Cummins and Accelera Showcase Broadest Portfolio of Decarbonizing Technologies With an Emphasis on Hydrogen

Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Accelera by Cummins, Cummins' zero-emissions technology brand, will showcase a variety of technologies in their booth at Advanced Clean Transportation Expo (May 2 to 4, Anaheim, California). The line-up emphasizes the role that hydrogen will play as part of Destination Zero, Cummins’ strategy to go further, faster to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality impacts of its products and reach zero emissions by 2050. The company will showcase technologies across the hydrogen value chain, including electrolyzers to produce hydrogen that can power both a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine (H2-ICE) concept truck and a fuel cell electric powertrain.

“To fully develop the hydrogen economy, we need to spur demand for hydrogen. We are developing a range of hydrogen solutions and believe H2-ICE powered trucks alongside wider adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles can help encourage development of hydrogen fuel infrastructure. In this way, hydrogen engines and fuel cells are complementary technologies, working together to drive the hydrogen economy forward,” explained Jennifer Rumsey, Cummins President and CEO. “At Cummins, we are actively scaling electrolyzer manufacturing, encouraged by the increased demand we are seeing. Electrolyzers are one of the key pieces of technology for green hydrogen production and will help decarbonize our economy and advance the clean energy transition.”

Electrolyzers

The hydrogen ecosystem is underpinned by green hydrogen production. Accelera’s electrolyzer technology is enabling the infrastructure scale-up needed to support hydrogen-powered vehicles.

“With industry-leading, highly efficient PEM electrolyzer technology, Accelera is tackling the chicken-and-egg scenario in the hydrogen market by scaling hydrogen production infrastructure solutions in tandem with end-use hydrogen technologies to drive demand and accelerate adoption across the value chain,” said Amy Davis, President of Accelera.

An electrolyzer splits water into oxygen and hydrogen, which can be used immediately or stored as a liquid or gas and transported. When powered by renewable electricity, like solar or wind, the hydrogen produced is completely carbon-free. On display at ACT is Accelera’s 2.5 megawatt (MW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer stack, which is the heart of its large-scale HyLYZER electrolyzer product line.