The Enezol Co., Manitoba, Canada, has released results from an in-depth independent fuel efficiency trial, revealing Enezol Energize Diesel fuel achieves significant fuel savings compared with standard diesel fuel.
The comprehensive fuel trial was conducted by Australia’s top-rated independent transport and emissions testing consultancy ABMARC, in conjunction with Enezol’s Australian fuel distributor, Refuelling Solutions.
The corresponding test data uncovered multiple fuel efficiency improvements across a range of operating conditions, including engine idling, city driving and highway driving. The trial discovered a 50.45 percent reduction in engine fuel consumption while idling when Enezol Energize Diesel fuel was used. This is a key performance figure, considering that engine idle fuel consumption has a sizeable impact on total vehicle fuel consumption and carbon emissions.
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates close to 1 billion gallons of diesel fuel are burned by long-haul trucks alone in the United States from idling. This results in the annual emission of approximately 11 million tons of carbon dioxide, 55,000 tons of nitrogen oxides and 400 tons of particulate matter in the U.S.
The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that a broad range of commercial diesel vehicles, including transit buses, refuse trucks and short-haul trucks, spend 40 percent or more of their daily operating time idling their engines.
“It’s shocking how much negative impact engine idling has on overall fuel consumption and the environment,” Enezol Co. President David Massey says. “The data clearly shows that reducing engine idle fuel consumption using Energize Diesel fuel can significantly reduce carbon emissions and provide much-needed fuel savings for vehicle operators.”
The key to Enezol Energize Diesel’s fuel-savings performance resides in the company’s proprietary refinery technology, the Energizing Particle Stack. This process involves bombarding the diesel distillate with specialized catalyst particles, which improves the resulting fuel’s combustion efficiency.
Enezol Energize Diesel fuel requires no changes to vehicle or engine equipment and is compatible with all diesel engine applications and fuel distribution infrastructure, says the company.