With £100 MILLION invested…JCB think Hydrogen IS the future!
Here’s what they have to say….
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A BETTER WAY
“I have never been content with the status quo. Just because things have been done in a certain way for years is no reason not to do things differently. Successful businesses need to be reinventing themselves all of the time; keeping ahead of events, keeping ahead of competitors, but most importantly, keeping customers happy.
That’s why everyone at JCB is challenged to be always looking for a better way. It’s our operating model – it ensures JCB does the right thing all of the time for the benefit of our customers and of course
It’s what makes us stand out in our industry.”
Lord Bamford | JCB Chairman
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TODAY’S CHALLENGE FOR TOMORROW
HOW DO YOU REPLACE FOSSIL FUELS WITH A ZERO-CARBON ALTERNATIVE THAT STILL ALLOWS HEAVY MACHINES TO DO HEAVY WORK FOR UP TO 12 HOURS A DAY, EVERY DAY?
THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE – IT’S HYDROGEN!
Engineers at JCB Power Systems, our engine factory in Derbyshire, UK, have developed the first hydrogen motor in our industry. Using and adapting established engine technology with readily available components, hydrogen is combusted and power is delivered in exactly the same way as a diesel engine. And now, our prototype backhoe loader, fitted with this new hydrogen motor, can do everything its diesel-powered equivalent can do.
What’s more, the technology is far less complicated than hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Nothing but steam is emitted from the tailpipe. Zero CO2 at point of use.
Another industry world first from the UK’s own JCB!
Delivering the future. A year on from unveiling the world’s first hydrogen-powered telescopic handler, we’re revealing the #JCB hydrogen refueller – our mobile answer to refuelling our hydrogen machines on construction sites of the future.
JCB, developer of the world’s first working construction machines powered by hydrogen, today unveiled another world first for the industry – a mobile hydrogen refueller.
JCB is investing £100 million in a project to produce super-efficient hydrogen engines and has already showcased working prototypes of a backhoe loader and Loadall telescopic handler powered by hydrogen.
Another industry first…
Today the company announced another industry first – a mobile hydrogen refueller, providing a quick and easy way for customers to refuel their machines on site. Around 97 per cent of construction machines have fuel delivered to them while working on site. This means customers are already used to a transportable fuel, allowing refuelling to take place in a matter of minutes.
JCB Chairman Lord Bamford, who is leading JCB’s hydrogen project, said: “Since we became the first construction equipment company to unveil machines powered by hydrogen, many have asked how they can be refuelled.
“Well today we have an answer with our new mobile hydrogen refuelling system, which allows hydrogen to be taken from on-site tube trailers and distributed to machines by our refueller as they work on the job site. This is no different to today when diesel is taken in bowsers to refuel machines”
“Fossil fuels are not the future and hydrogen is the practical solution to powering our machines in the decades to come. Our British engineers are doing a fantastic job in developing this technology and there are many more exciting developments to come”.
Lord Bamford | JCB Chairman
A team of 100 engineers is working on the project. The first hydrogen powered machine to be unveiled was a JCB backhoe loader followed, a year ago, by a Loadall telescopic handler. The technology went on to be shown in the Green Zone at COP26 in Glasgow as world leaders debated measures to drastically reduce greenhouse emissions. JCB has manufactured engines since 2004, producing them at plants in Derbyshire and in Delhi, India. Last year JCB celebrated a major milestone with the production of its 750,000th engine.
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