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19 February 2007
ORBITAL QUANTIFIES CO2
SAVINGS FOR OCP TECHNOLOGY IN THE MARKET
Orbital has quantified the accumulated CO2
savings delivered by the OCP (Orbital combustion process) technology
across the range of products in the market place. The cumulative
figure of over 1,396,000 tonnes takes into the account the fuel
efficiency benefits of OCP over the lifetime of the products currently
in the market place. This calculation includes over 500,000 engines
in the market which are delivering on average a 35-40% benefit in
fuel economy. The first outboard engine equipped with Orbital's
Direct Injection system was released by Mercury Marine over 10 years
ago. Since then, the customer base has grown along with the range
of applications to adopt the technology to include Personal watercraft,
jet boats, motorcycles and scooters.
To help quantify the fuel savings and translate
them into equivalent CO2 savings, Orbital
has upgraded its website with a live CO2
counter linked to the number of OCP Direct Injection products being
produced showing the accumulated total of tonnes of CO2
being saved over the typical lifetime of the product.
In the case of a typical V6 outboard the fuel
efficiency benefits in comparison to the baseline carburetor are
more than 40% over the typical drive cycle. Taking into account
the fuel used and the average lifetime hours for an outboard engine
(typically 350 hours over 10 years) there is a saving of over 5.5
tonnes of CO2 per engine.
Orbital is proud of the achievements of the OCP technology and systems
and its contribution to improving the air quality. The CO2
savings reflect both the efficiency of the combustion process and
the customer demand for Orbital's environmentally friendly products.
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