ULEMCo has announced the launch of HyConstruct, an industry wide collaborative R&D project aimed at significantly reducing CO2 emissions from heavy-duty off-highway equipment used on construction sites. The company and its partners – GeoPura, Plantforce, BAM and BRE – will work to develop and demonstrate an advanced control system to increase the proportion of energy coming from the company’s globally innovative hydrogen dual-fuel technology, and to accelerate the decarbonisation of the UK construction sector.
The year-long project, which begins this month, is supported by funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) via its Advanced Route to Market Demonstrator 4 (ARMD4) programme. HyConstruct will develop and demonstrate the cutting-edge control system designed to substantially increase the hydrogen substitution rate in heavy machinery and ultimately make investment in the transition to low-carbon in construction more commercially viable.
