Eden Energy Ltd (Eden), an Australian clean energy company based in Perth, has entered into an agreement with the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) to collaborate to promote the use of hydrogen and hydrogen enriched natural gas (HCNG or Hythane®) as a premium blend of natural gas for internal combustion engines in India.
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Eden Energy Signs Collaboration Agreement with ARAI
Vanzetti Engineering Opens Italy’s First Public LCNG Fuelling Station
Vanzetti Engineering S.r.l. has completed construction of Italy’s first public Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) fuelling station. The station has been built at Villafalletto (Cuneo), about 50km south of Vanzetti’s base in Moretta, in the country’s north-west region. Featuring made-in-Italy technology, it has a capacity of 600 Nm3/h and is set to refuel up to 500 Kg/h. It operates independent of any pipeline supply.
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ARAI Develops HCNG Engine
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has developed a four-cylinder engine at their power train engineering (PTE) laboratory, according to a report by Times of India. The 3.9 liter engine, modified from an existing CNG engine, will support an 18 per cent blend of hydrogen and compressed natural gas (HCNG). It promises to reduce carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and other emissions.
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GAIL and Eden Unite for Hydrogen-Enriched Natural Gas Bus Trial
India’s natural gas distributor GAIL (India) Ltd is to join with an Australian firm Eden Energy Ltd (Eden) in what could be the largest trial of a hydrogen-enriched blend of natural gas (HCNG) for transport. Descibing the trial as commercial in scale, Eden says the project is designed to reduce pollution levels from India’s massive public transport bus fleets. The trial is expected to see between 50-70 buses on the streets of Mumbai, a city of some 16 million people, by the end of this year.
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Hythane Calibration for Ford 6.8L V10 Engine Certified by CARB

The Ford E450 - now certified for running on Hythane
Australian based energy provider Eden Energy Limited, and US converter BAF Technologies, have developed a Hythane® calibration for Ford 6.8L V10 engines used in E-450 vehicles. The calibration, which demonstrates the dramatic emissions reductions that can be achieved through the use of Hythane® a blend of hydrogen and compressed natural gas (HCNG), has been granted certification by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). CARB certification allows commercial sale and use of the engine, no longer limiting it to use in demonstration projects.
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Eden Energy Wins Tender for India
Indian Oil Corporation, one of India’s largest petroleum marketing groups, has selected Australian based Eden Energy to supply and install the first public hydrogen dispensing station in India to supply fuel to motor vehicles running on either hydrogen or Hythane®, Eden’s proprietary blend of hydrogen and natural gas. With growing demand for vehicles in India, alternative fuels are proving an essential part of India’s energy mix, providing inherent environmental benefits at the same time.










