EMISSIONS EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR AIR QUALITY

The pioneering project, the first of its kind to market, has led by example highlighting how compliance can be achieved as part of sustainable public and occupational health strategies in advance of stringent emissions legislation.

The partnership has seen Speedy generators retrofitted with an Eminox exhaust aftertreatment system (EATS) which cost-effectively upgrades power generators from Stage IIIa to Stage V equivalent compliant standards.

The project

Designed to support Speedy generators operating between 60kva to 250kva, the EATS can be easily adapted to suit other engines sizes due to its scalable, modular design.

By upgrading the generator with a retrofit EATS, NOx is reduced by up to 95% and Particulate Matter (PM) by up to 99%, significantly improving air quality for operators, communities and protecting public health.

Not only is the project commercially viable for Speedy, in that its fleet of generators can be deployed where Stage V requirements must be met, it can also be transferred to other generator operators to deliver the same benefits. This could have a significant impact on generator emissions, not just in the UK, but globally.

This project delivers a solution to the challenges the sector is facing as a collective. That of, upgrading existing fleets to become Stage V equivalent compliant and removing the need to replace equipment that is far from the end of its life cycle.

This removes the need for unnecessary waste, reducing the carbon impact from scrapping old assets or indeed manufacturing new ones, supports ESG policies, and delivers a positive impact for the environment in addition to emissions reduction.

Impacts and outcomes

By upgrading older gensets, the retrofitting of Eminox EATS, will enable equipment to be deployed where regulations such as London’s NRMM Low Emission Zone, Clean Air Zones (CAZ) and Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD), are enforceable, and on pioneering projects such as HS2 sites across the country. Highlighting the positive impact that the system has brought for Speedy and the wider Genset industry, the generator was showcased at the Speedy Expo in 2022 where it won ‘Product of the show.’ eminox.com

This was after the completion of an agreed and hugely successful trial that delivered very positive and tangible outcomes exceeding expectations.

Now, the solution is currently being rolled out onto numerous generators thus improving the flexibility of their fleet and delivering a commercial return from the project for Eminox. The upgrade can take place at Speedy locations to minimise lead and down times so sites where gensets are deployed can begin to benefit from the enhanced emissions in a timely manner.

By developing emissions control solutions, Eminox, helps businesses to overcome these challenges, meet their own Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies and make a sustainable, positive impact on the environment.

Eminox has been designing and manufacturing pioneering emission reduction technologies for almost 45 years and was the first company to be accredited with the Energy Saving Trust NRMM RAS certification, which demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing solutions which reduce emissions, improve air quality and public health.

It will help to bridge the gap on the journey to a net zero future as Eminox continues with projects to determine how sustainable alternative, dual, and future net zero fuels will play a part in power generation and the emissions reduction technologies that will be required.

Eminox is a privately-owned company, established in 1978, with its head office and manufacturing facilities in Lincolnshire, UK.

The company is a leading European designer and manufacturer of exhaust and emissions control systems for heavy duty vehicles and equipment.

Eminox has a reputation for engineering excellence, its products designed and manufactured to the highest standards, so they perform reliably in the real-world.

It supplies bus, truck, non-road mobile machine, power generation, marine and rail manufacturers around the world, as well as being the major European supplier of emissions control exhaust systems for retrofit to vehicles already in service utilising leading emissions control technologies.