Clean Diesel Licenses Technologies For Emission Control To CCA
Stamford, CT - Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc, one of the innovation leader for clean energy and environmental technologies to reduce harmful engine emissions, announced recently that it has signed a non-exclusive license agreement with privately held, Monroe, CT-based Combustion Components Associates (CCA), a provider of air pollution control technologies for the power generation and transportation industries.
The license covers the Clean Diesel patented ARIS technologies for control of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and related patents. The license gives CCA access to these patents in North America and Europe for vehicular and other applications. Under the terms of the agreement, Clean Diesel will receive upfront fees and per-unit royalties. The agreement licenses CCA to work with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), Tier One and exhaust system suppliers, targeting those who will combine CCA proprietary technologies with ARIS. The suite of licensed patents includes Clean Diesel's innovation of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in combination with SCR to minimize engine emissions while simultaneously improving fuel efficiency.
Clean Diesel and CCA have also agreed on terms for an additional license to be signed for Japan and China. CCA already holds North American licenses from Clean Diesel for retrofit emission control applications in vehicles, stationary power generation, railroad and marine engines.
CCA President R. Gifford Broderick stated, "The combination of our combined intellectual properties will enable CCA to provide an integrated and cost-effective approach for urea and hydrocarbon based after-treatment for a range of applications, including new diesel vehicles. The cooperation between our two companies will allow qualified Tier One suppliers, OEMs and other end-users access to the combined Clean Diesel and CCA technologies under a single license agreement. This will help our customers meet stringent diesel standards that are rapidly being enforced on diesel engines around the world."
Dr. Walter G. Copan, Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer of Clean Diesel Technologies said, "CCA is an existing Clean Diesel licensee and we have worked closely together for years. They have designed high quality emission control systems for the retrofit marketplace, based on our platform technologies and patents. Clean Diesel is pleased to enter into another new license relationship providing new value-added offerings for high volume OEM applications. We intend to continue to expand the base of suppliers licensed to use our enabling technologies and anticipate additional announcements in the future."
SOURCE: Clean Diesel Technologies