Perkins is collaborating with
The power unit will help off-highway original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) - both large scale and those with limited resources - address the energy transition.
It will be able to directly replace its diesel equivalent in terms of power density and response, enabling a wide range of OEMs, regardless of their size or the application they manufacture, to accelerate their transition to lower-carbon intensity or zero-carbon fuels, and harness electrification.
The design will support several fuel types with the initial demonstration utilising hydrogen.
Supported by
Launching this month, the three-and-a-half-year project will be led by Perkins' global engineering headquarters in
Project Coeus will see the design, development and manufacture of a multi-fuel 'drop-in' hybrid powertrain, which directly replaces existing diesel solutions in off-highway machines and will support the
'We are pleased to have secured this opportunity to accelerate the development of advanced off-highway power system solutions,' said
'This project will explore, innovate and lead the way to solving some of the key challenges facing the off-highway industry's energy transition and support the transition towards reduced carbon in this key sector.'
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Project Coeus will be supported by funding through the APC, which leverages research and engagement to provide insight that drives early-stage R&D, funding that takes proof of concepts to marketability, and strategic insight that drives the industrialisation of the best technology types to benefit the
At Loughborough experts from the
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For more details on the Perkins support for the energy transition, visit Advanced Power Solutions.
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