International debut for JCB hydrogen engine
20 January 2023
JCB will promote its hydrogen internal combustion engine technology on the international stage for the first time with a debut in North America at the Conexpo 2023 show in Las Vegas from 14 to 18 March as part of the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE).
JCB chairman Lord Bamford, pictured with the hydrogen engine, is leading the project to develop the technology and said: “The JCB engineering team has made enormous strides in a short space of time to develop a hydrogen internal combustion engine and it already powers a JCB prototype backhoe loader and a Loadall telescopic hander. As the first construction equipment company to develop a fully working combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen, I’m delighted we are now able to present this technology on the international stage.”
The manufacturer’s clean diesel engine technology will also be displayed on its stand at the show. JCB says that its latest diesel engines have already delivered a 97 per cent reduction in NOx emissions since 1999 and a 98 per cent decrease in particulates.
