JCB invests in hydrogen engines

A team of 100 engineers is already working on the exciting development with the recruitment of up to 50 more engineers under way as JCB targets the end of 2022 for the first machines to be available for sale to customers.

The wraps have already come off a prototype hydrogen powered JCB backhoe loader and a second JCB machine - a Loadall telescopic handler - was unveiled at a central London event attended by British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. The company is a world market leader for both backhoe loaders and telescopic handlers.

Its hydrogen technology will be next on show in the Green Zone at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, as world leaders debate measures to drastically reduce greenhouse emissions. JCB’s emergence as a leader in zero-emission hydrogen technology comes as governments around the world unveil strategies to develop the infrastructure needed to support the use of hydrogen to drive down CO₂ emissions.

The company has manufactured engines since 2004, producing them at plants in Derbyshire, England, and in Delhi, India. In 2021, it will celebrate a major milestone: the production of its 750 000^th engine.

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