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Demonstration Funded Projects

Round 1

  • Compagnie de Gestion de Matane (COGEMA) will receive a contribution of up to $337,000 towards the demonstration of a common rail fuel injection system to be retrofitted on the diesel engine of a 1970s-era ferry. This electronic fuel injection system can not only reduce fuel consumption and emissions but also enhance the performance characteristics of the engine.

  • DP World will receive a contribution of up to $250,000 towards the demonstration of a variable-speed generator technology on three rubber tire gantry container cranes at the terminal facility of the Port of Vancouver. Variable-speed generators adjust the engine power output to the load requirements, reducing fuel consumption and emissions.

  • CP Rail will receive a contribution of up to $500,000 towards the demonstration of ultra low-emitting genset locomotives for yard and road switching in a heavy-traffic corridor. With this technology, up to three common industrial diesel engines replace a typical 2,100-horsepower locomotive engine. These smaller engines can work independently or in concert, depending on the load requirements. The smaller engines do not require the same cumbersome procedure for startup, allowing locomotives to be shut down when not immediately needed and reducing emissions from idling.

  • The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) will receive a contribution of up to $95,000 towards the demonstration of multiple truck technologies that can significantly reduce fuel consumption. The technologies, which will be demonstrated in different geographical areas of Canada, include aerodynamic trailer skirts, base flaps, auxiliary power units and single wide-base tires. In addition, CTA will assess the operational effectiveness of long combination vehicles in selected areas of Canada.

  • Bison Transport will receive a contribution of up to $500,000 towards a large-scale, fleet-wide demonstration of the operational effectiveness of aerodynamic trailer fairings. These items attach to the undercarriage of standard van semi-trailers and are designed to reduce fuel consumption by reducing the aerodynamic drag caused by the trailer's wheels and axle components.

  • Paradise Island Foods Inc. will receive a contribution of up to $104,835 towards the demonstration of truck on-board computers and hybrid reefer technology. The on-board computers will be installed on four tractor-trailers to monitor speed, idle time and engine revving to help optimize driver fuel conservation practices. The hybrid reefers will be installed on five trailers to reduce idling and fuel consumption by using a dedicated diesel generator to run an electric refrigeration system.

  • Group Robert Inc. will receive a contribution of up to $390,279 towards the large-scale, fleet-wide demonstration of the operational effectiveness of composite trailer skirts on long-haul, two- and three-axle tractor-trailers. These particular skirts, which attach to the undercarriage, are made of a composite material that is believed to offer incremental advantages in the Canadian climate, where snow and ice buildup can reduce the effectiveness of the aerodynamic equipment.

  • Teleflex Canada Ltd. will receive a contribution of up to $296,910 towards the demonstration of an engineless (non-petroleum) system that can supply heating, ventilation and air conditioning to class 5-8 trucks while they are parked, so that the main vehicle engine does not have to idle. Battery packs are charged while vehicles are in transit and the stored power is used to provide "hotel" services to the drivers during wait or rest periods. The system would also allow drivers to plug into energy sources at electrification outlets.

Date modified:
2010-02-03