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APRIL 20, 2022

Achates Power has released initial in-use NO x measurements from the cleaner, heavy-duty diesel engine it developed in a project funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and several partners. Achates Power previously announced the opposed-piston has entered fleet service with WALMART Corporation in a Peterbilt 579 tractor.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

At the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), Achates Power and new development parter Aramco Services ( earlier post ) showcased a Ford F-150 fitted with a 3-cylinder, 2.7-liter Fabien Redon, Vice President, Technology Development at Achates, said they estimate that the OPGCI pickup will achieve 37 mpg (6.35 Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Johnson most recently was the CEO of opposed-piston engine company Achates Power. Johnson will join Westport Fuel Systems having served for ten years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Achates Power. Earlier this month, Achates Power appointed Cummins veteran David Crompton as president and CEO. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Of the $71 million, Achates Power will receive $5 million for work on an opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid commercial vehicle system, and Cummins will receive $4 million for its work on an ultra-low emissions heavy-duty 10L natural gas engine. Achates Power Inc. AOI 7: Integrated Hybrid System with Opposed Piston 2-Stroke.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

Achates Power, Inc. Achates Power 2.7L At NAIAS 2017, Achates Power announced it was developing a 2.7-liter, At that time, Achates said it would demonstrate the engine in 2018 in a driveable light-duty truck. The Achates Power OP Engine has the potential to revolutionize the internal combustion engine. Issayev, G.,

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MARCH 7, 2018

The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. The Achates engine model destined for the Class 8 demonstration is related to the 9.8-liter

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Achates Power, the developer of next-generation two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston (OP) engines ( earlier post ) announced that OGCI Climate Investments has invested in the company’s Series-D round. This investment closes the Series-D offering through which Achates Power has raised $29.8

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Eaton will supply a TVS (Twin Vortices Series) air pump to manage airflow in the demonstration of the Achates Power two-stroke opposed-piston engine (OP Engine) at the upcoming Internal Combustion Engine Fall Technical Conference in San Diego. Eaton is working with Achates to understand the best timing to switch to a prototype TVS air pump.

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DECEMBER 19, 2012

The US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) has awarded Achates Power, Inc., To meet the program requirements, AVL proposed an engine based on the Achates Power opposed-piston, two-stroke technology, which includes more than 1,000 innovations covered by patents and patent applications. Less than 0.1%

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MARCH 31, 2015

Achates Power, Inc., Achates has partnered with Cummins Inc. In December 2012, TARDEC had awarded Achates Power, Inc. This award builds upon 10 years of extensive development by Achates Power to modernize and optimize the opposed-piston engine. David Johnson, CEO, Achates Power. for the project. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The newly-formed partnership between Ricardo North America (Ricardo) and Achates Power Inc. API) of San Diego, Calif. earlier post ), has received its first assignment: an Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) grant to improve overall efficiency and reduce emissions in full-size pickup trucks.

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APRIL 17, 2013

Achates Power, which is developing a family of two-stroke, compression-ignition (CI) opposed-piston (OP) engines, has designed and is developing a light-duty diesel concept engine, the OP4. liter OM651 Euro 5 engine, said Fabien Redon VP, Technology Development at Achates Power, the OP4 design shows a modeled 13.5% Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Achates Power, Inc., That goal is not only attainable with the technology we have already demonstrated but is, in fact, our plan, —Laurence Fromm, Achates Power Vice President of Business and Strategy Development. By adopting the Achates engine, OEMs can meet the 2027 goals with a solution that costs less than today’s engine.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Achates Power, Inc., All existing Achates Power investors participated in the fundraising round, including Sequoia Capital Partners, RockPort Capital Partners, Madrone Capital Partners, InterWest Partners and Triangle Peak Partners. million in Series C financing.

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MAY 26, 2022

In a recently published whitepaper on hydrogen opposed-piston engines (H 2 -OPE), opposed-piston engine maker Achates Power explained that since there are no carbon molecules in hydrogen fuel, neither unburned hydrocarbons nor particulate matter is a concern for emission control from a hydrogen combustion engine. Fuel Injection.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Achates Power is pleased to continue to support Cummins as a key technology partner in creating the next generation of engines for combat vehicles. —Dave Crompton, President and CEO of Achates Power.

