JCB's hydrogen engine now approved for use in Europe

Normally, we look at the advances that are achieved in the automotive industry, but there are more motor vehicles than cars. On this occasion, we are going to talk about earthmoving machinery, a very large market that also requires large engines to operate.

One of the companies in charge of this sector is the British JCB, which invests a lot of money in the development of eelements that improve sustainability and turn these large machines into non-polluting elements. One of these milestones has been the development of a hydrogen engine, which has just been approved for commercial use in several European countries.

JCB's hydrogen engine

The hydrogen engine that has been developed by the British company is intended to be used in construction and agricultural machinery. The development It cost 100 million pounds and involved 150 engineers.Although there are other similar engines, this is the first one that has been created to be used in specialized earthmoving machinery.

The approval of this engine in 11 countries of the European Union marks an important milestone in the heavy machinery industry. use of hydrogen as fuel will help reduce polluting emissions where this type of heavy machinery has to operate.

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The engine has been tested in field trials and has been installed in rear-loading excavators, telescopic handlers and generator sets. More than 130 units of this hydrogen engine have been manufactured for testing in the first steps of the development process.

La first official certification has granted it the DRW, in Holland, and other European authorities have followed suit. With the implementation of this technology, sectors that are difficult to eliminate polluting emissions in, such as heavy work and agriculture, can benefit and improve their performance in an efficient manner.