Development of a Dual Hydrogen Diesel Combustion System for Mining Extraction Trucks

In 2017, Corfo launched a call for the formation of a technological consortium for the industrialization of solutions that make possible the transformation of the conventional operation of mining extraction trucks towards dual internal combustion of hydrogen and diesel mixtures ( H2ICE).

In the said call, the UC Energy Center actively participated in the preparation of the proposal by linking academic members from different disciplines, specifically from the Faculties of Chemistry and Pharmacy, and Engineering. This call was awarded to the consortium led by Alset Global, GmbH, the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, CAP, Anglo American, BHP Billiton, and the University of Santiago de Chile.

This consortium began its activities in September 2018 and the expected duration is four years.