Fuel-saving Units Gain Speed on Road to Commercialisation

IN DAILY have written an excellent piece on Hydi’s new technology and our effort to bring our product to market.

Here is a snippet of what they wrote and a link to the article:

Truckers, miners, bus operators and rubbish collectors across Australia are helping to bring an Adelaide-made device designed to save fuel and slash emissions closer to commercialisation.

Thebarton business Hydrogen Direct Injection’s (HYDI) systems have been in various stages of development and testing since 2013, but are now on the verge of commercialisation following encouraging testing results from the University of South Australia.

The independent testing on a generator showed the unit reduced diesel consumption in the range of 5–13 per cent, lowered diesel particulate matter emissions by 25–80 per cent and removed 7–25 per cent of carbon monoxide.

“When we got the initial university results about the significant drop in particulate matter, we knew we were onto something,” Wilson said.

“We’re on a sharp trajectory, you only get one chance with heavy industry and we feel like we’re ready now.

“We’ve got about a dozen units out there now, we’ve sold a few and the others are on trial.”

The units vary in size depending on the engine capacity they are serving and can be fitted neatly to the rear of a truck cabin. They produce their own hydrogen through an electrolysis process using distilled water in a two-litre tank that can run for 70 hours before needing to be refilled. An option of an auxiliary tank can also be added for engines that run constantly or in remote areas.

The hydrogen is directly injected into the air-fuel mixture just prior to combustion. The hydrogen helps the mixture ignite faster and more completely, resulting in greater power using less fuel and creating fewer emissions.

The electronics in the HYDI units can interface with a wide range of engines and can alter the flow of the hydrogen according to the throttle position of the vehicle to constantly achieve optimum efficiency.

HYDI is currently based in a small warehouse in Adelaide’s inner-west and has worked with component manufacturers in nearby Woodville, Torrensville and Plympton to supply parts for the units.

It has about 30 units in stock and can currently produce about one a day, but Wilson said the company was looking to move to larger premises and bring some of the manufacturing and assembly in-house to allow it to ramp up production and ultimately look for export markets.

READ THE FULL ARTICLE:

https://indaily.com.au/news/business/2020/06/11/fuel-saving-units-gain-speed-on-road-to-commercialisation/