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This is a great video providing Diesel Exhaust Fluid consumers with an overview of Piusi’s highly successful tote pump.  We have had extremely happy customers using this Piusi tote pump over the past year, and we highly recommend all of our customers us the MicroMatic RSV Coupler System in conjunction with the Piusi Tote pump to ensure overall product integrity and ease in dispensing.

About Pynergy Petroleum Company

Pynergy Petroleum Company was founded in August 1999 when it acquired three Conoco Branded retail locations in the Denver, CO area. Since then, Pynergy has been devoted to providing high quality fuels, lubricants, diesel exhaust fluid, equipment and service to the automotive, heavy duty and industrial markets. Please visit us at www.pynergypetroleum.com

This could actually make the process of waiting to get your oil change a whole lot more fun…

About Pynergy Petroleum Company

Pynergy Petroleum Company was founded in August 1999 when it acquired three Conoco Branded retail locations in the Denver, CO area.  Since then, Pynergy has been devoted to providing high quality fuels, lubricants, diesel exhaust fluid, equipment and service to the automotive, heavy duty and industrial markets.  Please visit us at www.pynergypetroleum.com

Thanks for the great article Heather!  Heather highlightes the move by Case IH to SCR technology.

Case IH uses technology to lower emissions

By Heather Thorstensen
hthorstensen@agrinews.com

Bill Whitworth, a sales manager for Case IH, says 2011 Magnum and Steiger models use technology to meet new regulations for lower emissions. The new diesel exhaust fluid tank, part of the system to lower emissions, is visible on the Steiger in the background.

KASSON, Minn.— Case IH’s 2011 models of Magnum and Steiger tractors now at dealerships are the company’s first models required to meet the latest emissions regulations.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 4 regulations reduce the amount of particulate matter, nitrogen oxides and non-methane hydrocarbon that may be emitted in new non-road diesel engines. The rule was created to improve air quality and reduce health risks for people and animals. Canada and European countries also have emissions regulations.

Case IH is using two types of technology to meet Tier 4 regulations.

Tractors with more than 100 horsepower will use selective catalytic reduction, or SCR. This system treats exhaust gases with a diesel exhaust fluid. The chemical reaction turns exhaust into nitrogen gas vapor and water.

Tractors under 100 horsepower will use exhaust gas recirculation, or EGR. This system puts exhaust back into the engine and uses a filter to capture particulates.

Bill Whitworth, southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa sales manager for Case IH, said SCR will provide the best engine performance on their medium- to heavy-duty tractors.

Not recirculating exhaust back to the engine will allow it to run longer between maintenance stops and it improves fuel efficiency, said Whitworth.

It’s estimated SCR provides a 10 percent boost in fuel efficiency compared to EGR, he said.

A drawback of SCR is it requires the user to purchase diesel exhaust fluid, or DEF, which will be sold by Case IH dealers. DEF is approximately 33 percent synthetic urea and 67 percent deionized water.

DEF’s price will vary by Case IH dealer. It’s sold in 2.5 gallon containers, 55-gallon drums, 275- or 330-gallon totes or bulk size containers. Minnesota Ag Group in Kasson was recently selling 275-gallon totes for $3.89 per gallon.

The DEF tank will need to be filled every other time the diesel tank is filled. DEF tank sizes range from 15 gallons to 64 gallons, depending on the model.

It’s non-toxic, but operators will want to wash it off if it gets on them, said Whitworth. It has a shelf-life of up to two years when stored at room temperature. The system is designed so that DEF doesn’t freeze in the machines’ lines.

Case IH says the technology has proven itself reliable through a partnership with Fiat Powertrain Technologies, an engine manufacturer that has made SCR engines for worldwide customers since 2006.

Case IH’s light- to medium-duty tractors will use EGR systems because those tractors use less fuel. The boost in fuel efficiency that an SCR system would provide won’t make as big of an impact, said Whitworth.

Case IH sees itself as ahead of the curve by putting SCR technology in their larger tractors. According to company literature, some industry engineers say tractor engines will need SCR on medium- to heavy-duty engines to meet final Tier 4 regulations that will start to be phased in by 2014.

Both 2011 Steiger and Magnum models also feature new hoods and engines.

What is Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)?

Here at Pynergy Petroleum we have been getting a lot of phone calls and emails regarding Diesel Exhaust Fluid.  What is it, do we sell it, how do I store it, etc.?  The good news for our customers is that we have been selling Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) to our customers for the past two years, and as a result we have the experience and knowledge that has earned us the respect of our customers and competitors.

What is DEF?

Whether you have or not, it is likely you will soon be driving vehicles that will require this operating fluid.  DEF is a non-hazardous, non-toxic, nonflammable, non explosive fuel and is, therefore, very safe to use.  DEF is an operating fluid for a new engine technology – it is not a fuel nor is it mixed with fuel.  DEF is a high purity solution of urea in water (32.5%), and is used to reduce NOx emissions from trucks and buses powered by diesel engines that use Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. 

What is SCR?

SCR technology reduces emission of the NOx emissions of the NOx gases that are produced inside the engine during combustion.  This process requires the correct injected volume of DEF into the exhaust stream.  DEF is sprayed into the exhaust, where it is subsequently hydrolyzed before the catalytic converter breaks down nitrogen oxide (NOx) into harmless (N₂) and water (H₂O).

Why did things change?

It’s all about improving the environment.  Over the last 15 years or so the emissions from vehicles have had to meet increasingly lower limits.  In the USA, emissions from vehicles are regulated by the EPA’s Clean Air Act. The use of SCR System for NOx reduction is an efficient way to meet these regulations, which went into effect on January 1, 2010 and sets the NOx emission limits at 0.20 g/bhp-hr.  Pre 2010 diesel engines relied on EGR technology to meet emission standards; however, this technology had limitations on meeting this new standard as well as the continued reduction in fuel economy due to how this system works.

Availability?

Pynergy Petroleum Company has partnered with the world’s largest manufacturer of DEF, Yara.  Yara’s brand of DEF, Air1, has been at the forefront of this technology and has gained global accolades for their product quality and supply chain protocols.  Pynergy Petroleum Company represents the Air1 brand throughout most of Colorado and SW Wyoming with a full line of DEF products and DEF dispensing equipment.  We currently can supply you with 1 gallon and 2.5 gallon jugs, 55 gallon drums, 275 or 330 gallon totes or Bulk DEF.

If you have new vehicles that require DEF in your fleet, or will have units coming in soon we would appreciate the opportunity to help you with all of your DEF and dispensing equipment needs.

Happy Holidays,

Brandon Prentice

Director of Operations

Pynergy Petroleum Company

About Pynergy Petroleum Company

Pynergy Petroleum Company was founded in August 1999 when it acquired three Conoco Branded retail locations in the Denver, CO area.  Since then, Pynergy has been devoted to providing high quality fuels, lubricants, diesel exhaust fluid, equipment and service to the automotive, heavy duty and industrial markets.  Please visit us at www.pynergypetroleum.com

This is a great article discussing the recent claims by Navistar that their advanced EGR engines have the best overall ‘fluid economy’.  This has set off a fire storm in the industry, with most fingers pointing back to Navistar for less than spectacular testing methods.

Daimler Responds to Navistar ‘Fluid Economy’ Claim

By Jack Roberts

Daimler Trucks North America and Volvo Trucks North America on Thursday, July 22, issued a sharp condemnation of a “fluid economy” road test commissioned by Navistar comparing the performance of trucks equipped with selective catalytic reduction and trucks equipped with exhaust gas reduction technology to reduce emissions of nitrous oxide.

Navistar is the only U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturer to use an “EGR only” solution to meet stringent 2010 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations limiting the amount of pollutants a diesel truck engine can emit into the atmosphere. All other North American engine manufacturers have elected to use SCR technology, which sprays hot diesel exhaust gas with a urea-based diesel exhaust fluid. The resulting chemical reaction removes virtually all NOx from the exhaust gas stream. In contrast, EGR systems continually recirculate exhaust gas into the engine’s combustion chamber, where NOx is burned up.

The new regulations, which came into effect this year, allow only .02 grams of NOx to be present in exhaust leaving a diesel engine. SCR systems meet this current standard, while Navistar’s EGR-only engines currently emit .05 grams of NOx into the atmosphere. Technically, this amount of NOx is in excess of the EPA standard, but Navistar has bankrolled a large number of EPA emissions “credits,” which reward the manufacturer for its early compliance and superior performance in meeting 2007 emissions regulations. Navistar repeatedly has declined to say when these emissions credits while expire, but they insist that their EGR-only engines will be able to meet the current standard when they do.

