Starting from Jan, 10 road trains a month will be converted into fully autonomous vehicles. The world-first technology has been designed and developed by Mineral Resources (MinRes) and Hexagon
The advantages of having a system that delivers hydrogen on demand exceed what hydrogen storage can offer. Reduced fuel consumption, carbon monoxide emissions and diesel particulate matter are just the beginning.
According to the park general manager Nik Gibson, the tweaked engine has cut their harmful emissions by 80% and came about from one simple idea: “Looking at how we can better protect our environment”.
He said they fitted the unit back in October and since then, the diesel fumes are “not really there anymore”.
HYDI Hydrogen Trial: "set a new standard in Adelaide Metro Bus performance”. Overall very impressed with the performance of 1560. 1560 has set a new standard in Adelaide Metro Bus performance
A six-week trial by a Wellington bus company of a device to reduce emissions on its diesel engines has shown a 10 per cent drop in fuel consumption. Plans are in place to install three more units in the coming months. Transdev, the operator of Mana Newlands Coach Services , began testing a new Australian fuel technology by HYDI Hydrogen on one of its existing diesel buses in May.
Application of the HYDI technology in drilling has proved successful with Titeline Drilling fitting a HYDI 1500 to a CAT 3406 mounted on a drilling rig operating in Gawler Craton region in South Australia.