FLEETS

Hybrid system can reduce emissions by 85%

DIESEL engines used in trucks and power equipment in the mining industry could be retrofitted to a hydrogen hybrid system in just a couple of months.

Lou Caruana
 Hydrogen-Diesel Direct Injection Dual-Fuel System has been developed by a team from the UNSW Engine Research Laboratory led by Professor Shawn Kook (right), and including Xinyu Liu (back left) and Jinxin Yang (front left). Photo from Prof. Shawn Kook

Hydrogen-Diesel Direct Injection Dual-Fuel System has been developed by a team from the UNSW Engine Research Laboratory led by Professor Shawn Kook (right), and including Xinyu Liu (back left) and Jinxin Yang (front left). Photo from Prof. Shawn Kook

Engineers from UNSW Sydney have successfully converted a diesel engine to run as a hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine - reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 85% in the process. The team, led by...

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