Technology

Energy Efficiency

Problem

Energy fuels the economic engine of the world.  The global energy market rests on a delicate balance between the need to use more to support economic growth and the need to reduce using traditional energy sources for financial, political and environmental reasons. 

The underlying foundation of developed countries is built on the availability of low cost energy, to the point of being described as “addicted to oil”.  Likewise, energy feeds the growth and transition of developing countries, raising the standard of living of the largest and fastest growing populations in the world, and in turn becoming “addicted”.  

This increased demand results in financial pressures of escalating world energy costs, national security issues rising from the dependence on imported oil and climate change issues from rapidly rising carbon emissions. Each are further compounded as global energy per capita increases with more developing countries. 

Solution

The essence of energy efficiency programs is to do more for less, specifically to get more benefit from energy consumed.  In many cases, they generate positive economic returns as well as reducing energy impact.  In their report “Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost?”, McKinsey & Co highlight energy efficiency programs as highlighted that 40% of the national abatement target could be achieved through energy efficient at negative marginal costs (positive financial return). 

As the cleantech emission reduction company, Clean Diesel solutions both reduce emissions and provide energy efficiencies.  From applications ranging from transportation or power generation, our solutions have inherent fuel economy benefits and provide more for less.  Specific to transportation, these fuel economy benefits help manufacturers meet tighter performance regulations, such as the US CAFÉ or European mileage standard, while delivering operational savings to fleet operators and end users. 

Energy efficient solutions include:

  • Platinum Plus® fuel-borne catalysts provide energy efficiencies and CO2 reduction of 5-12%*
  • Purifier™ Systems provide energy efficiencies and CO2 reductions of 5-12%* or more, depending on engine and application
  • Licensees of Clean Diesel’s EGR-SCR technology benefit from the combination of NOx reduction and energy efficiency
  • ARIS® airless return flow urea injection technologies facilitate the use of SCR, providing a 5-7% increase in fuel efficiency compared to EGR-equipped diesel engines

* Typical in field fuel economy improvement and carbon reduction of 5-12% depending on fuel quality, engine type and application.