Caterpillar will begin offering generator sets capable of operating on 100 percent hydrogen, including fully renewable green hydrogen.
They will be available on a designed-to-order basis in late 2021; however, more immediately, the company will launch commercially available power generation solutions that can be configured to operate on natural gas blended with up to 25 percent hydrogen.
Cat already has a "hydrogen solutions portfolio" that includes Solar Turbines’ gas turbine generator sets, which have run on high hydrogen blends for decades and are capable of operating on 100 percent hydrogen today.
“At Caterpillar, we are working alongside our customers to understand their needs, and they are looking for reliable power sources that support their climate-related goals,” said Joe Creed, Caterpillar group president of Energy & Transportation. “Our continued investment in new products, technologies and services is one way we’re supporting them with the quality solutions they’ve come to count on from Caterpillar.”
With the reciprocating engine capabilities of up to 100 percent hydrogen, Caterpillar says it is expanding on its legacy in gas engines and Solar gas turbines with more than 35 years of experience with high-hydrogen fuel.
Source: Caterpillar
