November 2004
http://www.dieselnet.com/
US EPA, China's SEPA starting diesel retrofit in Beijing
China's State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) and US
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a program to examine
the feasibility of retrofitting diesel fleets in Beijing with
advanced emission control technologies including oxidation catalysts
and particulate filters. The cooperation also covers fuel quality
issues, as many of the retrofit technologies require fuels of reduced
sulfur content. The program is part of a wider air and energy
cooperation strategy between SEPA and the EPA.
EPA committed $250,000 and in-kind contribution in the form of work
hours to this demonstration project. A committee of Chinese and US
experts will developed a detailed plan for the Beijing project. It is
anticipated that the program will begin with retrofitting up to 20
diesel buses with emission controls. If the demonstration is
successful, wider scale diesel retrofits may be implemented in
Beijing and other cities throughout China.
Beijing has been working to improve its air quality by the time of
the Olympic Games in 2008. By next year, Beijing plans to implement
Euro 3 emission standards and fuel requirements (350 ppm sulfur cap
in diesel). This would enable a widespread use of some diesel
emission control technologies, including diesel oxidation catalysts.
This is a second international diesel retrofit project by the EPA,
after the Mexico grant announced in June 2004.
http://releases.usnewswire.com/printing.asp?id=39960
http://www.politicalgateway.com/news/read.html?id=1930
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/17/content_392402.htm
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