Category: Engines

Westport’s Environmental Management System Certified to ISO 14001:2004

November 7, 2011 – 2:43 am | Canada, Vancouver BC

Westport Innovations Inc., developer and manufacturer of natural gas vehicle technologies, has been certified as having met the international standards of ISO 14001:2004, an Environmental Management System (EMS) standard. Westport’s EMS encompasses the development, design, testing and assembly of alternative fuel systems for original equipment manufacturer (OEM) clients and the general operations of Westport facilities. ”Building on our ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System, our ISO 14001:2004 EMS certification is evidence of our efforts to develop, design, test and assemble engine and fuel system components that meet or exceed the expectations of our OEM partners and customers,” said Karen Hamberg, Senior Director, Sustainability and Environmental Performance of Westport Innovations.

(This article compiled using information from a Westport Innovations, Inc. press release)

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Paper Transport Tests 12-Liter CNG Tractors

November 3, 2011 – 2:02 pm | USA, Green Bay WI

The CNG-powered Kenworth on trial for PTI

Paper Transport, Inc. (PTI) has begun testing prototype compressed natural gas (CNG) equipment by bringing two tractors with 12-liter CNG engines into service. The Cummins-produced prototype engines are being tested in a Kenworth truck and in a Freightliner. Jeff Shefchik, president of Paper Transport says “The 12-liter CNG trucks are an important step forward for us as we look toward more wide spread use of natural gas as a fuel for our trucks.”
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ARAI Develops Indian Dual-Fuel Technology

October 6, 2011 – 7:58 pm

ARAI, the Automotive Research Association of India, has developed a 6-cylinder methane/diesel dual-fuel engine using injection technology. ARAI says a six cylinder engine was chosen due to its importance for intercity bus and truck applications. It says the benefits of dual-fuel technology include fuel flexibility, lower emissions, retaining diesel compression ratio, better efficiency and easy conversion of existing diesel engines without major hardware modifications.
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Westport’s HPDI Inventor Receives Award

October 6, 2011 – 3:32 am | Canada, Vancouver BC

Truck featuring Westport's HPDI technology

Vancouver’s Philip G. Hill, principal inventor of Westport’s founding technology using clean-burning natural gas in diesel engines, will win the 2011 $100,000 Encana Principal Award granted by the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation. Hill’s innovation of high-pressure direct injection (HPDI) allows diesel engines to operate with the same power and efficiency that they are known for, but with reduced emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, and 21-27 percent less greenhouse gas emissions.
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New Ford QVM Enters US CNG Conversion Market

October 5, 2011 – 2:15 pm | USA, Adrian MI

CNG Search & Rescue Ford F250 under development

Venchurs Inc., a Michigan-based specialist company serving the automotive OEM and aftermarket industries, has set up a new division — Venchurs Vehicle Systems (VVS) — to meet the expanding commercial and fleet market for natural gas vehicles. Designated a FORD QVM (Qualified Vehicle Modifier), VVS unveiled its new CNG Dedicated and Bi-Fuel conversions for Ford light trucks at the Green Fleet conference in Grapevine Texas on October 3, 2011.
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Westport LD Announces New Natural Gas System for Ford Super Duty Pickups

September 29, 2011 – 9:57 am | Canada, Vancouver BC

Designed to meet both EPA 2012 and CARB 2012 standards

After years of successful engagement in the heavy-duty trucking industry, Westport Innovations Inc. is now making fully-integrated, cost-effective solutions available in light-duty vehicles with the Westport WiNG™ Power System—an advanced, integrated, bi-fuel (natural gas / gasoline) system for fleet customers of passenger and commercial vehicles. As part of a product launch with Ford Super Duty Pickup Trucks, Westport LD has unveiled the new WiNG™ system for the Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks, to be sold and serviced through authorized Ford dealers.
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APG Receives First EPA Engine Family Approval Under New Conversion Regs

September 27, 2011 – 1:23 am | USA, Lynnfield MA

GreenMan Technologies, Inc.’s subsidiary American Power Group, Inc. (APG) has been notified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its first Clean Alternative Fuel Vehicle and Engine Conversion Submission has been approved per the EPA Final Rule 40CFR Parts 85 and 86: EPA420-F-11-006, for the Outside Useful Life (OUL) Heavy Duty 2004 Caterpillar C-15 engine family. The submission utilized APG’s latest V5000 Dual-Fuel Turbocharged Natural Gas technology which had to meet specific design, componentry, and emission compliance criteria. This first OUL HD approval provides APG a clear path for additional conversion approval submissions on a wide-array of heavy-duty aftermarket diesel truck engines.
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Paper Transport Envisages 100% Fleet on Natural Gas

September 24, 2011 – 12:13 pm | USA, Green Bay WI

PTI's dual-fuel test vehicle - a Freightliner Cascadia

Jeff Shefchik, president of Paper Transport Inc. (PTI), believes natural gas will eventually become the fuel of choice for the transportation industry, according to a FleetOwner report. The Great Lakes haulage company has been operating  compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks since February 2010, including seven Freightliner M2 natural gas trucks with Cummins ISL G engines, and has clocked up more than 700,000 miles of reduced-emission, reduced-cost deliveries.
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LNG-Powered GT1 Locomotive Sets New World Record

September 14, 2011 – 9:15 am | Russia, Moscow

LNG-powered GT1 sets new world record.

