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Cummins’ Hydrogen Fuel Cells Power Industry First in Passenger Rail

Stuart Mitchell

Global power and technology leader Cummins Inc. is powering the world’s first 100%-hydrogen passenger train route in operation in Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany. The low-carbon route’s Alstom Coradia iLint trains are outfitted with Cummins’ fuel cell systems. The first zero-emissions passenger trains in the 14-train fleet arrived in mid-summer. “The rail industry in Europe is entering a new era of sustainability, and Cummins is excited and ready to help transition it to emission-free solutions,” said Amy Adams, Vice President of Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies at Cummins. “We are innovating…

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Cummins Invests in Energy Storage Company as Part of Decarbonization Efforts

Stuart Mitchell

Cummins Inc., a global power technology leader, is investing $24 million into VoltStorage, a leading technology company producing energy storage systems based on environmentally friendly redox flow technology. “Cummins is committed to developing a range of solutions that will enable our customers’ success as we advance our Destination Zero strategy and decarbonize our diverse markets,” said Jennifer Rumsey, Cummins’ President and Chief Operating Officer.  “By investing in VoltStorage, we are taking steps to advance solutions focused on the grid and energy storage. Addressing climate change will take a comprehensive approach…

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Cummins Adopts New Strategy to Reach Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

Stuart Mitchell

Cummins Inc. leaders this week introduced to employees a new strategy to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality impacts of its products, reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 in a sustainable way. The global power leader’s Destination Zero strategy unveiled Jan. 25 calls for changes to Cummins’ products and the energy sources that power them as well as collaboration with and leadership from governments, utilities and other industries. “Climate change is the existential crisis of our time, and we must work together to solve it,” said Tom Linebarger, Cummins…

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Cummins and Sinopec Launch Joint Venture to Produce Green Hydrogen Technologies in China

Stuart Mitchell

Cummins Inc. and China Petrochemical Corporation have announced the formation of a 50:50 joint venture — Cummins Enze (Guangdong) Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd (“Cummins Enze”). The joint venture will accelerate the affordability and availability of green hydrogen through increased technological innovation, research and development, and manufacturing capacity. Cummins Enze, located in Foshan, Guangdong Province in China, will initially invest $47 million (RMB 300 million) to locate a manufacturing plant to produce proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The plant will initially have a manufacturing capacity of 500 megawatts of electrolyzers per…

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Cummins Launches Initiative Targeting Global Water Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Global power leader Cummins Inc. has announced a new global community program called Cummins Water Works to address the global water crisis by partnering with leading water experts and investing and engaging in sustainable, large-scale, high-impact water projects around the world. The new community program is supported initially by $8 million in Cummins grants focusing on five of the most water-stressed countries: Mexico, Brazil, India, South Africa and the United States. By 2025, Cummins Water Works wants to bring fresh water to 20 million people who would not otherwise have…

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