Cummins and Partners Achieve Milestone with Hydrogen Engine Project 'Project Brunel'
Key Ideas
- Cummins leads successful completion of 'Project Brunel', developing a 6.7-litre hydrogen internal combustion engine for medium-duty trucks and buses.
- Collaboration with key partners like Johnson Matthey, PHINIA, and Zircotec has led to significant reductions in tailpipe emissions and ultra-low NOx levels.
- The project demonstrates the viability of hydrogen internal combustion engine technology for reducing air quality impacts in heavy-duty and longer-range applications.
- Cummins is now working on developing a 15-litre hydrogen internal combustion engine for heavy-duty vehicles, showcasing scalability and future opportunities in decarbonisation.
Cummins Inc., along with key technology partners, including Johnson Matthey, PHINIA, and Zircotec, has successfully completed 'Project Brunel', a milestone in the development of hydrogen internal combustion engine technology for commercial vehicles. The project, match-funded by the UK Government and facilitated by the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), delivered a 6.7-litre hydrogen internal combustion engine that offers more than a 99% reduction in tailpipe carbon emissions and ultra-low NOx levels compared to current diesel engine standards. The engine, powered by zero-carbon hydrogen fuel, showcases the potential of hydrogen technology for decarbonising commercial vehicles. The collaboration emphasized the importance of industry partnerships in achieving sustainability goals, with future scalability to heavy-duty applications like non-road mobile machinery. The project's success was highlighted at an event in Cummins' Darlington facility, where key learnings were shared to accelerate the decarbonisation of commercial vehicles. The project received positive feedback from industry experts, reaffirming the significance of hydrogen internal combustion engine technology in reducing air quality impacts and promoting decarbonisation in the transportation sector.
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