ESW Canada Selected as Consortium Member For GE Locomotive Retrofit Program
CONCORD, Ontario--Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc. (ESW) (OTCBB:ESWW) (FWB:EOW) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, ESW Canada Inc. has been selected as a member of a consortium focused on demonstrating advanced high performance catalyst technologies on diesel powered locomotive engines.
The program, funded by the Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is being managed by GE Canada, Mississauga, Ontario.
As Stated in SDTC’s press release. “As new emissions standards emerge in Canada, the rail industry is faced with increasing challenges to remain competitive. GE Canada and its partners will develop and demonstrate a retrofit emissions control package for use on diesel locomotives—thereby propelling the Canadian railway industry to the forefront of emissions control. They will incorporate state-of-the-art Diesel Particulate Filtration (DPF) targeted to reduce particulate matter emissions by more than 85% from US EPA Tier 2 emission standards. Innovative Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology will also be integrated into the locomotive to reduce NOx emissions by more than 65%. The project will also utilize biodiesel fuels to demonstrate compatibility with NOx and PM emissions reduction technology. CN will host the Clean Diesel Locomotive (CDL) project on its newer GE locomotives used both in Canada and the US. CP will host the project to modernize old EMD SD40-2 locomotives, expecting to reduce NOx 24%, HC 29%, GHGs 20% and improve fuel consumption, lube oil consumption and improve availability. CP will test the DPF and biodiesel on the modernized EMD locomotives.”
http://www.sdtc.ca/en/news/media_releases/Projects_Rd11.htm
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Consortium Members: |
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| CN Rail | GE Transportation | |
| CP Railways | Engine Systems Development Center (ESDC) | |
| GE Global Research | CAD Railway Services (CAD) | |
| GE Company | ESW Canada | |
| University of Toronto | Umicore Autocat Canada Corp. | |
| Biox Corporation |
Mr. David J. Johnson, ESW's President and CEO commented, “We are looking forward to working with the other consortium members in a program with potential for such significance positive environmental impact. Diesel locomotives are an essential mode of transportation for moving industry, freight, consumer products and people in virtually every country around the world. We believe the success of this program will have the potential to carry over into product sales worldwide as other countries move to reduce emissions from their locomotive engine populations. We believe that our locomotive engine substrate/catalyst technologies along with our extensive lab and field trial experience will help to make this program a success.”
About the Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a not-for-profit foundation that finances and supports the development and demonstration of clean technologies which provide solutions to issues of climate change, clean air, water quality and soil, and which deliver economic, environmental and health benefits to Canadians. To do so, the Foundation draws from an investment fund of $550 million.
For updated information, please visit the Company’s Web site at: http://www.sdtc.ca/
About Environmental Solutions Worldwide Inc.
Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc. is a publicly traded company engaged through its wholly owned subsidiaries ESW Canada, Inc. and ESW America, Inc. (the ESW Group of Companies) in the design, development, ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturing and sales of environmental and support technologies. The ESW Group of Companies currently manufacture and market a diversified line of catalytic emission control products and support technologies for diesel, gasoline and alternative fueled engines. The ESW Group of Companies also operates a comprehensive EPA/CARB & MSHA recognized emissions testing and verification laboratory.
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