The Russian-developed GT1-001 gas turbine-electric locomotive has successfully undergone further field tests in Moscow, in readiness for deployment on non-electrified freight-intensive areas of the railways. Hauling 16,000 tonnes in 170 rail cars, a new world record for a single prime mover with an internal combustion engine, the 300 tonne two-section GT1 combines a turbine and power unit with a separate section containing the 17 tonne liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank. The engine can develop 8300 kW of power and when fully fuelled can drive the train 750 kms with a top speed of 100 km per hour.


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Capstone Expands CARB Certifications for CNG Hybrids

August 23, 2011 – 3:52 am | USA, Chatsworth CA

Capstone Turbine Corporation, a clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, has released the C30 and C65 natural gas fueled microturbines that meet extremely low global emission standards, including California Air Resources Board (CARB) requirements for New On-Road Heavy-Duty Engines for Urban Bus — Hybrid service. Capstone says its natural gas fueled microturbines are the only engines certified to the CARB On-Road Heavy-Duty Engine emissions levels for Model Year 2011 that operate with no exhaust aftertreatment. 
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Drive Projects Will Demonstrate Efficiency of Heavy Duty Natural Gas Engines

August 18, 2011 – 2:39 pm | USA

Two heavy duty natural gas vehicle technology projects are included in the array of proposals approved for funding by “Drive”, California’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. The first seeks to demonstrate the efficiency of a natural gas engine for demanding applications, while the second will demonstrate a hybrid-electric drive system that uses a natural-gas-powered micro-turbine.
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Marine LNG Engine Redesign Addresses Methane Emissions

August 9, 2011 – 5:06 pm | Source: LNG GOT (Teknisk Ukeblad) | Finland and England

Wartsila Dual-Fuel Technology

Finland’s Wärtsilä and England’s Rolls-Royce, technology providers for marine engines, are separately shifting focus from CO2 emissions to concentrate on reduction of methane emissions from LNG engines for shipping. According to an LNG GOT report, which refers to Norwegian journal “Teknisk Ukeblad’, 2012 will see Wärtsilä ready with a new generation of LNG engines in which methane emissions are greatly reduced. “No one focused on methane emissions earlier. It was enough to try to reduce the NOx. Now the focus is directed at reducing methane emissions,” said sales manager John Martinsen, Wärtsilä Ship Power in Norway to Teknisk Ukeblad.
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Sturman Camless Engine Set to Ignite Natural Gas HD Transportation

July 7, 2011 – 3:45 am | USA, Woodland Park CO

Report details peak efficiencies exceeding 40% and fuel consumption reduction up to 18%

The application of a fully flexible electro-hydraulic valve train (“camless” engine) designed and developed by Sturman Industries was the key enabler for achieving breakthrough thermal efficiencies while meeting the ultra-low emission requirements set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). “The ability to meet low emission requirements at high efficiencies without a cumbersome and costly SCR system will be a game-changer for both the power generation and transportation sectors. In particular, this technology is a solution for California’s interest to utilise biomethane, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG),” reports Joe Vollmer, Director of Government Affairs for Sturman Industries.
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Cummins Westport Inc Celebrates 10,000th ISL G Engine

July 7, 2011 – 1:40 am | Canada, Vancouver BC

Another CWI milestone reached in June: 30,000 total natural gas engines produced

Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the global market, has celebrated the production of the 10,000th ISL G natural gas engine at the Cummins Engine Plant, also known as the Rocky Mountains Engine Plant (RMEP) in North Carolina. Cummins Westport ISL G engines are sold globally in a variety of applications including shuttle and school buses, urban transit, vocational, and medium and heavy-duty truck and tractor applications.
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Westport Signs Research Technology Agreement with GM for Natural Gas LDVs

June 28, 2011 – 12:02 am | Canada, Vancouver BC

Westport Innovations Inc., a provider of alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, has entered into an agreement with General Motors to help develop advanced natural gas engine technology for light duty vehicles (LDVs). Both General Motors and Westport will bring their extensive expertise to develop natural gas engine controls, emissions and performance strategies.
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