Cummins Westport Receives US$350,000 for Engine Demonstration.VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI CWI - Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica ) today announced it will receive US$350,000 in funding from Utilization Technology Development (UTD UTD United UTD University of Texas at Dallas UTD Up to Date UTD United Teachers of Dade UTD Uniform Theory of Diffraction UTD Uniform-geometrical Theory of Diffraction UTD Urban Thermo Dynamics (hip hop) UTD Unit Training Device ) for engine development demonstration. UTD is an Illinois not-for-profit company that funds technology development and demonstration activities. The funding will be applied to the customer demonstration for the next generation ISL ISL - Interface Specification Language. Xerox PARC. Interface description language used by the ILU (Inter-Language Unification) system. Includes descriptions of multiple inheritance, exceptions and garbage collection. E-mail: Bill Janssen <janssen@parc.xerox.com>. G natural gas engine. The ISL G is commencing pre-commercial field trials in southern California and will be commercially available in 2007. The Cummins Westport ISL G engine will surpass U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) and California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California (CARB) 2007 levels and meet 2010 emissions standards of 0.2 g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr particulate matter (PM) at launch in 2007, using cooled exhaust gas recirculation “EGR” redirects here. For other uses, see EGR (disambiguation). Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) is a NOx (nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide) reduction technique used in most gasoline and diesel engines. (EGR EGR Engineering EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation EGR Engineer EGR Early Growth Response EGR Extra Grace Required EGR Enhanced Gas Recovery EGR Embedded GPS Receiver EGR Emergency Generator Room ) and a passive three-way catalyst. Greenhouse gas emissions are expected to be 17% lower than the cleanest diesel engine available. The advanced engine is also expected to have improved thermal efficiency and power density relative to current natural gas engines. "We feel this technology holds promise for increased efficiency as well as reduced emissions, and we're glad to support the advancement of technology that benefits all stakeholders," said Ron Snedic, UTD Program Administrator. "We are very pleased to receive this financial support from Utilization Technology Development," said Guan Saw, President of Cummins Westport Inc. "The new ISL G engine has received tremendous support for its goals, meeting U.S. federal and local emissions regulations ahead of schedule, and providing customers with a real and economic transportation solution." In May 2004, Cummins Westport introduced the L Gas Plus, which is the platform for Cummins Westport's next generation natural gas engines, including the ISL G. The current L Gas Plus is rated at 320 horsepower and 1,000 lb-ft torque and is capable of meeting 2007 EPA standards for NOx and PM. About Utilization Technology Development (UTD) UTD was established in 2004 as an Illinois not-for-profit company to facilitate voluntarily funded, collaborative research related to end-use applications. Participating natural gas distribution companies direct the strategy and project funding. The technology portfolio includes increased-efficiency gas equipment and appliances, industrial process and combustion systems, distributed energy, and combined heat-and-power (CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan ) systems. Program management services are provided by Gas Technology Institute (GTI). GTI also performs a significant portion of the research work. About Cummins Westport Inc. Cummins Westport Inc., a joint venture of Cummins Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. ) and Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT), manufactures and sells the world's widest range of low-emissions alternative fuel engines for commercial transportation applications such as trucks and buses. Cummins is a global power leader in engines, electrical power generation systems and related technologies. Westport Innovations is the leading developer of technologies that allow engines to operate on clean-burning fuels such as natural gas, hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched natural gas (HCNG). www.cumminswestport.com. Note: This document contains forward-looking statements about Cummins Westport's business, operations, technology development or to the environment in which it operates, which are based on Cummins Westport's estimates, forecasts and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, or are beyond Cummins Westport's control. Consequently, readers should not place any undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. Cummins Westport disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT) |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion