{"id":31736,"date":"2022-09-19T12:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31736"},"modified":"2022-09-19T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T16:03:41","slug":"loop-energy-hydrogen-fuel-cell-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=31736","title":{"rendered":"Loop Energy says its new hydrogen fuel cell is more efficient than diesel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hydrogen fuel cell<\/a> maker Loop Energy said on Sunday that its latest cell system can deliver better fuel economy<\/a> than a diesel<\/a> engine at current price levels.<\/p>\n

The Burnaby, British Columbia-based company said that \u2014 based on a pan-European diesel cost of $1.91 per liter on Sept. 5 and $10 per kg of hydrogen<\/a> \u2014 a truck<\/a> could travel just over 111 miles (179 km) on $100 worth of fuel using its new S1200 hydrogen fuel cell system versus a little over 109 miles for an equivalent diesel truck.<\/p>\n

As the auto industry makes the shift to zero-emission electric vehicles<\/a> (EVs), big freight truck makers like Daimler<\/a> Truck and Volvo<\/a> are investing heavily in hydrogen fuel cells to haul freight long distances because batteries<\/a> weigh too much to make electric trucks<\/a> viable.<\/p>\n

Hydrogen fuel cells run hydrogen through a catalyst that produces energy and heat to power a small battery that drives the truck \u2014 the only emission<\/a> from these cells is water.<\/p>\n

Hydrogen fuel cells have faced two challenges for broad adoption: they have so far been less efficient than diesel and fueling infrastructure in Europe is virtually non-existent.<\/p>\n

Nyland said the new cell system essentially addresses the first of those challenges.<\/p>\n

“This brings the future forward,” Loop Energy Chief Executive Ben Nyland told Reuters. “This product delivers the economics that are needed for adoption today.”<\/p>\n

Nyland said that Loop Energy aims to provide the fuel cell system to startup truck makers and as part of hydrogen powertrains provided to big truck makers by major suppliers.<\/p>\n

The company’s biggest shareholder is U.S. engine maker Cummins<\/a>, which holds a more than 20% stake in Loop Energy.<\/p>\n

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