Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), through its affiliate Hydrogenics Europe N.V., has signed a contract to supply a 2.5-megawatt (MW) electrolyzer to Hysetco, a hydrogen mobility company owned by Total Energies, Air Liquide, Toyota, Kouros and others. The electrolyzer will enable local hydrogen production in Paris, France, to power Hysetco’s ambitious project, which aspires to develop and operate the world
The advent of the hydrogen economy infrastructure has been hyped for a long time. In 1997, Wired magazine was writing about the “Dawn of the Hydrogen Age”. Cars with solar panels on their roof would go 5,000 miles between fill ups—and you would be able to drink from their exhaust. By the early 2000’s, several car manufacturers in the world had a hydrogen car program, few with hydrogen engines; unf
Can an engine run on hydrogen? Absolutely! How today’s hydrogen engines work is very similar to natural gas and gasoline engines with respect to its working principle and architecture. They just run on hydrogen - a zero carbon fuel. And, they are coupled with high pressure gas cylinders, which are a safe and practical way to store hydrogen onboard. Are hydrogen engines viable?&n
Today, internal combustion engines have economies of scale due to their popularity across trucks, buses, construction, and agriculture equipment. As these engines start to use low to zero carbon fuels, they can reduce emissions while also taking advantage of their existing scale. This combination of economies of scale and reduced emissions help original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and
The transportation sector emits five million metric tons of CO2 a day in the U.S. This is about 36 pounds of carbon every day for each person in the U.S. Passenger cars, motorcycles, heavy-duty trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes all contribute to this carbon emission, but at varying levels. When you look at the increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions among these transportation applicat
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced its new Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems Production Center in Herten, Germany, is in operation, further driving its alternative power scale-up and enabling accelerated adoption of hydrogen technologies across Europe. The facility has an initial production capacity of 10MW per year for fuel cell system engineering and assembly. This new location adds to Cummins’ exis
After decades of debate, last year’s COP26 Conference in Glasgow united the world in one truth: climate change is the existential crisis of our time. And we are at a critical moment in this fight; with data clearly illustrating a ceiling of 900 giga tons of CO2 to keep global warming below 2o Celsius1. Meanwhile, the transportation sector continues to be at center stage, becoming the biggest contr
Cummins provides mobility solutions that allow customers to get from point A to Point B. But as the climate crisis continues and global companies pivot to adopt more sustainable practices, how do we help customers move people and things with minimum to zero air pollutants or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? One solution is fuel cell electric vehicles. Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) use e
Werner Enterprises (Nasdaq: WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider, and Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), global power solutions provider, have announced that Werner will begin validation and integration of Cummins’ recently announced 15-liter natural gas and 15-liter hydrogen internal combustion engines in its vehicles. Cummins will begin integrating these new powertrains in Werner trucks
Regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from motor vehicles are tightening around the world. With this, both hydrogen engines and hydrogen fuel cells are receiving an increasing interest. Given medium and heavy-duty trucks are a major source of CO2 emissions, the transportation sector’s journey to destination zero features both technologies. As more truck makers join the
For a long time, it looked like cars with hydrogen engines or fuel cells would one day take over the roads and the transportation sector. Hydrogen fuel cell cars release no harmful emissions of any kind, have a long range, and can be refueled in minutes. In theory they sound like a great way to decarbonize the transportation sector. In practice, hydrogen cars are facing stiff competition from plug
How can hydrogen fuel power a vehicle? Using hydrogen to power an engine or motor is more straight forward than you might think. There are two ways to do this. The first way involves a device known as a fuel cell. The fuel cell converts hydrogen to electricity, which then powers the vehicle’s electric motors, just like in any electric vehicle. The other way is hydrog