Lithium-ion Batteries in Peak Shaving Energy Strategies
Material handling companies are always searching for ways to reduce energy usage, one way to offset high energy costs is through peak shaving
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ICYMI: AEC’s ProMat 2025 Discussion Panel Overview
At ProMat 2025 the Advanced Energy Council discussed how electrification adoption continues to grow in the material handling industry.
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Second Acts: How Used Lithium-ion Batteries Can Continue Performing in Your Operations
Forklift batteries can have a second act and will continue providing energy in other ways before approaching their final curtain call.
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Recalculating: Including Productivity Gains in Total Cost of Ownership
The two largest new energy technologies in the North American market are lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and hydrogen fuel cells.
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Charging Forward: What’s Next in Advanced Energy
For lithium-ion technology to reach mass adoption in advanced energy electric vehicles, the technology must hit critical benchmarks.
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What Is a Battery Passport? A Ticket to Lithium-ion Battery Transparency
The Global Battery Alliance’s Battery Passport allows ‘entry’ into the increasingly regulated market of ethical lithium-ion batteries.
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Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart: Navigating the Changing Third-party Safety Standards for Lithium Batteries in Lift Trucks
Q&A with the Advanced Energy Council (AEC) panel at MODEX 2024 discussing changing safety standards for lithium batteries in lift trucks.
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ROI of Energy Sources: Automation
By combining modern automated equipment with modern energy power sources, you can drive warehousing efficiencies.
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Advanced Energy Solutions Deliver ROI
A sophisticated battery management system (BMS) is one of the benefits of modern lithium-ion energy systems that has a positive impact on ROI.
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Achieving ROI with Advanced Power Sources
Understand how sustainability can translate into an ROI, just frame the equation into how effectively you can reach your ESG targets.
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Advanced Power ROI: Efficiency
While on the surface lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries cost more to purchase, they deliver a rapid return on investment in many regards.
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Understanding Lithium-Ion Batteries
As Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries become more readily available and affordable, more companies will look to use it to power forklift fleets.
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The Advanced Energy Council
MHI recently introduced its newest industry group, the Advanced Energy Council. Learn what it’s all about by visiting their site.
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