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Renewable Hydrogen and Hydrogen Blends

As the global climate changes, more companies are turning to sustainable solutions to help lower their carbon footprint. Renewable hydrogen and hydrogen blends are among several alternative fuels companies are considering as they work toward their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. To meet the growing demand for renewable power sources, Caterpillar has added three new generator sets capable of running on hydrogen fuel.

Expanded Lineup of Hydrogen-Fueled Generator Sets

Cat® Generator Sets With Hydrogen Blending Capabilities

Cat® generator sets across the entire G3500 engine platform may now be configured to enable operation on natural gas blended with up to 25% hydrogen for 50 or 60 Hz continuous, prime, and load management applications.

  • Providing minimal impact on operations
  • Safe operation
  • High efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions
     
  • G3512H
    Continuous Rating
    1515 ekW / 1505 ekW @1.0pf
    1515 ekW / 1505 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    44.90%
    44.90%

    G3512H

    From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power, and local grid support applications, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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  • G3516H
    Continuous Rating
    2027 / 2007 ekW @ 1.0pf
    2027 / 2007 ekW @ 1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    45.30%
    45.30%

    G3516H

    From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power, and local grid support applications, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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  • G3520H
    Continuous Rating
    2519 / 2500 ekW @ 1.0pf
    2519 / 2500 ekW @ 1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    45.30%
    45.30%

    G3520H

    From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power, and local grid support applications, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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Can my existing generator set run on Hydrogen?

Caterpillar will offer retrofit kits later this year to provide blending capabilities of up to 25% hydrogen for select power nodes built on the G3500H engine platform that are already deployed in the field.

35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES

Caterpillar has years of experience conducting research on alternative fuels like hydrogen blends and 100% hydrogen in reciprocating engines and developing hydrogen technologies. Generator sets across the G3500 platform may now be configured to operate on natural gas blended with up to 25% hydrogen for 50- or 60-Hz continuous, prime, and load management applications. Three new hydrogen-capable models include the G3512H rated at 1515 kW, the G3516H offering 2027 kW, and the G3520H listed at 2519 kW.

The expanded portfolio of hydrogen-fueled generator sets is safe to operate and has the same long maintenance interval as natural gas powered assets. Because hydrogen is a clean-burning fuel, highly efficient hydrogen-fueled generator sets have lower emissions and help achieve decarbonization goals. With options to configure existing assets for natural-gas pipeline blending today, users can prepare to meet the changing fuel requirements of the future.

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Cutting-Edge Development of Hydrogen-Fueled Power Solutions

Caterpillar continues to improve the performance of hydrogen-fueled power technologies with minimal impacts on maintenance costs and schedules, availability, and operations. 
 

When it comes to hydrogen fuel, our goals include:

  • Continuing to offer engines capable of running on hydrogen blends
  • Designing products that can run on 100% hydrogen fuel
  • Assisting our customers with navigating the multiple factors that influence hydrogen accessibility (i.e., infrastructure, cost, regulations, storage, policies and incentives, etc.)
  • Leading the industry in research on sustainable renewable fuels
  • Engineering products able to run on a blend of natural gas and 25% hydrogen fuel to prepare for more blended pipeline natural gas usage in the future
  • Helping customers reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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In the News

Caterpillar Expands Range of Hydrogen-Fueled Power Solutions to Include Generator Sets and Retrofit Kits from 600 kW to 2.5 MW

Caterpillar Inc. announced the latest additions to its lineup of commercially available power solutions running on hydrogen fuel.

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Hydrogen-fueled Power Solutions
Hydrogen-fueled Power Solutions

Caterpillar to Launch Demonstration
Project Using Hydrogen Fuel
Cell Technology

Caterpillar Inc. announced that the company has launched a three-year project through a collaboration with Microsoft and Ballard Power Systems to demonstrate a power system for data centers.

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Demonstration Project Using Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Demonstration Project Using Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

Caterpillar Collaborates with District Energy St. Paul to Demonstrate Hydrogen-Fueled CHP System 

Caterpillar Inc. announced a low-carbon intensity fuel project with District Energy St. Paul to demonstrate a 2.0 MW combined heat and power (CHP) system fueled by various combinations of hydrogen and natural gas.

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District Energy St. Paul CHP
District Energy St. Paul CHP

Caterpillar to Offer Power Solutions Operating on 100% Hydrogen to Customers in 2021

Caterpillar Inc. announced that the company will begin offering Cat generator sets capable of operating on 100% hydrogen, including fully renewable green hydrogen, on a designed-to-order basis in the fourth quarter of 2021.

