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Clean CatŪ Catalysts Installed Above the Arctic Circle
VECO Polar Resources (VPR), operating under a contract with the National Science Foundation as an Arctic Logistics contractor, has chosen ESW's emissions pollution abatement technology to assist in reducing toxic emissions from the jet fuel powered diesel generators at Summit Station. The station is an environmental measuring and research facility located above the Arctic Circle (January 2005). These generators provide the essential electricity to power testing equipment and environmental resources for the scientists living and working in this harsh climate.
The proprietary Clean CatŪ metallic High Performance Diesel Oxidation Catalysts (DOC) were integrated into Fleetguard Nelson Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) mufflers. These Catalyst/Muffler combination systems were then fitted onto Perkins diesel powered generators as a direct replacement to their OEM mufflers. It was essential that the completed units maintain the original muffler shape and size, permitting direct, bolt-on applications without extended engine downtime or modifications to the existing environmental enclosures.
This project is a notable step for ESW because Summit Station is one of the most important environmental observatories in the northern hemisphere. The research taking place there reveals a great deal about what is going on in the global environment. Mr. Tracy Dahl, VECO Project Manager, remarked that the Greenland Ice Cap acts like a sponge, absorbing pollutants created locally as well as from distant lands, and therefore meant that the station's own pollution was making it difficult to interpret the data being collected. In an effort to better meet the needs of the science research community, Summit Station needed to reduce exhaust emissions from the equipment. ESW was working with VPR on this phase of a comprehensive emissions reduction program. The products delivered were direct "bolt on" replacements, and the installation resulted in no down time on the station's power plant.
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