ULEMCo – Ultra Low Emission Mileage Company
ULEMCo is the world’s first hydrogen commercial vehicle conversion company, enabling fleet and commercial vehicle owners to access to zero emission hydrogen fuel, as part of their strategies to reduce transport related carbon emissions.
ULEMCo is based in Liverpool, UK and was founded in 2014 as a spin out of Revolve Technologies, to commercialise intellectual property and capability in hydrogen combustion engine technology. Having started with converting diesel Ford Transit vans to enable them to run on commercially available hydrogen as a dual fuel, more recently a range of technologies has been developed. ULEMCo uses its experience in hydrogen technology to convert commercial vehicles - from LGV to HGV and specialist utility vehicles like refuse trucks, gritter and sweepers - to run on hydrogen. Here is a range of approaches currently in deployment or development.
H2ICED – dual fuel is an innovative dual-fuel approach, allowing hydrogen to be mixed with diesel directly in a conventional engine. Hydrogen fuel can then supply up to 70% of the energy delivered, with a corresponding CO2 emission saving at the tailpipe. Since existing engine designs are used, this is a fast and cost-effective route to zero emission fleets.
FCRX – fuel cell range extender is a hydrogen fuel cell range extender that is integrated with current battery technology vehicle platforms, allowing greater range and time between charges. FCRX represents a viable and practical solution for fleet owners to achieve zero emissions today.
HyVerie – hydrogen powered fuel cells is a speedy and cost-effective route to powering fuel cells with hydrogen. Utility and heavy-duty vehicles now have a viable route to normal operation but with zero emissions. ULEMCo designs the fuel cell electric powertrain configuration based on using existing vehicle designs.
HyICE is a revolutionary approach under development at ULEMCo that allows conventional vehicle engines to be run on 100% hydrogen fuel, with a bespoke approach allowing full optimisation. Good power levels are maintained, and tailpipe emissions are cut to almost zero.
ULEMCo already supports a fleet of vehicles across a range of hydrogen hubs in the UK, and is rapidly extending its capability to provide ‘fleetwide conversion to hydrogen’ across the globe.
At COP26, ULEMCo, with its partners, showcased the Zero Emission Rapid Response Operations ambulance (ZERRO) project, this will develop a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, a prototype of which is planned for delivery to the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.