The FPS Waal, a vessel operated by Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has completed its last inland voyage using a diesel engine, and will now be retrofitted with a system to enable it to run on hydrogen. The retrofit is scheduled to begin this week and will be carried out by the Holland Shipyards Group shipyard [...]
A newly established partnership will see CMB.TECH and Ford Trucks collaborating on the conversion of Ford F-Max trucks to dual-fuel hydrogen trucks at CMB.TECH’s dual-fuel workshop in Antwerp, Belgium. With a view to scaling up the concept, the duo’s first converted trucks are scheduled for delivery in 2023. Drawing on company knowledge, CMB.TECH will be [...]
Lord Bamford says internal combustion engine has a future following climbdown by Brussels Britain must rethink its net zero ban on new petrol and diesel cars after Brussels watered down restrictions across Europe, the chairman of JCB has said. Lord Bamford insisted that “the internal combustion engine certainly has a future”, in comments that will [...]
BERLIN/BRUSSELS, March 21 (Reuters) - The European Commission has drafted a plan to allow sales of new cars with internal combustion engines after 2035 if they run only on climate neutral e-fuels, as it tries to resolve a spat with Germany over moves to phase out combustion engine cars. The draft proposal, seen by Reuters [...]
Ricardo has delivered its hydrogen-fuelled research engine to Cummins and automotive supplier BorgWarner as part of Project BRUNEL. This was partially funded by the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC). This new engine has been designed to solely burn hydrogen, with no other carbon-emitting fuels. Additionally, the engine can help research teams evaluate a wide variety of [...]
French carmaker Renault recently announced a partnership with Saudi oil producer Aramco and China’s Geely Automobile Holdings. The agreement outlines that the three companies will become stakeholders in a new company dedicated to researching and manufacturing internal combustion, hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrain technologies. According to the joint statement, Renault and Geely will each hold an equal equity stake, and the company will have an annual production capacity of 5 million engines and transmissions. Reuters first reported on the [...]
Germany’s Transport Minister Volker Wissing on Tuesday suggested that synthetic fuels should still be allowed for use beyond the 2035 deadline proposed by the European Union to ban new vehicles powered by internal combustion engines. “Now the European Commission must deliver,” Wissing of the pro-business FDP said in a press conference, urging the EU’s executive to take a more flexible approach. His statement was met with surprise from the Environment Ministry, which stated that all ministries were in agreement regarding the [...]
The much-anticipated BMW iX5 Hydrogen models have been launched for testing. During the course of this year, the test fleet of cars will be deployed to numerous places around the world and be put to the test by different user groups. With these trials and demos, the development team will have the opportunity to obtain practical experience with the cars and explore the features of hydrogen fuel cell technology. Within the fuel cell, the hydrogen from the tanks reacts with the oxygen from the air to create the driving force. For this to take place effectively, a regular and consistent supply of both is [...]
JCB unveiled the 4.8L Ecomax H2 engine for a backhoe loader and telehandler at its UK headquarters yesterday JCB has no doubts, for off-road applications it has chosen the H2 combustion engine, at least above 4/5 tonnes. H2 for JCB sounds good According to the British company, JCB’S £100 million investment in a project to [...]
All new cars and vans sold in the EU as of 2035 should not produce any CO2 emissions. What does this mean in practice? Check out our FAQ to find out. To reach its climate neutrality goal by 2050, the EU is taking action to reduce emissions from cars as road transport accounts for one [...]
