Eminox talks emission standards

“From 2011, new cranes sold in Europe will require after-treatment technology in order to meet the EU’s forthcoming Stage IIIB emissions requirements for non-road vehicles. Having worked with some of Europe’s leading on-road OEMs, including Terex and Liebherr, to develop both line and retrofit emissions control systems, Eminox offers a number of after-treatment technologies for heavy-duty diesel engines.

“These emission control technologies can be integrated into existing cranes. For OEM customers, packaging and system integration expertise are combined with full modelling and prototyping capabilities to develop bespoke systems or solutions to incorporate an existing after-treatment system into individual machines.

“Eminox also has expertise in technologies such as diesel particulate filters, selective catalytic reduction, on-board diagnostics and specialist mixing technology.

“Flexible manufacturing facilities allow the company to design and manufacture systems at smaller volumes, ideal for specialist crane applications.

“Eminox’s emissions control systems have also been approved by the Energy Saving Trust as retrofit solutions to bring cranes and other off-road construction equipment into compliance with the London Best Practice Guidance (BPG).

The London BPG was introduced by the Greater London Authority in July 2008 and includes measures to control emissions from construction and demolition sites. In London alone, poor air quality was estimated to cause 1,000 premature deaths in 2005, and according to the City of Westminster’s Air Quality Strategy, construction sites are responsible for 16% of particulate matter emissions in the capital.

“The BPG states that all NRMM greater than 37kW being used on high-risk sites should be fitted with approved exhaust after-treatment systems.

“The Eminox continuously regenerating trap (CRT) and fuel-borne catalyst (FBC) systems are both approved after-treatment solutions for compliance with the London BPG and are included on the Energy Saving Trust NRMM register of approved exhaust after-treatment devices and suppliers.

“The CRT system removes over 90% of all particulate matter, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. The FBC system also removes more than 90% of particulate matter.”