Cleaire Receives CARB Verification Expansion Ffor Vista Diesel Particulate Filter

CARB Verification Expansion includes EGR and Caterpillar ACERT Engines for Cleaire Vista DPF

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls announced today that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved an expansion of the previously verified Vista® diesel particulate filter to cover a broad range of 1993 and newer model year engines. In particular, the verified control group include later model EGR and Caterpillar ACERT engines.

Effective November 15, 2012, the CARB verification expansion allows the Vista to be installed on 1993 through 2010 model year engines from 2.7 to 13 liters having a power range of 100 to 450 Horsepower.

The Vista is verified as a CARB Level 3+ system, meaning it has successfully demonstrated diesel particulate matter (PM) emission reductions of greater than 85% while meeting the NO2 emission standard. The Vista has passed stringent performance and reliability testing and is compliant with CARB verification requirements which are also recognized by the US EPA. The verification makes the Vista eligible for regulatory and incentive programs such as the CARB Fleet Rules, EPA DERA funding, and Federal CMAQ programs.

“The expansion of the Vista control group demonstrates Cleaire’s commitment to developing and improving our innovative, reliable, and cost-effective diesel particulate filter (DPF) technology for the diesel engine retrofit market,” said Gale Plummer, CEO. “While passive DPF systems are a good fit for certain applications, the Vista can be more broadly applied and is more tolerant of engines that may be emitting at higher levels than when they were new.”

“Based on a patented off-line burner, the Vista provides a very reliable means to ensure the high levels of particulate matter captured by the filter are safely regenerated. In addition to the engine group expansion including the newer EGR engines, we’ve incorporated some product refinements to improve the reliability, user friendliness, and to reduce power consumption,” said Dr. Brad Edgar, President and Chief Technical Officer. “This active design is ideally suited for diesel engines operating with very cold duty cycles and/or highly variable duty cycles.”

Additionally, the Vista’s proprietary active regeneration system, compact size and state of the art monitoring system make it an excellent candidate for retrofitting a very broad range of trucks and buses, especially those with colder or variable duty cycles. Rather than prematurely replace good equipment to comply with regulations and clean air initiatives, retrofitting with a DPF enables vehicle and fleet managers to achieve 2007/2010 PM emission levels at a much lower cost.”

About Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls, LLC

Cleaire designs, develops, and manufactures retrofit emission control systems for today’s existing diesel engines. Our diesel particulate filters have been verified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and are compliant with both US EPA and CARB requirements to provide maximum PM emission reductions for a wide range of diesel applications, both on-road and off-road. Further, Cleaire provides proven solutions to diesel emissions compliance while extending the operating life of existing equipment and avoiding costly replacement. Our network of dealers throughout North America provide local pre- and post-sale support, including grant writing assistance, installation and training. Cleaire is headquartered in San Diego, California, with engineering and testing operations in Oakland and Richmond, California.