Telescopic loaders

JCB 540-180H HiViz Loadall '2024

Powered by a hydrogen combustion engine fuelled with low carbon hydrogen.

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4 months ago
Wheels&Tracks

March 12, 2025

Leading contractor BAM Construction has hailed the simplicity of the refuelling process of JCB’s hydrogen powered Loadall telescopic handler after testing the machine on a major Midlands regeneration project.

The company has been trialling the first JCB 540-180H Loadall on the Tea Factory regeneration project in Digbeth, Birmingham.

Powered by a hydrogen combustion engine developed by JCB at its plant in Derbyshire, the machine offers a zero-carbon emission driveline, that offers the same power and torque characteristics as the conventional diesel-powered model.

Colin Evison, BAM’s Innovation Technical Lead (pictured below), said: “We’re starting to explore the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel. It was important to get the hydrogen fuel machine on a real construction site. We’ve seen it in test environments, and we know that technically it does work, but putting it to the test on a real site makes a real difference.

“We’ve noticed no difference in the way the machine operates. We have to refuel the machine in a different way, but it’s a simple and straightforward process.”

JCB has been delivering hydrogen to the site in a refuelling trailer, that simply connects to the Loadall and refuels at the touch of a button.

https://thecea.org.uk/member-news/ease-of-refuelling-hailed-as-hydrogen-loadall-goes-on-test

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