Cat, Cummins, International will meet engine standards

Dec. 16, 2003
Officials of Caterpillar, Cummins and International Truck and Engine Monday announced that their companies’ engines will meet 2007 U.S. Environmental
Officials of Caterpillar, Cummins and International Truck and Engine Monday announced that their companies’ engines will meet 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards. Here’s what each had to say: Caterpillar "Our goal is to provide the North American trucking industry with engines that meet EPA's 2007 regulations without sacrificing performance or fuel efficiency," said Richard L. Thompson, Caterpillar group president with responsibility for the company's engine division. "We can meet EPA's 2007 regulations and customer needs without SCR. Our ACERT technology provides a significant breakthrough because our customers will avoid the burden of complex and costly technologies associated with SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) technology." SCR is an engine aftertreatment technology that requires the availability of an ammonia-based urea fluid to be injected into the exhaust to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel engines. Cummins"Cummins remains on a very focused research and engineering technology path started in the early 1990's to ensure that the cooled-EGR direction we chose would be the right technology for the U.S. heavy-duty truck market for 2007. We want the trucking industry to have confidence in our approach for meeting these emissions standards. The experience we have on our current cooled-EGR engines combined with our product development efforts confirms our decision," said John Wall, Cummins Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. Cummins had announced in 2001 that cooled-EGR technology was the foundation for achieving the 2007 emissions requirements as well as the October 2002 standards. In early 2002, Cummins began operation of a Mobile Emissions Research Laboratory to evaluate different technologies necessary to achieve the 2007 U.S. EPA standard in real-world applications. The evaluations tested cooled-EGR, NOx adsorbers, selective catalytic reduction and other aftertreatment technologies before concluding that cooled-EGR and particulate filters were the right technologies for 2007 for the U.S. heavy-duty truck market comnpany officials said. International "Using ultra-low-sulfur fuel, each of the three engine manufacturers has found it is feasible to reduce in-cylinder emissions of NOx to a level that reduces the burden on aftertreatment in meeting the 2007 federal emissions standard," said Patrick Charbonneau, vice president, regulatory and technology affairs for International. "This will allow engine aftertreatment to be less complex than initially thought." He added: "While we have actively researched the need for NOx adsorbers, we have demonstrated a breakthrough with our existing engine technology platform for 2004. By being able to eliminate the need for and expense of NOx adsorbers, we will meet 2007 environmental requirements while reducing complexity for our customers."