Danfoss awarded UK government grant to decarbonise construction machinery

Danfoss said it will significantly improve machine efficiency by combining electrification with its Digital Displacement technology. Reducing energy consumption by as much as 50 per cent, the technology can decrease the size of batteries needed to power machines and the amount of energy needed to charge them.

A £25m manufacturing, research, and development facility in Edinburgh is being constructed for Danfoss to commercialise Digital Displacement technology and Editron electric drivetrains, which it believes will transform the construction machinery sector. Dubbed the Decarbonisation Hub, the facility will become operational next year.

In a statement Niall Caldwell, senior director of R&D, Digital Displacement, Danfoss Power Solutions said: “The International Energy Agency says that 44 per cent of the Paris climate commitments can come from energy efficiency improvements, and Danfoss is taking on this challenge in the area of construction machinery. The majority of large machines still use diesel engines, and we calculate that, worldwide, construction machinery emits around 400 megatons of carbon dioxide annually.”