Hydrogen fuel cell technology is often referred to as it relates to cars, but there is a company that believes the technology could work equally well in farm machines. New Holland recently launched the NH2, a tractor in except that it is running on a hydrogen fuel cell. This is the first tractor to be offered for commercial production, the NH2 has no clutch or gearbox, similar to an electric car, with the the fuel cell generating 106 horsepower.

New Holland is hoping that the NH2 will be ready for testing within 2 years and a production model ready by the year 2013. At this point, one hydrogen tank only provides 1.5 - 2 hours worth of operating time, so the company is focusing on improving the tractor’s efficiency before it goes to final testing. Although farm machinery is already costly, the NH2 is likely to be even more expensive due to the high cost of fuel cells.