Achates Power is an American developer of opposed-piston, two-stroke, compression ignition engines for use in commercial and passenger vehicles. Based in San Diego, California, the company was founded in 2004 by James U Lemke.[1]
According to Achates Power, its opposed-piston, two-stroke engine has demonstrated an increase in fuel efficiency and similar engine-out emissions levels.[2][3] In 2014, the company published a technical paper citing a 30 percent fuel economy improvement when its engine was benchmarked against a next-generation diesel engine equipped with advanced technologies.[4]
In December 2012, the company announced that it had been selected as a subcontractor to AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc. to build the next-generation combat engine for the U.S. Army.[5] Less than a year later, in October 2013, Achates Power and Fairbanks Morse Engine signed a joint development and licensing agreement to reduce emissions and fuel consumption of Fairbanks Morse proprietary and dual-fuel opposed-piston engines.[6]
Achates Power is privately owned and backed by Sequoia Capital, RockPort Capital Partners, Madrone Capital Partners, Triangle Peak Partners and Interwest Partners.[citation needed]
- ^ "About Achates Power".
- ^ Regner, G.; Callahan, B.; Dion, E.; Herold, R.; Johnson, D.; McIntyre, S.; Redon, F.; Wahl, M. (December 2011). "The Achates Power Opposed-Piston Two-Stroke Engine: Performance and Emissions Results in a Medium-Duty Application". SAE International Journal of Engines. 4 (3): 2726–2735. doi:10.4271/2011-01-2221. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
- ^ Berg, Tom; Lockwood, Rolf; Park, Jim (January 12, 2012) “Engines Tomorrow: What Types of Engines Will You Be Selling Parts for in the Future?”, Heavy Duty Trucking
- ^ Redon, F.; Kalebjian, C.; Kessler, J.; Rakovec, N.; Headley, J.; Regner, G.; Koszewnik, J. (2014). "Meeting Stringent 2025 Emissions and Fuel Efficiency Regulations with an Opposed-Piston, Light-Duty Diesel Engine". SAE Technical Paper Series. Vol. 1. PA: SAE International. doi:10.4271/2014-01-1187.
- ^ Ponticel, Patrick (December 19, 2012) “U.S. Army tabs AVL and Achates Power for new-generation engine”, SAE Automotive Engineering International Online
- ^ Zoia, David (January 2, 2014) “Achates Finding Traction with Opposed-Piston Engine”, WardsAuto.com