K2C Rail Limited are delighted to announce our new partnership with cleantech innovators, Advanced Hydrogen Technologies (AHT) Group. Together, K2C Rail and AHT Group are bringing groundbreaking engine carbon clean and capture technology to the rail industry, aiming to make a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions and driving sustainable transformation.
The engine carbon clean and capture technology is a highly efficient system generator that removes carbon build-up in any internal combustion engine – generating and injecting controlled amounts of hydrogen and oxygen to burn off residual carbon deposits, while also reducing harmful emissions and particulates.
Initial testing on a Harry Needles Railroad Company (HNRC) Class 08 locomotive, carried out at the world-class Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in the West Midlands, generated impressive results. Overall exhaust gas emissions were reduced by 22% and heavy particulates by 20%, while diesel efficiency savings of 8% were achieved too.
This was followed by an even more impressive four-month independent trial on a 40-tonne articulated lorry at the UTAC Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, one of the largest vehicle testing centres in Europe. Exhaust gas emissions and particulate matter collectively averaged out at a 49% reduction following the AHT process.
With an average fuel efficiency saving of 7.5%, the Millbrook tests also found that articulated lorries consuming 8 miles per gallon can save an average of £8,000 p/a per vehicle over a distance of 120,000 miles.
This is award-winning technology that significantly reduces carbon footprint and fuel costs, while helping businesses meet their Net Zero targets, plus the figures get even better over time and with regular cleaning.
The rail industry has real opportunity to make a difference and Engine Carbon Clean & Capture offers an immediate solution – also restoring engine efficiency and power, lowering maintenance costs, extending the lifespan of assets and fully aligning with the new ESG compliance requirements of the International Financial Reporting Standards mandate.
What’s more, this will transform the approach to Scope 1 emissions for rail company transportation and distribution fleets, RRVs and OTMs, plus heavy plant machinery – and put adopters of the technology at the forefront of sustainability performance.
