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Toyota commercial hydrogen facility employs Emerson technology Global software and technology company Emerson and Toyota Australia have collaborated to transform part of Toyota Australia’s operations into a commercialgrade hydrogen production, storage and refueling plant. The project, supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), adopts Emerson’s automation expertise to provide the control system that helps Toyota Australia demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of manufacturing hydrogen fuels, including the use of renewable solar energy. For the Toyota Australia Hydrogen Centre, Emerson’s advanced DeltaV distributed control system gathers data from the plant’s complex equipment, making it easier to monitor production and storage of hydrogen gas and document and validate the sustainability of operations.
“By incorporating a digital automation foundation to eliminate data silos, Toyota Australia can not only significantly reduce costs, but also gain greater visibility into system performance, making it easier
to maintain and report sustainability performance and increase productivity,” said Mark Bulanda, executive president of Emerson’s Automation Solutions business.
Auto aftermarket expo returns to Melbourne The Australian Auto Aftermarket Expo was held across three days 7 – 9 April, thousands of trade visitors travelled from across Australia and New Zealand to attend. For many, it was the first chance to connect and network in person in nearly three years. And for the first time, Expo-Saturday saw the public join trade visitors to experience the best of Australia’s $25 billion aftermarket industry. With the theme ‘The Future Is Here’, the Expo’s features were designed around the most comprehensive seminar program in the Expo’s history. Sessions focused on the most important industry topics including mandatory data sharing, the skills shortage and electric vehicles The all-new Workshop of the Future Pavilion held daily sessions to help fast-track the automotive industry’s understanding of and transition to, servicing and repairing the future generation of vehicles, covering the ICE and EV car parc. More than 270 of the industry’s leading brands exhibited at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, showcasing the latest vehicle repair and servicing equipment, parts, tools and accessories, new technology and trends.
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