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

The leading manufacturer of opposed-piston engines, Fairbanks Morse Engine (FME), an EnPro Industries company, has signed a joint development and licensing agreement with Achates Power, Inc., Achates Power began modernizing opposed-piston engines in 2004, inspired by the record-setting Junkers Jumo 205 diesel aircraft engine.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

The three investments are: Achates Power , which develops innovative high-efficiency opposed-piston engines with the potential to substantially reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced by vehicles. OGCI currently comprises ten oil and gas companies. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Achates Power, the developer of a family of two-stroke compression-ignition opposed-piston engines ( earlier post ), has been selected by APRA-E under its OPEN 2015 solicitation ( earlier post ) for an award of more than $9 million to develop a multi-cylinder opposed piston engine operating with compression ignition that uses gasoline as the fuel.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

One year ago at the Detroit auto show, a company called Achates Power unveiled models of a new kind of internal-combustion engine. With opposed pistons in the middle and crankshafts at either end, it was sufficiently different to startle most visitors who paid attention.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

In a closed-cycle simulation, they found that the 4-stroke (4S) showed an indicated thermal efficiency (η fuel ) of 47.5%; the opposed-piston 4-stroke (OP4S), 50.1%; and the opposed-piston 2-stroke (OP2S, the Achates engine), 53%. The Achates team compared the performance of an inline 6-cylinder 4-stroke conventional diesel (Ford 6.7L

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Highlights include testing, analysis and results that conclude the Achates Power engine: is more efficient, demonstrating a fuel efficiency improvement by more than 19% compared to today’s best diesel engines; is clean, with engine-out emissions that are compatible with current and future standards; and.

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

That''s the promise of Achates Power, which has been working for a decade on its horizontally opposed.'

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JANUARY 20, 2017

California-based Achates Power believes it can, and its novel engine uses a design that dates back to the earliest days of internal combustion to do so. Could a full-size pickup truck ever get a fuel-economy rating of 37 mpg?

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OCTOBER 15, 2014

We''ve got lots of diesel news today, including a radically efficient two-stroke engine from Achates Power and possible Hyundai and Kia diesels for the U.S. We also share Volkswagen''s views on the future of plug-in hybrids and how they relate to battery-electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Achates Power’s innovative 3-cylinder, 10.6L Engine and aftertreatment system development and performance assessments were conducted at the Achates Power facility in San Diego and the Aramco Research Center-Detroit. —David Crompton, president and CEO, Achates Power. Rendering of the 10.6-liter liter engine.

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APRIL 23, 2012

SAE’s 2012 High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit—the second as an immediate precursor to the SAE World Congress—opened on Sunday with a consideration of several alternative engine designs: opposed piston 2-stroke (Achates Power); variable compression ratio (MCE-5); split cycle (Scuderi); and advanced rotary (Liquid Piston).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Achates Power says that its 2-stroke OP engine offers higher best point brake thermal efficiency than diesel or gasoline engines. Source: Achates Power. In December 2012, the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) awarded Achates Power, Inc., Achates engines. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, The new Achates Power 2.7-liter

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MARCH 6, 2019

Achates Power was awarded $2 million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for the development of a Highly-efficient Opposed-Piston Engine (HOPE) for Hybrid Vehicles. Achates Power has partnered with the University of Michigan and Nissan Motor Company., Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Achates Power will work with Delphi Automotive and Argonne National Laboratory on its ARPA-E-funded project to develop an innovative opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition (OPGCI) engine. Broadly, the 30-month Achates ARPA-E project will deliver a three-cylinder, 3.0-liter Earlier post.) Click to enlarge. Chris Atkinson.

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DECEMBER 9, 2014

Achates Power, Inc., Achates Power’s engine allows OEMs to achieve the most stringent current and future fuel efficiency and emissions standards—including EPA 2010, Euro 6 and Tier 3/LEV 3—without additional cost or complexity. During 2014, Achates Power’s annual revenue has increased by more than 300%.

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APRIL 27, 2015

Initial test results of the transient control and exhaust temperature management capability of Achates Power’s opposed piston (OP) two-stroke diesel engine show that under a typical transient maneuver—25% to 100% load step at low and constant engine speed—the engine can control both NO x and soot with a minimal torque lag.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Cummins and Achates plan to reach these goals by reducing heat rejection by 21% compared to current Cummins-supplied combat vehicle engines. This award builds upon 14 years of extensive development by Achates Power to modernize and optimize the opposed-piston engine. —David Johnson, CEO, Achates Power. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

A second opposed-piston engine project is led by Achates Power ( earlier post ). Achates Power will develop a highly efficient opposed-piston engine for hybrid vehicles (“HOPE-Hybrid”) using a unique engine design that minimizes energy losses typical in conventional internal combustion engines.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Brake specific fuel consumption map for the LD Achates opposed-piston engine. Source: Achates Power. Achates Power, Inc., Achates Power, Inc., Founded in 2004, Achates Power is designing and developing engines based on a two-stroke, opposed-piston, compression-ignition technology. Source: Achates Power.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

—David Johnson, president and CEO of opposed-piston engine developer Achates Power. Strong standards will encourage continued investment and drive advanced tech innovation and jobs in this sector.

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