Eden Energy has announced the results of a test project for the Indian electricity market showing that a 400kW Cummins diesel generator can run on a mixture of Hythane and diesel fuel to reduce the cost of electricity production from INR10.97 to INR6.50 per kilowatt hour. The savings result from a 78% reduction of the diesel component in the fuel mix.
Hythane is a blend of natural gas and hydrogen that is claimed by the company to be cheaper and cleaner than petroleum diesel or natural gas.
In tests performed at Eden’s Hythane Company test facility in Colorado, US, a dual fuel kit was developed to enable the generator to run on a combination of petroleum diesel and either natural gas or Hythane. The natural gas and diesel mixture also showed a significant cost decrease. Savings were calculated using recent prices for natural gas and petroleum diesel in India.
Development work on the dual fuel generators is expected to be completed in two months. Pilot projects in India using the Hythane dual fuel kit will begin by October 2008.
Eden Energy has said that it will supply both the dual fuel conversion kits and the Hythane production equipment to the Indian market, collaborating with generator manufacturers to reach their existing customers. Eden anticipates that sales of these products will increase rapidly due to the cost savings in electricity production.