UNSW researchers develop hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine; innovative engine reduces CO2 emissions by more than 85%.
Here’s a post from The Federal including the following:
- Researchers have successfully converted diesel engines to run on 90% hydrogen, resulting in a 26% increase in efficiency.
- This innovation offers a cleaner alternative for existing diesel engines, significantly reducing their environmental impact.
- Retrofitting diesel engines to use hydrogen is a quicker solution compared to waiting for the development of entirely new fuel cell systems.
Several countries and regions around the world are exploring hydrogen-diesel hybrid technologies for their potential to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines:
Germany
Bosch is developing a hydrogen injection system that can be retrofitted to diesel engines. Their goal is to enable a cost-effective transition to cleaner fuels without requiring completely new vehicle platforms.
Japan
Japanese companies like Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Toyota are researching hydrogen-diesel hybrid engines. Kawasaki has demonstrated a system that uses a small amount of diesel to ignite a hydrogen-air mixture, achieving a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to a conventional diesel engine.
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China
Scientists at the Beijing Institute of Technology have developed a hydrogen-diesel dual-fuel system that reduces particulate matter emissions by 90% and NOx emissions by 50% compared to diesel alone.
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