b'34 Partner News Winter 2022CorporateSelf-generating sustainable powerBy CumminsCummins Inc. announced it will open a newleader in alternative power production andCovering a 738 square metre footprint, Powertrain Test Facility at the Darlington, UKtechnologies.the two-story Powertrain Test Facility will campus to help accelerate the move towardssignificantly increase testing capacity with cleaner, next generation power technologiesTees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen, commented:state-of-the-art capabilities at the Darlington focused on reducing greenhouse gasIts brilliant news that Cummins is setcampus. The new facility will not only help emissions and improving air quality. Groundto invest 14 million into their Darlingtondevelop clean power solutions, but also preparation work for the new facility is nowplant to build a new Powertain Test Facility.generate its own sustainable power.underway with the first phase of the 14Teessides leading position as ground zero million investment expected to open forfor net zero means there is no better placeThe heavy-duty dynamometers and test operations by May 2023. to develop the cleaner, healthier, and safercells will feature energy recovery systems technologies of the future. to generate electricity. This will be exported The facility is designed to be fuel-agnosticto the ring main of the Cummins site, adding and will enable Cummins to develop andWeve already seen how Cummins positionfurther capability for energy self-generation test a wider range of power technologies,at the forefront of developments intoon-site. In addition, water consumption of the including the latest universal enginehydrogen engines is securing hundreds ofcooling towers will be reduced by harvesting platforms with variants able to operate onjobs at their facility and this new investmentrainwater, using a similar system already in green hydrogen, renewable natural gas, oris another great example of how they areplace at the manufacturing plant.sustainable diesel. Installation and testingcreating good quality, well paid jobs by capability will also extend to hydrogen fueldeveloping and pushing forward net zeroFor more information, visit: cell and battery electric powertrains. innovation in in Teesside. https://www.cummins.com/new-power Highly advanced dynamometers will be able to test not only powertrains, but also chassis-installed powertrains and vehicles, extending in size from a compact SUV to heavy trucks over 44-tons or a double-deck bus. Off-road equipment, including construction machines and agricultural tractors, will also be able to be dyno-tested.We are very excited to announce this significant investment in the new Powertrain Test Facility at Darlington, which will be an important element in Cummins Destination Zero strategy to deliver a broad portfolio of power solutions to meet the worlds sustainability challenges, said Jonathan Atkinson, Executive Director of CumminsOn-highway Business in Europe.Cummins focus on developing next generation, clean power aligns with the vision of the Tees Valley region to become a'