Global multi-industry consultant Ricardo plc will launch it’s next generation Atlas-II, the latest high-speed version of Ricardo’s range of large, single cylinder research and development engines, at the 2013 CIMAC World Congress on Combustion Engine Technology next week in Shanghai. A demonstration engine will be on display. The Atlas-II has been developed primarily for manufacturers who design natural gas engines for both mobile and stationary applications. Read more »
California Grant Supports Dual-Fuel Product Development for HD Vehicles
Projected CO2 Savings over 5 years (Image: CAP)
Clean Air Power (CAP), developer of dual-fuel engine management software for heavy duty vehicles, has executed an agreement to receive a grant to support its development of a Genesis EDGE Dual-Fuel™ product for the important US market. CAP will receive approximately $2.6m between May 2013 and October 2014 to produce, demonstrate and refine a commercially viable Dual-Fuel product for the US market. Based on the assumption that the current Program timeline and deliverables are met, the majority of the funds are expected to be received by December 31 2013. Read more »
Quantum Funded to Develop Low-Cost Natural Gas Engine for C3 to C7 Vehicles
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., developer and producer of natural gas storage systems, integration and vehicle system technologies, has been notified by the California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research Program that Quantum’s proposal in response to the Program Opportunity Notice entitled Advanced Natural Gas Engine Research and Development for Class 3 through Class 7 Applications has been recommended for a $1 million grant award. Read more »
Aston Martin Rapide S H2 Hybrid Headed for Nürburgring
The Aston Martin aims for a CO2 emissions-free lap at the Nürburgring 24 Hours
Aston Martin will race a pioneering hybrid hydrogen car at the 41st ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring in May. The company claims the Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S – based on it’s new four-door, four-seat sports car – will become the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in an international event as well as the first zero CO2 emissions sports car to complete a race pace lap at the Nürburgring 24-hour race. Read more »
Wärtsilä 34DF Dual-fuel Engine Family Gains US EPA Certification
Wartsilä 34DF engine
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has obtained certification of emission standard compliance from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines. It will enable Wärtsilä to enter the American market with marine engine technology that offers operators and owners the option of using either diesel or natural gas as fuel. The certification was obtained on 17 January 2013. Read more »
Volvo Showcases D13-LNG Engine Prototype
Volvo’s D13-LNG engine will be available second half of 2014
Volvo Trucks showcased its prototype D13-LNG engine during the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show in March, referring to it as an integrated natural gas solution for the North American market. The Volvo D13-LNG compression-ignition engine utilizes liquefied natural gas (LNG) to deliver increased range and significant fuel efficiency improvements. Read more »
Cummins Westport ISX12 G Receives 2013 U.S. EPA Certification
Cummins Westport has received certification for its Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), meeting both the EPA 2013 regulations and the new greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency rules that will take effect in 2014. Limited production of the ISX12 G begins in April, with full production scheduled to start in August. Read more »
Doosan Engine Commercializes World’s 1st Dual-fuel Low-speed Engine for Ships
Artist’s rendering of new TOTE ship propulsion system in cutaway close-up. (Image: NASSCO)
Staged supply for 5 container ships ordered by TOTE (U.S.A.) from 2014
Doosan Engine has successfully commercialized its electronically-controlled dual-fuel low-speed ship engine that can use both Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and heavy oil, and signed a contract to supply the engine to a U.S. shipping company. Read more »
Research Grant to Advance Dual-Fuel Engine Development for Clean Air Power
Clean Air Power Limited, developer of dual-fuel engine management software for heavy duty vehicles, has commenced a 2-year funded research project with Brunel University. Brunel has a world-class reputation in applied research and cooperation with industrial partners on internal combustion engines and their fuels. Read more »
CNG-Hybrid Bus First on Barcelona Streets, More to Follow
TMB’s Iveco CNG bus retrofitted for hybrid operations
Barcelona has introduced a prototype CNG (compressed natural gas) – electric hybrid bus to its city fleet, the outcome of a collaborative project between Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) and Gas Natural Fenosa aimed at providing cleaner and more efficient public transport. Read more »
Omnitek Engineering Receives US EPA Approval for Diesel-to-Natural Gas Conversion Kits
Domestic conversion ramp up begins with Navistar DT466E and DT530E Engines
Omnitek Engineering Corporation, developer of proprietary diesel-to-natural gas conversion systems and natural gas engines, has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of the company’s submission for its diesel-to-natural gas conversion technology for the widely operated line of heavy-duty Navistar DT466E and DT530E engines under specific and rigorous criteria related to the agency’s Outside Useful Life definition. Read more »
Quantum Granted Key Patent Related To Natural Gas Fuel Systems
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a provider of natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies, has received official notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office that the company has been issued a key patent covering pressure and flow management for on-board gaseous fuel storage systems. Read more »
CAP Dual-Fuel Euro VI-Compliant R&D Awarded Funds for After-Treatment System
Clean Air Power (CAP), developer of Dual-Fuel engine management software for heavy duty vehicles, has been awarded R&D funding by the Niche Vehicle Network’s collaborative research and development programme. The funding award will be shared with project partner Eminox Ltd, a developer and manufacturer of advanced exhaust after-treatment systems. The project will deliver prototype after-treatment packaging for use on Euro VI compliant Dual-Fuel heavy duty vehicles, expected to be completed in Q1 2013. Read more »
NGV Growth and Development Ongoing in Korea
There are now more than 35 thousand Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) in the Republic of Korea, serviced by 164 CNG or LNG stations, reports the International Energy Agency’s AMFI Newsletter. Promoted by the government’s Ministry of Environment since 2000, the Korean NGV population is made up of about 80% OEM transit buses and 20% OEM trucks and bi-fuel retrofit passenger cars, NGVs are predominantly powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and have contributed to reduced air pollution in the cities by cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Read more »
FPT Cursor 8 CNG Engines Power Beijing Public Transportation Buses
FPT Industrial, a company of FIAT Industrial dedicated to the design, production and sale of powertrains, has recently signed a supply agreement with Beiqi Foton Motor Co. Ltd and China Youthman Automotive Group for one hundred and eighty Cursor 8 CNG engines to power their National V (equivalent of Euro V in Europe) buses manufactured for the Beijing Public Transportation Company (BPTC). Read more »
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