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1988-92: Cummins NTC engine developed for gas fuel
to 440bhp; field trials in Australia & Canada under extreme environmental
conditions (-40 deg C tundra winter, +50 deg C desert).
1987-92: Renault MIPS turbocharged AC gas engine developed to
240bhp / 19 bar bmep; bus trials in Perth, WA with sponsorship of Renault
Vehicules Industrielles.
1988-90: Mack R6 gas engine developed to 350bhp /17bar bmep; field
trials in New Zealand.
981-87: Liquid Fuels Trust Board project: LPG & methanol fleet
trials displacing diesel in trucks, buses & passenger vehicles. 
The above is a small selection only of the 40+ different heavy vehicle
projects undertaken by my team to substitute diesel with gas or alcohol
fuels.
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1993: Awarded SAS 1992 Exporter to Europe for conceiving and coordinating
an industry joint action group targeting opportunities in southern Europe.
1989: French Government Technology Exchange participant Secondment
to French engineering company GERES/Solagro of Toulouse spanning three
months, during which time bio-fuel opportunities were identified for NZ
and French participants. Several NZ firms continue to benefit from these
today.
1987-90: Pollution abatement consulting & project management, Argentina
& Chile commenced in 1987 with a bus demonstration promotion, and extended
through 1990 with contribution to the air quality improvement programme
initiated in Santiago by CNE.
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1981-1992: 16 publications
in international journals; presentations to large (300+) audiences in
Vancouver, Baltimore, Paris, Gothenburg, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Auckland.
Selected:
SAE 912359:
"Laboratory and Field Experience with the Use of Natural Gas Fuel in Cummins
NTC Series Engines"; Toronto.
SAE 912360:
"Development of a Dedicated Knock Detection and Control System for Gas
Engines"; Toronto.
NGV-90:
"Laboratory and Field Experience with the Development for Natural Gas,
LPG and Methanol of the Mercedes OM352 Engine"; Buenos Aires 1990.
SAE 892137:
"Performance and Cyclic Variability of Natural Gas Fueled Heavy Duty Engines";
Baltimore.
Advisory Roles
1990-92: Founding Member, NZ-NGV Association
1987-88: NZERDC committee advising Government on gas fuels for transport
in NZ (view
publication)
1988-90: Member of alternative fuels advisory committees for MTA and
GANZ. Member of Standards Assoc committee creating NZS5422.
1986: LFTB funded research in USA, Canada, France, Brazil
Links:
Click here to view a complete
publication list.
Link
here to the on-line reference library of the BC Research Centre for
Alternative Transportation Fuels, at which several of the above abstratcs
are published.
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