Clean Air Power
, the
global
leader in the provision of a unique technology combining diesel and natural gas
to power commercial vehicles,
has now completed trials into the benefits of
integrating versus retro-fitting its products, and the results are likely to
have the heavy transport industry sitting up and taking notice.
In recent UK trials,
vehicles
using Clean Air Power’s
Genesis Dual-Fuel™
retro-fit system have demonstrated a
50% gas substitution, with a cost saving of 5p/km, or £10,000 per vehicle per
year, and a CO2 saving of 8.4 tonnes a year, based on 200,000km
annual mileage.
From its
database, Clean
Air Power can demonstrate that a contemporary integrated system will
deliver at least 70% overall gas substitution, giving
fuel
savings of 9p/km or £17,000 per vehicle per year, and a CO2 saving
of 26 tonnes a year
(based on the same annual mileage)
. These
figures are justified in Australia, where long distance road trains, equipped
with integrated products are achieving fuel cost savings of up to £40,000 per
truck p.a.
Further to this, Clean Air Power’s
integrated C12 product has already been certified to Euro 4, from a Euro
3 C12 diesel base engine, demonstrating the significant emissions
reduction potential of the technology.
Clean Air Power is currently talking to a
number of Europe’s leading truck makers regarding this issue, with a view to
producing a manufacturer branded and supported integrated product. It is
urging other manufacturers to contact them, as they can provide an immediate
solution to cutting emissions within the heavy transport industry.
“There is a very real opportunity for
vehicle manufacturers here with
a proven product that requires no changes
to the base engine and only minor hardware changes,
” says John
Pettitt, CEO of Clean Air Power.
Using the same natural gas that we
cook with every day, Clean Air Power delivers an immediate, safe and
cost-effective solution to reduce emissions.
Customers using or conducting trials
of its retro-fit system include: Tesco, Co-operative Retail Logistics,
Warburtons Bakery, Murray Goulburn, and Mexico City.
“With increasing concern over the environment
highlighted by the recent Stern Review Report, the transport industry needs to
be at the forefront of innovations to limit further environmental damage.
1600-plus vehicles worldwide have already been equipped with our retro-fit
system, benefiting from significantly reduced CO2 emissions and fuel
consumption.
“Integrating the product at the
manufacturing stage provides
superior gas substitution, vehicle
performance, and CO2 and cost savings, giving manufacturers the
opportunity to produce vehicles that meet a demand that can only continue to
grow.
Our Dual-Fuel™ products allow commercial vehicle manufacturers and users
to put tomorrow’s technology on our roads today, and we would welcome contact
from any manufacturer interested in discussing the integrated system,”
concludes Pettitt.
 Clean Air Power
 www.cleanairpower.com