Hythane Company Begins Hydrogen-CNG System Demonstrations in China

The Hythane Company is beginning demonstrations of its low-emission hydrogen-compressed natural gas fuel system in support of a major bus conversion project in China. Hythane (generically called HCNG: hydrogen-CNG) is essentially CNG mixed with a small percentage of hydrogen (usually about 7% by energy or 20% by volume), and was developed by Hydrogen Components in the US.

In October 2004, Brehon Energy entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with four leading Chinese groups to convert 10,000 diesel buses in five major cities to run on Hythane. (Hythane Company is the technical division and wholly owned subsidiary of Brehon Energy). The project targets the conversion of the 10,000 buses prior to the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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