Rail Transport
Australia’s rail network consists of approximately 33,000 km of track. Rail is an incredibly efficient way of moving freight from coast to coast in Australia, especially in consideration of the vast distances and incredibly wide open space in this amazing country.
Wikipedia reports that in 2015-16 there were 413.5 billion tonne kilometres of freight moved by rail, by far the most popular and effective means of transport.
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Let's consider the approximate estimated benefit of introducing HYDI direct injection to diesel rail locomotives in Australia:
Fast Facts
Hydrogen’s burn is complete, quick and clean, with nearly three times the energy output of diesel.
REDUCTION IN
CARBON MONOXIDE
UP TO
25%
REDUCED FUEL
USAGES
UP TO
14%
REDUCTION IN
PARTICULATES
UP TO
80%
REDUCTION IN SERVICE COSTS
DUE TO LONGER SERVICE INTERVALS
CLEANS
HEAVILY CARBONISED ENGINES
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The HYDI Unit
The HYDI unit is a sophisticated but simple to use Hydrogen on demand system. It uses distilled water and low voltage electricity from the electrical system of the vehicle or plant to produce Hydrogen.
The HYDI unit does not store Hydrogen and employs a number of safety features to prevent Hydrogen being generated if the engine is not running.
There are no chemicals or additives used in the HYDI unit.
Just pure water.
The HYDI unit uses Bluetooth Applications to display the status on the operation of the unit on an Android phone or tablet in real time.
Benefits
The HYDI Hydrogen on demand system supplies hydrogen gas to the engine
intake to supplement diesel fuel. The controlled addition of hydrogen into
the engine improves combustion efficiency.
This has the effect of reducing fuel consumption and to reducing carbon and
greenhouse gas exhaust emissions.