Hydrofuel Canada enters manufacturing and sales agreement for engine conversion kits to hydrogen and ammonia
Hydrofuel Canada has entered into an exclusive manufacturing and sales agreement with Technocarb Equipment for its hydrogen and ammonia compatible gas and diesel engine conversion kits.
Under the agreement, Technocarb will be able to manufacture and sell the hydrogen and ammonia kits for the conversion of hydrocarbon-fuelled generators, engines, tractors, grain driers, and more.
Based on Hydrofuel’s MAPS (Micro Ammonia Production System) technology, the kits will allow for the conversion of existing fossil fuelled engines, which could reduce the capital investment costs of converting operations to low emissions.
In April last year (2022), Hydrofuel said the MAPS technology could unlock green hydrogen and ammonia that is “cheaper than fossil fuels”, by allowing for high-yield, sustainable ammonia synthesis from air and water with high efficiency using a gas-phase electrochemical process.
“Half of the energy of liquid fuels is currently lost between the well head and the fuel pump,” said Greg Vezina, CEO of Hydrofuel. “The beauty of combining MAPS production and conversion tech for existing engines is that it lowers both the production and utilisation costs – less than any conventional or renewable hydrocarbon.”
Vezina added that the technology could allow for more industries to adopt green hydrogen and ammonia at a lower cost, saying, “There is no question that this is global game-changer.”
Commenting on the agreement, “We are pleased to collaborate with another world-leading Canadian company like Hydrofuel to enhance the hydrocarbon fuel-based engine conversion technologies we have developed and sold for decades.”
