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Will diesel give up its dominance?

The future will likely see a variety of energy sources for agricultural implements as the number of options increase

In a recent online discussion hosted by DLG (the German Agricultural Society), Professor Till Meinel, of the Cologne Institute of Construction Machinery and Agricultural Engineering in Germany, offered his thoughts on the future of power sources for farm equipment as the world looks beyond fossil fuels.

“I’m convinced,” he said, “we will have a good mix of energy sources in the future, at least when it comes to ag technology, because farmers do have quite a lot of possibilities to produce energy themselves and to use it to drive their machines and tractors. I don’t see one monopoly energy source for all kinds of machinery for the future, because we already, today have exactly this development in the market. Smaller tractors and interior machines are on the market fully 100 per cent electric. For bigger tractors and combine harvesters we definitely need different energy sources.”

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