Electro Hydrogen Generator (EHG) technology, the brain child of OM Energy Ltd, converts waste energy in an engine’s exhaust to generate ordinary water. A converter then extracts hydrogen from the water for use as fuel.
The technology works by mixing hydrogen and conventional fuels. There is no tank for the hydrogen which stops being produced when the engine is switched off. The current design is set to run on 80 percent conventional fuel and 20 percent hydrogen providing a large increase in fuel burning efficiency.
A new partnership between OM Energy and Ultra Green will facilitate the development of a retrofit solution that can be introduced into existing vehicles and a product for manufacturers to incorporate into new engine designs. Anticipated emission reductions are approximately 30 percent and fuel efficiency increases of up to 20 percent.
Since 2005, the scheme has progressed with the support of UK Trade and Investment’s Global Entrepreneur Programme. With the completion of the EHG retro-fitted into a small 1.6 litre 4x4 and a large 12-litre military vehicle later this year, OM Energy says it will have proved the key elements are possible.
