Published by Todd Bush on August 30, 2022
August 29, 2022 03:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time BOONE, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Buhler Industries Inc. (TSX: BUI), a leading tractor manufacturer under the Versatile brand, announced today that they have signed a letter of intent and plans to integrate the Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile's equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market.
>> In Other News: Large-Scale Green Hydrogen for the UK: Air Products and Associated British Ports Partner on Renewable Hydrogen Production
"Versatile is a longstanding manufacturer in the agriculture space with a reputation for excellence in tractors," said Ann Schmelzer, General Manager Cummins Global Agriculture Business. "Our companies share a commitment to technology, quality and dependability for our customers. Cummins is excited to be working with Versatile as we leverage our respective strengths to create new opportunities for both companies."
Since 1967, Versatile has used Cummins engines exclusively in all four-wheel drive tractors. For decades, both Versatile and Cummins have been leaders in technology innovation and delivering reliable performance to farmers across the globe. Each company is uniquely positioned to build on their exceptional histories in agriculture as they step forward into new powertrain technologies.
"While diesel engines continue to be the flexible power of choice for the foreseeable future in agriculture, such a collaboration enables both companies to develop low and zero carbon solutions that are ideally suited to farming," said Adam Reid, Versatile's Vice-President of Sales and Marketing.
"Cummins has recently announced its plan to leverage existing platforms and expertise in spark ignited technology to build hydrogen engines. The high commonality among engine components between diesel and hydrogen leverages scale advantages for OEMs, while delivering the reliability that farmers need," added Schmelzer.
Hydrogen combustion engines will provide a cost effective zero-carbon fueled solution for high load factor and high utilization applications. Key benefits of using this technology include enabling a more-timely solution to reduce carbon emissions without sacrificing productivity. It minimizes the impact on the machine design for manufacturers, allowing common parts and components across platforms to drive scale advantages, reducing costs. When integrated in farm equipment, farmers will have a solution that is dependable, as well as easy to service and maintain.
Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business segments that design, manufacture, distribute and service a broad portfolio of power solutions. The company's products range from diesel, natural gas, electric and hybrid powertrains and powertrain-related components including filtration, aftertreatment, turbochargers, fuel systems, controls systems, air handling systems, automated transmissions, electric power generation systems, batteries, electrified power systems, hydrogen generation and fuel cell products. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana (U.S.), since its founding in 1919, Cummins employs approximately 59,900 people committed to powering a more prosperous world through three global corporate responsibility priorities critical to healthy communities: education, environment and equality of opportunity. Cummins serves its customers online, through a network of company-owned and independent distributor locations, and through thousands of dealer locations worldwide and earned about $2.1 billion on sales of $24.0 billion in 2021. See how Cummins is powering a world that's always on by accessing news releases and more information at https://www.cummins.com/always-on.
Follow the money flow of climate, technology, and energy investments to uncover new opportunities and jobs.
Inside This Issue ⚡ The Energy Source That Could Survive Trump’s Attack on California’s Green Ambitions 🌍 Carbon Business Council Expands European Footprint to Support the Continent’s Carbon Remov...
Inside This Issue 💥 North America's $170B Hydrogen Surge: Why 2025 is the Tipping Point ⚙️ First Centrifugal on Board Carbon Capture System Launches 🌾 AgriCapture Rice Methane Reduction Project R...
Inside This Issue 🏭 Baker Hughes to Acquire Chart Industries, Accelerating Energy & Industrial Technology Strategy ⛽ Next Hydrogen Launches Ontario’s Largest Onsite Clean Hydrogen Refuelling S...
The Energy Source That Could Survive Trump’s Attack on California’s Green Ambitions
Hydrogen is a growing yet controversial source of energy that some see as key to California’s ambitious climate goals. A new project in Vernon will be one of the largest hydrogen production-and-d...
As carbon removal (CDR) progresses from start-up to scale-up phase, Europe has emerged as one of the most ambitious and fast-moving regions in the world Most recently, the EU announced it will inc...
RYAM and GranBio Sign MOU to Explore Cellulosic SAF Project at Jesup Facility
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. (NYSE: RYAM) (the “Company” or “RYAM”), the global leader in cellulose specialty products, announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Under...
The following statement may be attributed to Jessie Stolark, executive director of the Carbon Capture Coalition (the Coalition), a non-partisan collaboration of companies, labor unions, and NGOs bu...
Follow the money flow of climate, technology, and energy investments to uncover new opportunities and jobs.