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Experts From Around The World To Showcase Diesel Technology Advancements

Coronado will be the gathering site for many of those whose innovation and foresight has helped create this dramatic clean-up of diesel technology.

Top researchers, government officials and industry experts representing 11 countries will convene at the 10th Annual U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Diesel Engine Emissions Reduction (DEER) Conference in Coronado from August 29 to September 2, 2004.

"This year's conference marks a decade of national and international public-private partnership that has helped make the tremendous progress in diesel technology possible," said Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF), a co-sponsor of the conference. "Industry and government have invested in core research to improve efficiency and reduce emissions in diesel engines of all types."

The results of DOE research partnerships and application of these research developments showcased at the DEER conference are having real impacts on our everyday lives.

The DEER conference will not only demonstrate winning partnerships, but will also demonstrate technology firsthand in the form of innovative, diesel-fueled cars and trucks and heavy-duty equipment. On September 1, conference participants will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to test drive the latest clean diesel cars and trucks, including:

• BMW X5
• BMW 530d
• Cummins/Dodge Ram 1500
• Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI
• Mini One D
• Peugeot 607
• Saab 9-3 (prototype)
• Smart City Coupe

Other advanced diesel technology being displayed, include:

• Banks diesel race car
• Banks Sidewinder Dodge Dakota Racing Truck
• Caterpillar MorElectric truck
• Caterpillar Skid Steer Loader
• 1954 diesel-powered Corvette
• Cummins ISX engine (2007 emissions prototype) in International 9200i Tractor

DTF members, who are leaders in the field of clean diesel technology, will be presenting cutting-edge technological and research developments - Bosch, Caterpillar, Cummins, DaimlerChrysler, Donaldson, Ford, General Motors, Honeywell-Garrett, Johnson Matthey and Volkswagen. During DEER, 12 sessions and 100 technical papers will be presented covering a broad range of technical and public policy issues, including: engine development for light-duty trucks, energy efficiency, emissions reductions, natural gas, findings from environmental impact studies, global climate change and advancements in cleaner diesel fuels, engines and aftertreatment devices.

Further, the results of a DOE-EIA study on the potential market and fuel economy impacts of hybrid and diesel technologies will be presented. The study predicts light duty diesel technology will meet more stringent emissions standards, and as a result will be found in more cars and trucks in the U.S. in the future - with a potential 25-fold increase in market share by 2012.

"Not only will this conference highlight the progress already made in the field in the last decade, but it will help government and industry pave the way to more technological advancements for the decades ahead," said Schaeffer.

Representatives from the following will be presenting at the conference:

Eleven Countries: Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States.

Eleven Research Laboratories: Argonne National Laboratory (NL), Brookhaven NL, Idaho NL, Oak Ridge NL, Lawrence Livermore NL, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pacific Northwest NL, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Sandia National Laboratories and Southwest Research Institute.

Eight Universities: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, Penn State University, University of California - Berkeley, University of California - Riverside, University of Minnesota, University of New Mexico and University of Wisconsin.

Seven U.S. and International Government Organizations: U.S. DOE, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Energy Commission, California Air Resources Board, Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, South Coast Air Quality Management District and French Agency for Environment.

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The Diesel Technology Forum represents engine makers, fuel producers and emissions control manufacturers. It brings together the diesel industry, the broad diesel user community, civic and public interest leaders, government regulators, academics, scientists, the petroleum industry, and public health researches, to encourage the exchange of information, ideas, scientific findings, and points-of-view to current and future uses of diesel power technology. For more information about the Forum visit our web site at www.dieselforum.org.