CPA Bulletin

www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > August 2022 23 Digital Electro-Hydraulic Power Module with Energy Recovery Lead Partner: Danfoss Scotland Limited Focusing on energy efficiency, Danfoss aims to accelerate the transition to electric off-road vehicles, by making them cheaper to own and run than diesel equivalents. Combining its Digital Displacement hydraulics and Editron electric motors will allow useful energy to be recovered and re-used, leading to up to 50% reduction of energy consumed, dramatically lowering the cost of the batteries and the energy needed to charge them. H2Construction Lead Partner: ITMMotive Motive Fuels and BAM Nuttall, with support from BRE, Cenex and Powerstar are developing a hydrogen refuelling station to decarbonise BAM’s fleet and provide zero carbon fuel to construction sites around the East of England. If successful, the project will pave the way for local production and distribution of green hydrogen for vehicles and plant without the need for major grid upgrades. Preliminary Development of a Mobile Hydrogen Refuelling Station for Offroad Environments and NRMMRefuelling Lead Partner: NanoSUN Limited NanoSUN will be using the BEIS award to develop the existing Pioneer Mobile Hydrogen Refuelling station blueprint specifically for off-road environments and for NRMM applications. This will reinforce the operational and safety aspects of the Pioneer for the chosen environment, allowing it to play a crucial role in enabling sectors to transition away from red diesel and towards a sustainable alternative in hydrogen. Decarbonised Clean Construction Engines via Retrofit Hydrogen and Ammonia Flex Fuelling Lead Partner: MAHLE Powertrain Limited MAHLE powertrain and their project partners, which include Clean Air Power and the University of Nottingham, will demonstrate two methods of decarbonising heavy duty engines, using Ammonia and Hydrogen or a combination of both. Dual fuel technology provides a low-carbon, near term flex-fuel capability, whilst MAHLE Powertrain’s Jet Ignition technology targets fully decarbonised, ultra-low NOx operation. Clean Air Power will develop its unique injector technology. Zero Emission Red Diesel Engine Replacement Lead Partner: Steamology Motion Limited Steamology delivers scalable and modular solutions for industrial steam heat and power, embracing the hydrogen economy, eliminating emissions, replacing fossil fuels and fossil fuel engines. The project will deliver a high power, zero emission steam turbine drivetrain, proving a viable red diesel engine replacement technology with substantive improvement on battery, fuel cell and ICE technologies, increased energy density and economic life. Development of Renewable DME Powered Engines for Off-Highway Applications Lead Partner: Perkins Engines Company Limited Perkins Engines Company Limited, Loughborough University and Flogas will work together to demonstrate an off-highway engine capable of running on renewable DME (Dimethyl ether). Development of Electric DrivenMobile Aggregate Crusher and Development of Net Zero Road Map for Mobile Aggregate Processing Lead Partner: Terex GB Limited This project is to develop and build a working prototype of a mobile aggregate crusher with a next generation electrical drive system. Also, as part of the overall project, work will be conducted on researching alternative power sources that can provide net zero electrical energy that would be suitable to power machines in locations that do not have access to mains supplied power. Zero Carbon Hydrogen Construction Equipment for Real-World Use (ZECHER) Lead Partner: ULEMCo Limited The ZECHER project will develop and deploy an H2ICED® combustion engine for onsite construction equipment, enabling a world first in converting a piling machine to run on hydrogen fuel. The project is a collaboration between ULEMCo Ltd, pioneers in hydrogen combustion technology, Skanska, internationally recognised piling and ground engineering specialist contractor and the Building Research Establishment (BRE), a research and technology organisation focused on the built environment. ROAD TO NET ZERO: 2