Earlier in the week, Navistar announced that it was challenging claims by its competitors that diesel trucks equipped with SCR were achieving notably improved fuel economy with a series of side-by-side tests carried out by the Transportation Research Center of East Liberty, Ohio. The center used “fluid economy” as its measuring stick – in essence, tracking the consumption of both DEF and diesel fuel as a means for determining diesel engine efficiency and performance. Click herefor a full report on the Navistar test.

Responding to the Navistar test today, Freightliner issued the following statement: “The credibility or validity of the test published by Navistar cannot be judged without revelation of more details. We run stringent fuel economy tests at Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), which are both accurate and substantiated. We test back-to-back componentry, which is comparable from both a truck and an engine perspective. Ratings, displacements, truck configuration and more are matched to achieve valid results. The combination chosen by our competitor does not comply with these basic premises for proper engineering work and thus doesn’t provide a trustworthy result.

“The 440-mile test run by our competitor is not appropriate for testing modern EPA 2010-compliant trucks. Running such a short distance test tampers with the outcome by calibrating regeneration intervals to occur immediately before and immediately after the test is completed. DTNA’s BlueTec Detroit Diesel engines regenerate after thousands of miles, not hundreds of miles. The longer the test, the more realistic the results and the closer they are to what a customer would experience in real-world operations. DTNA has built more than 3,000 EPA 2010-compliant Cascadias with DD15 engines, and more than 2,000 full production vehicles are currently running every day in customer fleets. Numerous customers running real-life tests had completely different results, and they have found Freightliner to be the best solution.

“In order to get a truly accurate and reliable comparison between vehicles, the use of comparable products with equivalent drivetrain components is a must. We’re eagerly anticipating acquiring an EPA 2010-certified series production 12.4L MaxxForce engine in order to run our own comparison study.

“In the end, customers have voted loud and clear for Daimler’s BlueTec solution. Daimler Trucks North America has logged more than 25,000 EPA 2010 SCR-equipped orders. We are unaware of any announcements made by Navistar on their sales track record in this category to date.

“It is neither appropriate nor credible to compare the 12.4L MaxxForce ‘mystery’ engine with proven technology available in the market. A statement by J.P. Morgan issued just yesterday in an investor guidance statement picked up on public websites effectively refutes Navistar inferences from the study. In it, J.P. Morgan clearly articulates ‘the apples-and-oranges flaw in the comparison and questions Navistar’s intent in commissioning the study.’ We agree with that statement.”

To further support its position, DTNA cited recent findings from a workshop co-hosted by EPA and the California Air Resources Board:

• Data collected by DTNA and reported to agencies for compliance certification of its Detroit Diesel engines with BlueTec emissions systems comes after completion of more than 30 million test miles, including several million customer freight-hauling miles in DTNA EPA2010 trucks;
• DTNA’s EPA2010 trucks have been built on the assembly line in full production mode since the beginning of 2010, and to date, Freightliner has built more than 3,000 EPA2010-compliant Cascadias with DD15 engines. More than 2,000 DTNA EPA2010-compliant trucks are running in customer fleets already, with customer orders for more than 25,000 EPA10 vehicles to date, including 16,565 Freightliner-brand trucks;
• DTNA’s BlueTec emissions systems operate as designed, meeting federal and state air quality standards that reduce particulate matter and nitrogen oxides to near-zero levels without the use of credits;
• DTNA testing and customer experiences also validate that DEF refilling inducements work to consistently and effectively keep each DTNA vehicle operating in compliance with 2010 emissions standards; and
• The company will not comment on technologies manufactured or actions taken by other companies

About Pynergy Petroleum Company

Pynergy Petroleum Company was founded in August 1999 when it acquired three Conoco Branded retail locations in the Denver, CO area.  Since then, Pynergy has been devoted to providing high quality fuels, lubricants, diesel exhaust fluid, equipment and service to the automotive, heavy duty and industrial markets.  Please visit us at www.pynergypetroleum.com