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Hydrogen press release
Hydrogen press release

Caterpillar to Expand
Hydrogen-Powered
Solutions to Customers

Caterpillar Inc. will offer Cat generator sets that run on 100% hydrogen fuel in late 2021. Caterpillar continues to invest in improving the capability of hydrogen-powered solutions, which will help address customers’ carbon-reduction goals.

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Caterpillar hydrogen

CATERPILLAR AND CERTARUS SIGN MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING TO EXPLORE LOWER CARBON
ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Caterpillar Inc. and Certarus Ltd. announce that they have entered a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities to leverage each party's strengths to bring lower carbon energy solutions to their combined customer base.

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Biogas application
Biogas application

CAT PRODUCTS WITH HYDROGEN BLENDING CAPABILITIES

  • G3512H
    Continuous Rating
    1515 ekW / 1505 ekW @1.0pf
    1515 ekW / 1505 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    44.90%
    44.90%

    G3512H

    From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power, and local grid support applications, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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  • G3516H
    Continuous Rating
    2027 / 2007 ekW @ 1.0pf
    2027 / 2007 ekW @ 1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    45.30%
    45.30%

    G3516H

    From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power, and local grid support applications, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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  • G3520H
    Continuous Rating
    2519 / 2500 ekW @ 1.0pf
    2519 / 2500 ekW @ 1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    45.30%
    45.30%

    G3520H

    From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power, and local grid support applications, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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  • CG132B-8
    Continuous Rating
    400 ekW @1.0pf
    400 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    43.1% / 42.1%
    43.1% / 42.1%

    CG132B-8

    The Cat CG132B family of gas engines are perfectly tailored to the challenges of the power plant in an age of global value chains.

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  • CG132B-12
    Continuous Rating
    600 kW @1.0pf
    600 kW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    43.3% / 42.4%
    43.3% / 42.4%

    CG132B-12

    The Cat CG132B family of gas engines are perfectly tailored to the challenges of the power plant in an age of global value chains.

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  • CG132B-16
    Continuous Rating
    800 kW @1.0pf
    800 kW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    43.5% / 42.6%
    43.5% / 42.6%

    CG132B-16

    The Cat CG132B family of gas engines are perfectly tailored to the challenges of the power plant in an age of global value chains.

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  • CG132B-16
    Continuous Rating
    1000 ekW @1.0pf
    1000 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    41.50%
    41.50%

    CG132B-16

    The Cat CG132B family of gas engines are perfectly tailored to the challenges of the power plant in an age of global value chains.

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  • CG170B-12
    Continuous Rating
    1380 ekW @1.0pf
    1380 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    45.00%
    45.00%

    CG170B-12

    State-of-the-art components providing more power: the compact design, a focus on a wide range of applications and highest efficiency values of its class make sure of that. Managed by a smart and secure control system, the new CG170B series offers the optimal balance between profitability and reliability.

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  • CG170B-16
    Continuous Rating
    1840 ekW @1.0pf
    1840 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    44.70%
    44.70%

    CG170B-16

    State-of-the-art components providing more power: the compact design, a focus on a wide range of applications and highest efficiency values of its class make sure of that. Managed by a smart and secure control system, the new CG170B series offers the optimal balance between profitability and reliability.

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  • CG170B-20
    Continuous Rating
    2300 ekW @1.0pf
    2300 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    45.00%
    45.00%

    CG170B-20

    State-of-the-art components providing more power: the compact design, a focus on a wide range of applications and highest efficiency values of its class make sure of that. Managed by a smart and secure control system, the new CG170B series offers the optimal balance between profitability and reliability.

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  • CG260-12
    Continuous Rating
    3333 / 3000 ekW @1.0pf
    3333 / 3000 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Coal Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    43.90%
    43.90%

    CG260-12

    From natural gas-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) systems and emergency power for facilities, to renewable biogas energy to support the local grid, or electricity generated from coal mine gases, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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  • CG260-16
    Continuous Rating
    4300 / 4000 ekW @1.0pf
    4300 / 4000 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Associated Gas, Synthesis Gas, Hydrogen Blend (to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Biogas, Coal Gas, Associated Gas, Synthesis Gas, Hydrogen Blend (to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    44.1 / 43.8%
    44.1 / 43.8%

    CG260-16

    From natural gas-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) systems and emergency power for facilities, to renewable biogas energy to support the local grid, or electricity generated from coal mine gases, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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  • CG260-16
    Continuous Rating
    4500 / 4050 ekW @1.0pf
    4500 / 4050 ekW @1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    44.60 / 44.3%
    44.60 / 44.3%

    CG260-16

    From natural gas-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) systems and emergency power for facilities, to renewable biogas energy to support the local grid, or electricity generated from coal mine gases, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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