Clean Air Power signs truck deal

DUAL fuel engine developer Clean Air Power has agreed a £1.8m deal with a global truck manufacturer.

The Leyland firm said it had signed a letter of intent to start on the first phase of a production development program for a diesel-natural gas engine for the South East Asian and other markets.

The first phase should start this month and last six months, generating revenues of £1.8m.

Chief executive John Pettitt said: “We are delighted to be moving from the concept phase to the first phase of production development on a MicroPilot diesel-natural gas engine with the potential to deliver a significant improvement in performance and efficiency.

“Our client is a progressive, global truck manufacturer with a bold ambition for the future application of compression-ignited natural gas engines.”