UK project to develop world’s first dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel piling machine

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The world’s first dual-fuel hydrogen and diesel piling machine is to be developed and evaluated as part of a collaborative project in the UK.

Cementation Skanska

Hydrogen fuel specialists ULEMCo, Cementation Skanska and the Building Research Establishment (BRE) have received a £418,613 grant for project ZECHER (Zero Carbon Hydrogen Construction Equipment for Real-world use) from Phase 1 of the government’s Red Diesel Replacement programme.

ZECHER will provide a proof of concept for converting on-site construction equipment, delivering the physical conversion of the rig as well as exploring the viability of hydrogen fuel for construction site decarbonisation.

“ZECHER plans to show that conversion to dual-fuel will save up to 50 per cent CO2 in this duty cycle, and we expect that it will provide additional emissions benefits such as reduction in NOx and particulates”, Amanda Lyne, managing director of ULEMCo said in a statement. “The machines used in construction are owned and used for many years, so demonstrating a decarbonisation solution that utilises these existing assets is not only cost-effective but also important for sustainability.”

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