The Log
30 June 2009:A CIMAC Circle was held on June 11, 2009 in Norway. It was a panel discussion on “Gas fueled ships—a solution for traffic in coastal and inland waterways?”. The panel presentations and a report on the event are available from the CIMAC web site.
The Call for Papers for the 26th CIMAC Congress 2010 in Bergen, Norway is open for another 2 weeks only! Paper abstracts are accepted by 15 July 2009.
18 June 2009: Emissions in US2007 heavy-duty diesel engines are well below the regulated standards, concludes the ACES study published today. Furthermore, all of the unregulated emissions tested in the study were below their respective levels in previous technology engines [more ...]
17 June 2009: Climate change is already having visible impacts in the United States, and the choices we make now will determine the severity of its impacts in the future, according to the report “Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States” released by the US Global Change Research Program, a consortium of experts from 13 US government science agencies.
Navistar announced a $6,000 price increase for 2010 emission compliant buses [more ...]
9 June 2009: MANN+HUMMEL supplies diesel particulate filters, crankcase ventilation systems and other engine components.
2 June 2009: Updated section on exhaust temperature in nonroad engines in the Diesel Exhaust Gas paper.
28 May 2009: Updated section on fuel burners in the paper on Filters Regenerated by Fuel Combustion.
27 May 2009: Volvo Trucks North America has launched a website promoting urea-SCR technology to be used by Volvo truck engines from 2010. In combination with the Navistar web site, launched in January, that promotes the “massive EGR” approach, the prospective customers can finally get a comprehensive coverage of the benefits and disadvantages of the two competing technologies.
20 May 2009: US President Obama announces national fuel efficiency policy [more ...]
19 May 2009: Updated and expanded Technology Guide paper on Diesel Engine Lubricants.
18 May 2009: Conference report: ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division 2009 Spring Technical Conference [more ...]
15 May 2009: Universal Emission Technologies supplies emission control systems for engines in power generation, marine and oil & gas markets.
6 May 2009: US EPA proposes new regulations for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program [more ...]
28 April 2009: Caterpillar Emissions Solutions provides machine repowers, engine upgrade groups (EUG), and aftertreatment systems for in-use machines and engines.
24 April 2009: Hart Diesel Fuel News will hold a webinar Maximizing Diesel Fuel Production: Strategies for the Global Increase in Demand for Middle Distillate on Tuesday, April 28th.
21 April 2009: Saint-Gobain CERACLEAN manufacturers advanced silicon carbide (SiC) diesel particulate filer substrates with asymmetric cell design.
20 April 2009: Updated summary of US automotive diesel fuel specifications.
18 April 2009: “Decoding EPA Part 1065: Engine Testing Procedures”: A live 60 minutes webcast by SAE and Horiba to be held on 19 May 2009 will offer insights into how the coming EPA Part 1065 requirements will affect engine testing.
Fuel regulations: Updated summary of US biodiesel standards.
14 April 2009: The discussion of API Oil Service Categories is now a separate Technology Guide paper.
7 April 2009: TERC is accepting grant applications for RFGA-18—Development, Verification and Testing of Innovative Technologies to Reduce NOx Emissions from Diesel Powered Equipment and Vehicles. The total funding is $5,000,000, close date 6th May 2009.
31 March 2009: US and Canada propose to establish IMO Emission Control Area along their coastlines [more ...]
27 March 2009: DieselNet Technology Guide: The discussion of Compatibility of Biodiesel with Petroleum Diesel Engines is now a separate, new paper. Several updates were also introduced in the main biodiesel paper.
25 March 2009: Mettler Toledo manufacturers PM weighing balances and other advanced solutions for PM analysis.
24 March 2009: The US EPA is now accepting grant applications for clean diesel funding under the Recovery Act. The National Clean Diesel Campaign portion of the Recovery Act funding is divided into four programs: National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program ($156 m), National Clean Diesel Emerging Technology Program ($20 m), SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program ($30 m), and State Clean Diesel Grant Program ($88 m).
Updates in the Technology Guide paper on Low Temperature Operability of Biodiesel.
17 March 2009: Engine Control Systems (ECS) launched a school bus page with information on ECS products for the school bus market and on clean air school bus programs.
Updated summary of US biodiesel standards reflects the provisions of the new ASTM D7467 specification for B6-B20 blends.
11 March 2009: Altech Environment manufacturers engine exhaust gas analysis systems and FTUV ammonia analyzers.
6 March 2009: The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI), recently formed by the FIA Foundation, International Energy Agency, International Transport Forum, and the UN Environment Programme, released an action plan to achieve a 50% improvement in fuel economy in the global light duty vehicle fleet by 2050.
California proposes Low Carbon Fuel Standard [more ...]
4 March 2009: Volvo Trucks North America announced a surcharge of $9,600 for urea SCR systems on US 2010 trucks. The surcharge will apply to new 2010 trucks using Volvo D11, D13, or D16 engines, as well as Cummins ISX engines.
24 February 2009: Updated Technology Guide paper discussing diesel oxidation catalysts.
Diesel Engine & Emissions
Diesel engine is the most efficient power plant among all known types of internal combustion engines. Heavy trucks, urban buses, and industrial equipment are powered almost exclusively by diesel engines all over the world. In Europe, diesel powered cars have been increasingly popular. The diesel engine is a major candidate to become the power plant of the future. Before that happens, however, further progress in diesel emission control is needed.
Internal combustion engines are significant contributors to air pollution, which has a damaging impact on our health and the environment and is suspected to cause global climate changes. Environmental benefits of diesels, such as low greenhouse gas emissions, are balanced by growing concerns with emission of nitrogen oxides and diesel particulates. Increasingly tighter environmental regulations worldwide call for advanced emission controls and near-zero diesel emission levels in the years to come.
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