Liebherr has announced its first crawler excavator powered by a hydrogen combustion engine,.
The R9XX H2 is based on Liebherr’s generation 8 crawler excavators.
The 50-ton R9XX H2 prototype debuted at Bauma in Munich, Germany.
The Liebherr R9XX H2 is powered by the hydrogen H966 engine which is based on an intake manifold injection technology.
Caterpillar has announced the development of 48V, 300V and 600V batteries for the off-highway machines.
Cat says the lithium-ion technology features a modular design with reuse and recycling as part of the features.
The development program also includes inverters, motors, electronic controls, digital services and other technologies.
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Electric vehicles are quickly becoming the norm around the world, including in the construction industry. Though the technology is still very new, and infrastructure to support electric vehicles is lacking, the push by certain segments of society to get people to turn away from fossil fuels is as aggressive as ever.
Soon, strict regulations
Boston officials passed a measure to ban fossil fuels used in new construction projects, as part of the state's fuel ban pilot program, signaling another step towards the ever-increasing effort by climate activists to stop the climate from changing. The measure would prevent construction companies from using machines that burn diesel fuel .
New
In the continued attempt to save the world from certain destruction from Global Warming/Climate Change, many states are now passing legislation to ban natural gas in new building construction.
This is definitely causing a stir, and putting some construction companies in precarious situations.
These bans on natural gas hookups in new buildings are
The Biden Administration said earlier this month officials will adjust the federal review process for environmental permits to get infrastructure construction started faster. It's all part of a permitting
