Episode 68: The Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE)

Technology Today

Southwest Research Institute

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4.8 • 19 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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An SwRI-led consortium is tackling decarbonization of the transportation industry with a hydrogen internal combustion engine or H2-ICE vehicle. The world is on a deadline to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Experts say multiple technologies are needed to dial back global warming and attain that rigorous goal. SwRI engineers and members of the H2-ICE Consortium are showcasing a new hydrogen engine for heavy-duty vehicles, which could be a high-impact solution to curb harmful emissions. Listen now as H2-ICE Consortium Program Manager Ryan Williams discusses the breakthrough H2-ICE vehicle, why it’s a standout decarbonization alternative and challenges to getting it on the road nationwide.

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0:00.0	An SWRI-led consortium is tackling the challenge of decarbonizing the transportation industry.
0:07.1	And they have just unveiled a new heavy-duty vehicle with an internal combustion engine that runs on hydrogen.
0:14.1	Is this zero greenhouse gas engine ready for the road?
0:17.9	That's next on this episode of Technology Today.
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0:53.5	Hello and welcome to technology today. I'm Lisa Benia. Zero carbon fuel, ultra-low emissions.
1:00.0	That's the mission of SWRI's Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine or H2I's Consortium,
1:06.5	a group of organizations working together to decarbonize transportation. The consortium has designed
1:13.0	a heavy-duty vehicle with a hydrogen engine that is reducing tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions by
1:20.0	over 99 percent, and it's picking up a lot of interest and attention right now. SWRI engineer Ryan
1:27.2	Williams, consortium program manager, is part of the development team rolling out this clean energy engine.
1:34.3	He's here to tell us more about this decarbonization alternative to battery electric and fuel cell vehicles.
1:41.3	Thank you for being here, Ryan.
1:43.3	Thanks for having me. I'm happy to be here
1:45.0	and happy to talk about this program and the technology. Okay, so let's start with an overview of
1:51.5	hydrogen as a fuel. What are the benefits of hydrogen? So the real benefit of hydrogen is in the
2:00.1	absence of carbon.
2:01.7	Like you mentioned in the intro, we're trying to decarbonize transportation and much of
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