Turbodyne Successfully Validates New Technology
31 August 1998
Turbodyne Successfully Validates New TechnologyWOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Aug. 31 -- Turbodyne Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: TRBD; EASDAQ), announced today it successfully exceeded pollution target standard for nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduction with its Water Atomization Technology (WAT) System, under a joint program with Environment Canada, the Canadian government's equivalent of the United States' Environmental Protection Agency. Professor Dr. Anatoly Mezheritsky, Turbodyne's Vice President for Emission Technology, and Turbodyne Chairman Edward M. Halimi, jointly developed this new technology, which has been kept confidential prior to this announcement. The Water Atomization Technology as well as a Water Emulsion Technology are protected by one granted and two pending patents, which have been fully assigned to Turbodyne by the inventors. In July 1998, Turbodyne entered into an agreement with the Emission Research and Measurement Division of Environment Canada to determine the impact of Turbodyne's WAT system on exhaust emissions and fuel consumption for heavy-duty engines. Environment Canada's testing of the WAT System took place from August 10th-August 21st of this year at its test bed facilities in Ottawa. Turbodyne supplied and installed the System on a Caterpillar 3406E engine. All of the testing, collection of data and results-gathering were conducted by representatives of the Canadian government. Turbodyne's main goal for this program was to reduce toxic and hazardous NOx emissions. The target minimum NOx reduction was determined to be 20 percent. The final results show that, with the WAT System installed on the Caterpillar 3406E engine, the NOx emissions demonstrated a reduction of 32 percent compared to baseline for the same engine without the WAT System, with simultaneous reduction in fuel consumption and particulate matter emissions. The third participant in the joint program is the B.C. Ferries Corporation, the largest passenger fleet owner in North America. B.C. Ferries' vessels are used for transporting both passengers and vehicles, the average capacity being 1000 people/200 vehicles. Pursuant to the successful testing at the Environment Canada facilities, the new technology will be incorporated in a B.C. Ferries vessel under a pilot program for durability and product quality evaluation. Prof. Dr. Anatoly Mezheritsky has been Turbodyne's director of emission technology for the last two years, conducting programs in Canada, California, and Mexico on gasoline and diesel engines. He has been awarded a Ph.D. degree in gas turbine technology from the Leningrad Ship Manufacturing University as well as having been awarded a D.Sc. degree in turbocharger technology for diesel engines from Leningrad Politechnical University. He has received nine patents awards, and is a past professor with Murmansk and Leningrad Higher Navy/Marine Academies. Dr. Mezheritsky is the author of nine books and 96 scientific articles on turbocharger and diesel technologies. Reduction of NOx has become increasingly significant for both the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of diesel engines, as well as for the aftermarket sector with respect to toxic effects of diesel smoke. Turbodyne's new breakthrough technology is expected to play an important role in its corporate growth and market share in the international automotive, marine, and agriculture sectors. Turbodyne's Turbopac(TM) and Dynacharger(TM) product lines already contribute to dramatic reductions in the key pollutants -- smoke, particulate matter, unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, as evidenced by official verifications and U.S. EPA certification. The new Turbodyne technology for reducing NOx, the remaining key harmful pollutant, establishes Turbodyne as a full-spectrum pollution reduction entity with the only technology available today which can reduce all pollutants, while improving performance and fuel economy as well as reducing the global warming effect of engines. Turbodyne designs, develops, manufactures, and markets patented pollution- reduction, fuel economy and performance enhancing products for internal combustion engines in the automotive, transportation, construction, marine, agriculture, mining, military and power generation industries. Offices and plants are located in Carpinteria, La Mirada, Encinitas and Woodland Hills, Calif.; Ensenada and Mexico City, Mexico; Vancouver, Canada; Northants, England; Paris, France and Frankfurt, Germany. To view previously released news and technical information about the Company, please visit Turbodyne's website. The world wide web address is: http://www.turbodyne.com
