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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Engineers unlock 'greener' diesel trucks

UNSW researchers have developed a way to convert existing diesel engines to burn hydrogen. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Australian researchers have developed a way to convert existing diesel engines to burn hydrogen, potentially cutting their carbon emissions by more than 85 per cent.

And engineers say the technology, once refined, could be used to convert diesel truck engines, making an "immediate and significant impact" on Australia's emissions.

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