Hrein Energy Successfully Test Drives 1.2L Vehicle With Retrofitted Organic Hydride System
February 29, 2008
The organic hydride dehydrogenation reactor is mounted inline in the exhaust system. Click to enlarge.
Hrein Energy, in cooperation with Futaba Industrial Co., Ltd, ITO Racing Service Co. Ltd.. and Dr. Ichikawa Masaru, a professor emeritus of Hokkaido University, has successfully test-driven a 1.2-liter Nissan March retrofitted with an on-board organic hydride system (earlier post) that delivers supplemental hydrogen to the gasoline engine.
Adding several percent of hydrogen dehydrogenated from the organic hydride to the intake air supported very lean-burn combustion. Fuel efficiency was improved by 30%; CO2 emissions were cut by 30%; and concentrations of CO and NOx were “considerably reduced”, according to the company.
You can read more on this at
http://www.greencarcongress.com/h2/index.html
These guys must be nuts! 30% increase in fuel savings?? Next we'll be reading that we're NOT wackos!
More details at this website
http://www.hrein.jp/english/pressrelease/index.htm
They appear to be doing what we are but generate the hydrogen a different way.