Hydrogen twin gas engines promise main reductions in CO2 emissions
Volvo Penta is partnering with CMB.TECH, the clean tech division of Compagnie Maritime Belge, to speed up the event of dual-fuel hydrogen-powered options for each on land and at sea purposes.
The corporations have labored collectively in pilot tasks since 2017, efficiently adapting Volvo Penta engines to run as a dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel answer through a conversion package offered by CMB.TECH.
The corporations say the strengthened collaboration will create synergies geared toward leveraging the competences and product choices of each, establishing dual-fuel hydrogen know-how as a low-carbon interim answer earlier than appropriate zero-emissions options grow to be viable. The partnership will cowl pilot tasks and small-scale industrialization of a hydrogen dual-fuel answer for chosen prospects.
“From the initial dual-fuel technology projects we have seen reductions of CO2 emissions up to 80%,” says Roy Campe, chief know-how officer at CMB.TECH. “It is clear that the energy transition is a major challenge in many types of applications. With the dual-fuel technology we have been developing over the last few years, we can provide a cost-effective and robust solution for a variety of applications. We think there is huge potential in this solution for customers, both on land and at sea.”
“The development in this area is moving fast and with this partnership we see a great opportunity to further explore and be part of increasing the use and availability of hydrogen solutions,” says Heléne Mellquist, president of Volvo Penta. “I believe that this dual-fuel approach will appeal to many of our customers by its ease of installation, maintenance, and use. In addition, it will help accelerate our customers’ transition to more sustainable operations.”
The design and testing of the hydrogen-injection system will happen at CMB.TECH’s Technology and Development Center in Brentwood, U.Okay., the place Volvo Penta engines can be examined to optimize the hydrogen-diesel injection technique for optimum reliability and emission financial savings.
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“The simplicity of the dual fuel technology allows a quick introduction into many applications,” says Campe. “The potential to decarbonize with green hydrogen is huge, but many applications require a fallback scenario of traditional fuel to maintain a viable business. With the dual fuel technology, your asset is future proof, even without a full coverage of a reliable hydrogen infrastructure today.”
“This solution is a valuable tool to have on our way to reaching our ambitious commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative where we aim to reach net-zero value chain emissions by 2040,” says Mellquist. “There is no ‘one-solution-fits-all’ answer, which is why Volvo Penta is investing heavily in exploring a wide range of sustainable and bridging technologies—such as hybridization, electric drivelines, fuel cells and alternative fuels for combustion engines—giving customers the opportunity to find the technology that works best for their application.”
