March 25, 2025 – Cummins officially released 50 action items focused on the zero-carbon strategy at its East Asia R&D Center in Wuhan, covering multiple areas including R&D, technological innovation, carbon reduction in production operations, and community cooperation. This demonstrates Cummins’ determination and actions to help Chinese customers achieve the “dual carbon” goals, and is a special way to celebrate Cummins’ 50th anniversary in China.
Cummins Chairman and CEO Jennifer Rumsey, Cummins Vice President and Cummins China Chairman Nathan Stoner, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Executive Vice President and Secretary General Fu Bingfeng, Hannan District People’s Congress Standing Committee Party Group Secretary and Director Chen Mingjun and leaders from Dongfeng Motor, BAIC Foton, Shaanxi Automobile, Liugong, JAC, North Shares, XCMG, Lingong and other OEMs and end-customer representatives attended the event.
Technological innovation: innovation in traditional energy and breakthroughs in new energy
In the field of R&D, Cummins will continue to promote the development of multi-fuel engine platforms in China, covering the exploration of low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels such as diesel, natural gas, hydrogen, and methanol, while continuing to promote the intelligence of the multi-fuel platform power chain to meet diverse application needs.
Cummins Accelera’s new generation of high-voltage fuel cell products achieves higher stack power density and hydrogen safety through technological innovation, and achieves performance improvement throughout the entire life cycle with its long life, high efficiency, reliability, lightweight, and digitalization. At the same time, the new generation of localized water electrolysis hydrogen production technology has higher current density and lower initial cost. Through high-efficiency electrolysis, large-scale hydrogen production, and the ability to couple with renewable energy, it provides safe, reliable, and clean hydrogen energy for the industrial, transportation, and energy sectors.
At the same time, Cummins is actively developing key components for fuel cells and hydrogen internal combustion engines, such as hydrogen nozzles, hydrogen fuel cell air compressors, electric superchargers, 700Bar high-pressure hydrogen storage systems, and electrolyzer components. In addition, Cummins has also launched a variety of main drive all-in-one power electronics products, electric drive axles, and central drive motor solutions. The products integrate advanced electronic control technology and efficient electric drive solutions to help customers transform their energy.
Through digital twins and AI-assisted design, we can achieve customized and precise engine development. Relying on the Miaosuan big data algorithm, we can optimize the engine in real time. The big model is combined with the service process of traditional diagnostic tools to let users experience expert services. At the same time, through remote diagnosis, intelligent services are provided to replace maintenance with repair, which effectively reduces service costs and enables users to travel without worries.
In the field of transitional technology that connects the present and the future, Cummins hybrid powertrain technology adopts different hybrid architectures such as P1, P2, and P4; the combination of traditional mining high-horsepower engines and electric technology significantly improves power performance and fuel efficiency, and can achieve about 20% fuel savings in operating projects; at the same time, microgrid integration capabilities and localized energy storage technology are committed to realizing a variety of application scenarios under off-grid connection, helping to improve the flexibility and reliability of energy systems in power generation, mining, oil, natural gas, marine machinery and other fields.
Operational optimization: Achieve carbon reduction in operations and in all links of the entire industry chain
In terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, significant emission reduction effects have been achieved through measures such as solar photovoltaic projects, optimizing test bench post-processing devices, improving the efficiency of air compressors and process circulating water systems, energy feedback from electric dynamometers, low-temperature cleaning of pre-treatment systems, and optimization of air conditioning systems. In terms of water conservation, the company has effectively reduced the waste of water resources through intelligent management of process circulating water systems, rainwater reuse projects, and water leakage control projects. In terms of waste reduction, Cummins has implemented wastewater concentration devices, cancellation of pre-painting treatment processes, wastewater reuse projects, digital recycling packaging management systems, hazardous solid waste reduction measures, waste activated carbon recycling and reuse, remanufacturing technology, reduction of production line auxiliary materials, cutting fluid concentration, and reduction of VOC emissions, which have significantly reduced the generation and treatment costs of hazardous waste. These comprehensive measures not only improve resource utilization efficiency, but also make important contributions to Cummins’s realization of green sustainable development and zero-carbon goals.
Community participation: helping communities achieve a green and low-carbon model
As a responsible corporate citizen, Cummins actively fulfills its social responsibilities and actively promotes energy conservation and environmental protection through a series of community feedback projects. Since the launch of the “Dynamics Hall” project in 2016, it has significantly improved the environmental awareness of young people and community residents and cultivated their sense of environmental responsibility through systematic education programs. The water resource protection project has had a positive impact on the community through activities such as water ecological construction, ensuring water safety, and improving water efficiency. In one year, the water benefit exceeded 800,000 tons, benefited more than 13,000 people, and the publicity impact exceeded 110,000 people. In addition, Cummins also pays attention to environmentally friendly waste reuse, such as processing waste oil bottles into planters, building three-dimensional planting racks, and planting organic vegetables to form a green circular ecosystem and promote a green and low-carbon lifestyle in the community.
The road to zero carbon cannot be separated from the joint participation of OEMs, end users and upstream and downstream partners in the industry chain. In the zero-carbon forum, Stephen Saxby, Vice President of Cummins and Chief Technology Officer of Cummins China, Fu Bingfeng, Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, and technical leaders of Dongfeng Motor, Beiqi Foton, Shaanxi Automobile and North Shares discussed the future of zero-carbon development.
Industry experts shared the transformation process of China’s automobile industry from “market for technology” to independent innovation, emphasizing the key role of chain innovation mechanism in industrial upgrading. Faced with the dual transformation of intelligence and low carbonization, the collaborative innovation model requires closer cross-industry collaboration. As a technology pioneer, Cummins has been working hand in hand with the industry to explore the road of innovation.
Representatives of OEM partners also discussed the future prospects of decarbonization technology. In the specially set up zero-carbon initiative session, all parties involved jointly launched the zero-carbon initiative, calling on the industry and the outside world to work together to accelerate technological innovation and application, promote the green transformation of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and jointly inject vitality into the realization of the zero-carbon goal.
Since entering the Chinese market in 1975, Cummins has always taken innovation as its core. With its solid technical foundation, it has worked with upstream and downstream partners in the industrial chain to help upgrade the power of various industries such as transportation, engineering infrastructure, mining, communications, and electricity. For half a century, Cummins has witnessed the take-off of China’s economy and has been fortunate to be deeply involved in it. From the initial product introduction to the current localized R&D and manufacturing, Cummins has made many innovative achievements in its development history in China, including advanced power solutions, a comprehensive service network, superb manufacturing technology, environmentally friendly facilities, and harmonious coexistence with the community. Cummins China has become a successful case of multinational companies “in China, for China, and for the world”.
Jennifer Rumsey, Chairman and CEO of Cummins, said: “Innovation is in Cummins’ DNA, and we have been actively helping Chinese users achieve technological breakthroughs and industrial upgrades. Our zero-carbon strategy aims to achieve a net zero carbon and sustainable future, and Cummins’ operations in China are making a positive contribution to this goal.”
Nathan Stoner, Vice President of Cummins and Chairman of Cummins China, said that Cummins will continue to increase its R&D investment in China, launch more innovative products that meet the unique needs of the Chinese market, and continue to expand green energy solutions to support China’s carbon neutrality goals and contribute to global sustainable development.
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