Clean Air Power working with truck maker on Asian concept

LANCASHIRE company Clean Air Power, which is developing dual-fuel engine management software for heavy duty vehicles has agreed a trial deal with an un-named global truck manufacturer.

The AIM company, which counts Russian oligarch and Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich among its investors, has entered into a funded concept development agreement with its partner to develop a dual-fuel engine for a market in South East Asia.

This is the first program to be awarded through the cooperation agreement with international engineering group Ricardo, Inc, signed in September 2013.

The purpose of the development program is, the company said to use Clean Air Power’s Dual-Fuel combustion technology to “deliver an advanced dual-fuel engine that not only achieves its emissions objective but also reduces the extent of emissions after-treatment required by the base diesel engine”.

Providing the concept phase is a success, the agreement will then enter a second stage to bring the advanced dual-fuel engine to start of production.

John Pettitt, CEO of Clean Air Power, said: “It is a pleasure to be announcing a concept study so quickly after entering the cooperation agreement with Ricardo.

“This is a very exciting but challenging program which highlights the interest in our technology in major world markets including Asia.”