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SAE Presents Environmental Excellence in Transportation Awards
WARRENDALE, Pa. (June 22, 2005) -The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2004 Environmental Excellence in Transportation (E2T) Awards. The awards were presented at the Government/Industry Meeting on Tuesday, May 10 at the Lowes L'Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington D.C. The award, established in 2000, recognizes individuals who, through their ingenuity and dedication, make significant innovations in reducing the environmental impact caused by the transportation industry. These achievements may occur in motorized vehicles for land, sea, air and space and cover the areas of education, new methods and tools, energy and emissions, recycling and remanufacturing, process innovations, materials development and noise management. Nominees are judged based on their innovation and originality, along with their favorable impact on the environment, including improvement over existing technologies, methods, and public acceptance. The winners were honored in the following categories: Education, Training and Public Awareness Winner (Tie) Facing rising environmental concerns as well as ever increasing fuel costs, the Canadian forest industry has researched and implemented tools and work methods that reduce fuel consumption and GHG emissions. SmartDriver for Forestry Trucks, developed with the support of FleetSmart, provides drivers and owners information on purchasing, operating and maintaining efficient forestry trucks. Winner (Tie) New Methods and Tools Winner Modeling tools and innovative designs have resulted in improved evaporative emissions systems that reduce fuel evaporative emissions. Improvements were implemented that reduce emissions during extended operation at high temperature, eliminate emissions during extended engine-off periods, and diagnose small leaks in vapor control systems. Runner-up Providing exhaust emissions architecture design guidance that has resulted in robust, real-world emissions performance, with minimal impact on vehicle design attributes. The exhaust emissions technology process focused on developing and integrating close-coupled catalysts and exhaust manifold geometry for a Global Vehicle Platform design, and then providing advanced air injection and controls technology to accommodate Powertrain, Vehicle and Market variants. This method enabled a common exhaust architecture for a Global Vehicle Platform that met a broad range of emissions requirements with fewer exhaust components and low Precious Metals use. The emissions system technical requirements were converted to simplified, visual design guidelines for the Vehicle Engineers to perform design and packaging studies. Mobile Energy and Emissions Winner Description of India's safety and environment related regulatory framework for gaseous fuels formulated by Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) under the leadership of Mr. Balraj Bhanot and enforced by Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways (MoSRTH). Runner-up Reduces airplane turbine engine NOx emissions 80% during takeoff with little to no performance or cost penalties. Smoke emissions may also decrease significantly. Stationary Energy and Emissions Winner Provides effective control of CO and HC emissions from an engine test facility without addition of costly equipment or consumption of additional natural resources. Recycling, Reuse and Remanufacturing Winner This project provides an infrastructure for vehicle part remanufacturing and reuse that have entered into manufacturing salvage and obsolete part processes in North America. The project result is combined environmental performance and significant financial value with global applicability. Runner-up An area of forestry and rainwater capture system that was developed near Delphi TVS Diesel Systems, Mannur India operations has enhanced sustainable development in the community and provided a model of sustainable development for other companies to adopt. These efforts have resulted in carbon dioxide sequestration and significant reductions in the amount of water withdrawn from community wells. Process Innovations Winner The implementation of an optimized circuit board cooling process resulted in reduced production line size, less lead waste generation, reduced labor for routine maintenance, decreased loads on air compressors, and reduced electricity consumption. Runner-up The ZRT assembly process eliminates solder use, reduces electrical harness mass and bundle size resulting in less insulation compound and copper use. Materials Development and Usage Winner Working together with NASA scientists provided BRP engineers with a technical solution to a material problem for a low emissions outboard engine. NASA's high-strength, wear-resistant aluminum alloy was easily introduced into BRP's standard manufacturing process and added only about 3% to the total cost of an outboard engine piston. Runner-up Three-way catalysts involving the first, second and third generations of CZ (ceria-zirconia solid solution) have been put into practical use on a global basis. NOx emission and precious metal loading over the catalyst involving ACZ were reduced to 1/5 and 1/2 times larger than that involving pure ceria, respectively. Noise Management Innovations Broadband sound (bbs-tek) back-up alarms provide a massive reduction in the noise pollution caused by conventional narrow-band back-up alarms together with providing a safer working environment.
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