The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen - BBC News

Ordinary diesel trucks could be converted to a hydrogen-diesel mix, according to researchers in Australia.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsClimate changeImage source, Dominik VanyiImage caption, Converting mining industry vehicles to hydrogen could mean big savings in CO2 emissionsBy Phil MercerBBC News, SydneyIt's a new hydrogen-diesel hybrid engine affectionately known as "baby number two" that could help to decarbonise some of Australia's heaviest industries.

The test rig is large - it has its own room adjoining a lab and looks at first glance like many other large motors, but beneath its metallic skin could lie game-changing technology.

Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) say they have successfully modified a conventional diesel engine to use a mix of hydrogen and a small amount of diesel, claiming their patented technology has cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by more than 85%.

It's the work of Prof Shawn Kook and his team at the university's School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

"The interest in converting an existing diesel engine into a clean-burning hydrogen engine is extremely high," Prof Kook tells the BBC at his laboratory in Sydney. Enquiries have come from Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Japan and China.

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