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JCB鈥檚 hydrogen engine cleared for EU sale
27 May 2025
UK-based JCB has secured EU type-approval of its hydrogen engine for use in non-road mobile machinery in what it says is a 鈥渟ignificant moment鈥� for hydrogen power.
JCB鈥檚 hydrogen engine has been approved for sale and for use in machines and third-party OEM equipment in each of the 27 EU member states. Image: JCB
This means that JCB鈥檚 hydrogen engine has been approved for sale and for use in machines and third-party OEM equipment in each of the 27 EU member states, and all other territories recognising EU type-approvals, such as European Economic Area (EEA) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) territories.
The approval certificate has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1628 and certifies JCB鈥檚 hydrogen combustion engine to prevailing EU Stage V emissions norms.
鈥淭his is another very significant moment for JCB鈥檚 hydrogen programme,鈥� commented JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford, who has led the company鈥檚 hydrogen engine project.
鈥淔or JCB to have secured full EU type-approval is proof positive that the combustion engine does indeed have a promising future in pursuit of a net zero world if hydrogen, a zero CO2 fuel, is used instead of fossil fuels.鈥�
The EU type-approval follows earlier rulings by licensing authorities in nine countries in mainland Europe allowing the engine to be used commercially in machines in those countries under 鈥榥ew technology鈥� provisions.
The OEM JCB says that real world pre-launch testing of JCB鈥檚 hydrogen equipment is now at an 鈥渁dvanced鈥� stage.
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