Whilst emissions from other sectors are generally static or falling, the emissions from the transport sector in the UK and Ireland are rising.
"The British Government's efforts to tackle carbon dioxide from vehicles lack teeth, and a fatalism has crept into the Department of Transport where rising emissions are seen as an indicator of a healthy economy." This was the damning conclusion of a group of MPs tasked with scrutinising the Government's environmental policy. The Environmental Audit Committee, chaired by high-profile Tory, Tim Yeo, published the findings of its report into Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transport in 2007 and it made pretty bleak reading.

Against this background of rising emissions and rising costs, Enersol has three effective and important products which can help mitigate pollution and reduce both fuel consumption and costs.

Calorific Value Enhancement is the term given to a technology which delivers constant pulses of low-level magnetic energy to hydrocarbon fuels in liquid and gaseous form. The advantages of magnetic energy to fuels such as diesel and kerosene have been known for many years: the earliest reference we have found is Chinese fishing vessels in the 1920's. Famously, magnets were bolted to the fuel supply lines on Lancaster bombers and escort fighters during WWII in order to extend their range.

Whilst a very modest improvement in range could mean the difference between getting home or ditching in the sea to a bomber crew, the improvements in economy afforded by fixed, 'bolt on' style magnets with a constant, static field have been all but irrelevant since the war. Numerous 'gadgets' with their attendant and often ridiculous claims have come and gone with some regularity since the fifties, with a notable resurgence in such products during the oil crisis in the seventies. Whilst there is no doubt that fixed magnets do generally have a positive effect on fuel economy, the similarity between a fixed magnet product and CVE technology is analogous to a cartwheel with an iron strap and an alloy with a pneumatic tyre.

CVE technology exploits the effect of magnetism on hydrocarbons, but it does so in a completely different way. A control unit delivers rapid pulses of electro-magnetic energy via a solenoid. The advantage of magnetic pulsing is that hydrocarbon molecules in the fuel are subjected to multiple disturbances, which allow molecular conditioning before entry to the combustion zone (i.e. combustion chamber or burner nozzle). The second advantage is that the rapidly expanding and collapsing field can be applied with very low currents; making the CVE unit itself extremely energy efficient.

The technology has been proven in a wide range of marine, rail and road engine applications including: Fishing vessels and ferries, heavy vehicles & HGV's, and Diesel engine locomotives.
The savings using CVE Technology vary according to a range of parameters from constancy of load to driving style, as do the reductions for various species of emissions.

Independent tests carried out on behalf of the Energy Savings Trust at the world-famous Millbrook Vehicle Testing Facility underline this. Using a 2.7 Nissan diesel engine in a London taxi on a controlled circuit, Millbrook identified a reduction in NOx of 7.2%, a CO2 reduction of 9.6% and a reduction in fuel consumption of 7.7%.

QUEENS UNIVERSITY, BELFAST has world-class expertise in internal combustion technology, and tested a basic automotive CVE unit under laboratory conditions over seven cycles. Using a 500cc petrol engine under a constant load, they identified a reduction in CO2 emissions of 22.5%, an overall reduction in HC emissions of 18% and a reduction in fuel use of 4%.

A CVE unit fitted to a Volvo L180D wheel loader operating in a large quarry in the Midlands for evaluation over an eight month period, or 653 hours of operation, delivered an impressive 6.74% reduction in fuel use over a similar pre-installation period, equating to some 3850 litres saved in fuel and an estimated 10.27 tonnes of CO2 for this single vehicle.

The Royal Navy recently carried out an academic assessment of a CVE system with a view to identifying any benefits from the standpoint of power output and torque for vessels. The tests were carried out under laboratory conditions over three days at HMS Sultan in Gosport, using different pulse frequencies. They concluded that "The two lower frequencies had a large effect of the engine with increase in power of approximately 10% for CVE Trials No.1 & 2, and only 1.83% for Trial No. 3." "It was established that the CVE had a definite effect on the engine when the CVE was set to lower frequencies. This was in the form of increased power and therefore economy of the engine."

CVE is an important technology that helps addresses two critical issues: the better, less wasteful use of finite hydrocarbon resources and the reduction of greenhouse gases and noxious tropospheric emissions. It is ultra reliable, it draws very little power, its is temperature tolerant, has no mechanical parts and has negligible RF and EM emissions.