Collier City Engine Beats 2007 Emissions Standard

RENO, Nev.--Aug. 2, 20044, 2004--Collier Technologies, Inc. (CTI) announced today the performance numbers on their new low emissions 11 Liter "city engine." The city engine is designed and specifically targeted for transit and heavy duty services, operating on a CTI developed mixture of 30% (by volume) mixture of hydrogen, with the balance of natural gas (HCNG). The engine has documented NOx emission levels well below the .2 gms/hp-hr standard set for heavy-duty engines beginning in 2007, at .08gms/hp-hr across the engine's power range. This is without any exhaust catalytic treatment.

CTI President, Jerry Jones, said, "We are pleased to be able to offer these extremely low emissions on an engine that will deliver 300hp with about 900 ft lbs of torque. We are also pleased with the overall fuel savings and increased engine life expectancies due to operating in a lean burn mode at lower than normal exhaust temperatures." CTI is in partnership with Daewoo Heavy Industries and Hess Microgen to produce the engines in the U.S. The engine will undergo California Air Resources Board (CARB) certification over the next year, while being put in service in several anticipated demonstration platforms. Fueling infrastructure for the buses is available through partner, Trillium USA.

CTI is a 10-year-old technology development and licensing company based in Reno, Nevada, that specializes in low-emission hydrogen applications for internal combustion engines. CTI technology is applied to stationary power and multiple transportation applications. An 8 Liter HCNG engine is under development as well. For more information, visit their website at www.bestemissions.com.