New Holland: Ag On the Mall 2022
New Holland is at the forefront of sustainable agriculture with the goal of producing more from less. Our longstanding commitment to developing and commercializing alternative fuels technology is a key step to helping decarbonize farming while continuing to be profitable. This philosophy has been instrumental in CNH Industrial’s position as the sector leader for nine consecutive years in the World and Europe Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
Continuing the commitment to sustainability in the industry, New Holland Agriculture North America recently announced the U.S. launch of the world’s first production T6 Methane Power tractor and introduced its T7 Heavy Duty tractor with PLM™ Intelligence.
The T6 Methane Power tractor launch was a culmination of a multiyear development project to create and bring to market a tractor lineup that furthers the use of more sustainable fuel sources in U.S. agriculture.
The T7 Heavy Duty tractor introduces next-generation PLM Intelligence, which represents a step forward in New Holland’s precision land management strategy. It marks the shift from traditional farming practices to agriculture 4.0, where precision and interconnected farming assists farmers to plan all operations in advance, manage the behavior and performance of each machine in real time to achieve maximum precision and efficiency.
T6 Methane Power: The same performance as diesel with up to 30% lower running costs
“The T6.180 Methane Power is the result of New Holland’s pioneering work on the use of alternative fuels through our clean energy leader strategy. It is a significant step forward on the path to decarbonizing agriculture, and it is happening now, as the development of this sustainable tractor has reached its production phase. It is commercially available to our customers beginning this 2022 season,” commented Michael Cornman, livestock and dairy segment manager for New Holland Agriculture North America.
Compared to emission limits allowed under European Stage V emission regulations, the T6 Methane Power produces 98% less particulate matter. When running on biomethane, it can provide a 10-15% reduction in CO2 for a negative emission profile. A simple, maintenance-free, three-way catalyst is used for aftertreatment, eliminating the need for exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction components, as well as diesel exhaust fluid.
The T6 Methane Power features an all-new NEF 6.7-liter engine specifically developed for agricultural applications by FPT Industrial and benefits from the company’s 20+ years of experience in natural gas powertrain technology development. To date, FPT Industrial has produced more than 50,000 natural gas engines.
T6 Methane Power with biomethane: The next step toward zero-carbon farming
The T6 Methane Power tractor is a key element in New Holland’s energy independent farm concept, closing the loop of a true circular economy, from fields to energy generation and back to fields, a complete CO2-neutral cycle.
Farmers can grow energy crops and use agricultural waste to generate biomethane and power their T6 Methane Power tractor with this sustainable fuel to achieve near-zero CO2 emissions. Livestock and dairy farmers can take this virtuous cycle even further by producing biomethane from manure, which subtracts CO2 from the environment, resulting in a carbon-negative footprint.
Farmers can also use the byproducts of bio digestion as natural fertilizers on their fields, orchards, or vineyards, closing the circular economy loop.
T7 Heavy Duty tractor PLM Intelligence: toward agriculture 4.0
The T7 Heavy Duty tractor next-generation PLM Intelligence is a new electronic architecture that will be adopted in all New Holland next-generation equipment so customers will find the same logic when switching machines and easily access data to get the job done more efficiently. This is part of New Holland’s strategy to integrate digital technologies to deliver a smart and connected agriculture with easy-to-use solutions that make farming more sustainable and productive. They include the traditional precision farming applications aimed at making the operator’s life easier while optimizing yield and input costs; solutions based on connectivity and monitoring focused on improving the machine’s productivity; and cloud-based solutions based on data analysis and planning to facilitate farm management decisions.
“These new developments are the result of New Holland’s strategy to be more and more connected to our customers,” says Carlo Lambro, New Holland brand president. “Servitization and digitalization are the gates to the future. They have made it possible to integrate the physical presence at the wheel with an array of digital services that mean we can always be at our customers’ side, helping them to get the job done.”