EPA selects Horiba systems for heavy-duty engine testing
By Mike Brezonick06 April 2021 Horiba will supply emissions measurement systems to the EPA for its heavy-duty engine test cells at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Horiba Instruments Inc. announced it has been awarded a contract to provide the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with emissions measurement systems for its heavy-duty engine test cells at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) in Ann Arbor, Mich. No financial details were provided.
The EPA has proposed rules to establish ultra-low NOx emissions standards which would include new certification test procedures for heavy-duty vehicles, all driven by the agency’s desire to improve accuracy and reduce the testing burden on vehicle and engine manufacturers. The new emissions measurement systems are critical in supporting heavy-duty engine compliance and regulatory development testing programs, Hor
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1. How much energy is required to extract and regenerated the adsorbent?
2. How much energy to store CO2 and how much space on-site?
(First two questions are trying to discern if it is truly a net negative product or if the remainder of the process diminish the carbon balance significantly)
3. How much are you anticipating selling CO2 and what is the level of purity (we use it for one of input gases at our company)?
4. What is the reload time for the trucks CO2 wise - and how much of an operational hurdle is the implementation/execution? Truck fleets are notorious for not wanting to change their systems, especially for new untested tech. (It is a thin margin business - risk tolerance is low)