Could a hydrogen-fueled version of the Electro-Motive Diesel two-stroke engine, long a U.S. marine industry work horse, be in the works?
These days, the EMD engine is produced by Caterpillar’s Progress Rail subsidiary, which will play a key role in a collaboration between Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) that was announced yesterday.
One goal of the collaboration is to confirm the feasibility and performance of hydrogen for use as a commercially viable alternative to traditional fuels for line-haul rail and marine vessels.
As part of the collaboration, and facilitated by Progress Rail, the parties also agreed to demonstrate a hydrogen-fueled locomotive and associated hydrogen-fueling infrastructure. Work on the rail demonstration will begin immediately at various locations across the United States - link - Nick Blenkey - link - more like this - link
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