Rental firm offers hydrogen technology on heavy machines after successful trials

Murray Pollok Managing Editor, IRN & Director of Content, KHL

07 August 2026

UK-based Stevens Equipment Rental (SER) said trials of retrofit technology to improve the efficiency of engine combustion on diesel powered machines had reduced fuel consumption by up to 25%. The system uses electrolysis to create hydrogen which is injected into the diesel engine, accelerating and improving fuel burn.

The family-owned…

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