Waukesha Engine lands DOE grant

Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 18 Oct 2005 21:15

Waukesha Engine has been awarded a $7.6 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the development of high efficiency, low emissions engines.

The grant is a continuation of DOE's Advanced Reciprocating Engine Systems (ARES) program. The ARES program was created to encourage the development of large natural gas engines that operate with increased efficiency while meeting tight emissions requirements, maintaining current levels of reliability and durability and reducing ownership costs.

In the first phase of the ARES program, Waukesha, a business unit of Dresser, Inc., developed its new APG1000 engine which is currently undergoing field testing. The APG will be used to run generators that produce electricity.

"We met our thermal efficiency requirements for the first phase of the ARES program, achieving over 42 percent thermal efficiency," said Jim Drees, vice president of engineering for Waukesha. In Phase Two, the company's development efforts will be focused on attaining a goal of 47 percent thermal efficiency.

"The higher natural gas prices climb the more important practical technology like ARES becomes," Drees said. "Advanced technologies such as those designed into our new APG engine reduce fuel consumption and help to offset high fuel prices."

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