G-Volution Ltd

Freight locomotives have auxiliary electric power requirements which account for up to 10-15% of the total power demand, covering engine and traction motor cooling, safety and signalling systems and locomotive control systems. These loads are currently serviced by an alternator on ubiquitous diesel ICE powertrains. This demand is persistent, requiring the...

Dual fuelling of large displacement 2-stroke freight locomotive engines is not practical from a technical development perspective for G-volution today, it is also recognised that 2 stroke engines are less efficient compared to 4 stroke engines. To overcome this technical barrier, we plan to pair our dual fuel optimiser technology with a number of smaller ...

Low Carbon Static Power Generation

To develop a new-to-market catalytic converter to remove methane and other exhaust gasses from dual-fuel engines, using leading-edge 3D manufacturing techniques.

The aim is to develop new Heavy Duty Dual-Fuel (DF) combustion and after-treatment technologies to achieve future European emissions compliance with reduced carbon footprint at acceptable cost. The main deliverable will be a demonstration of 23% source-to-wheel carbon reduction relative to current diesel truck operation. The technical approach will involv...

Natural gas (methane) is an excellent low carbon fuel for Internal Combustion powered transportation, particularly when used in dual fuel solutions for powering HGVs. Existing engines have been readily modified and proven at Euro 5 and 6 level as part of an Innovate UK Low Carbon Truck Trial. Unfortunately methane, as a Greenhouse gas, is 20+ times more p...

The PROMENADE (Plasma Removal of Methane from Natural Gas Dual-Fuel Engines) project will demonstrate the use of non-thermal plasma, advanced combustion and control techniques and Additive Manufacturing to allow dual-fuel (Diesel-Natural Gas) to meet Euro Stage VI emissions standard while delivering considerable fuel economy benefits over conventional die...

HGV’s contribute to circa 20% of UK’s domestic transport CO2 emissions. The use of alternative gases (biomethane)&dual-fuel vehicles offers significant CO2 benefits; however within the context of current infrastructure there is not enough independently verified data available on the performance & fuel consumption of these vehicles for operators to invest ...

The GO-Truck (Gas Operated Truck) project will pave the way for truck fleet operators to cut carbon emissions and save money by using gas vehicles. GO-Truck fleet operator ContainerShips will run a total of 20 dual fuel vehicles side by side with diesel counterparts, using LNG from a new, public access fuelling station at its base in Teesport. Technology ...

The transport sector contributes 23% of total world CO2 emissions, with road transport responsible for the highest share of emissions globally. The impact of growing demand for transport in terms of environment, energy use & efficiency demands a step change in performance to deliver a sustainable transport system. A number of innovations are receiving int...