Westport Fuel Systems Inc (WPRT)

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BOARD MEETING DATE: April 7, 2017 AGENDA NO. 4 PROPOSAL:
Recognize Revenue and Execute Contracts to Demonstrate Zero and Near-Zero Emission Drayage Trucks and Cargo Handling Equipment


Proposal
This action is to recognize, upon receipt, up to $10,000,000 from CEC and execute contracts for the following projects. The projects described below are based on the applicants’ proposals and specifications may change as the designs are finalized.
Clean Energy
Clean Energy is the leading provider of natural gas for transportation in North America, both in number of stations and gallons sold per year with nearly two decades of experience in developing and implementing natural gas fueling solutions for high volume fleet customers. Clean Energy, in partnership with Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a leading developer of spark-ignited automotive natural gas engines for commercial transportation applications, will repower 20 Class 8 drayage trucks with the CWI pre-commercial near-zero natural gas engines that are capable of meeting the optional 0.02 grams per brake horsepower per hour (g/bhp-hr) NOx standard, for demonstration in real-world service throughout the Basin. The CWI near-zero engine reduces emissions well below current standards while providing comparable performance to the diesel baseline technology, with both NOx and ROG at 90% below the standards. In addition, with renewable natural gas to be provided by Clean Energy, the near-zero engines are expected to achieve as much as 80% in GHG reductions as well.

The proposed drayage truck repower project by Clean Energy will provide opportunities for fleets to test the CWI near-zero engine in their own operations to prove its reliability and performance. Successful demonstration will lead to widespread adoption of the near-zero emission natural gas trucks by fleets, providing significant reductions in NOx and other criteria pollutant emissions from drayage trucking operations. In addition, utilization of renewable natural gas in this project will achieve considerable benefits in GHG reductions as well.

http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/Agendas/Governing-Board/2017/2017-apr7-004.pdf?sfvrsn=4