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Press: Saab Receives Discover Magazine Innovation Award
Posted by The Saab Network (more from The Saab Network) on Fri, 13 Jul 2001 22:24:24
SAAB AUTOMOBILE RECEIVES DISCOVER MAGAZINE INNOVATION AWARD
FOR ENGINE THAT REDUCES FUEL CONSUMPTION AND EXHAUST EMISSIONS
NEW YORK-Saab was presented with the 2001 Discover Magazine Innovation Award
for transportation for its work on the Saab Combustion Control (SCC) engine
concept. This environmentally friendly system cuts carbon dioxide,
hydrocarbon, and nitrogen oxide emissions while reducing fuel consumption by
up to 10 percent - all without compromising performance levels.
Discover Magazine honors Saab for superior levels of ingenuity
Now in its 12th year, Discover Magazine Awards acknowledge the creativity and
ingenuity in a variety of categories such as environment, health,
communications, and transportation. Saab was chosen to receive the 2001
Innovation Award for the transportation category.
The ceremony took place June 12 at the Manhattan Center in New York and was
attended by members of the media, magazine staff, industry experts, and over
150 New York City-area students. Eric Olofsson, Combustion and Gas Exchange
Manager for Saab Automobile AB, was present to accept the award for Saab.
Saab Combustion Control engine offers a smart, clean alternative
The SCC is a new engine control system concept developed to lower fuel
consumption while radically reducing exhaust emissions, without impairing
engine performance. By mixing a large volume of exhaust gases into the
combustion process, Saab's fuel consumption can be reduced by up to 10
percent.
Exhaust emissions are lowered enough to comply with the California Ultra Low
Emission Vehicle 2 (ULEV2) requirements, set to take effect in 2005. Compared
to today's Saab engines with equivalent perfommance, this will reduce the
carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon emissions by almost half, and will cut the
nitrogen oxide emissions by 75 percent.
UWe are very excited about bringing smart, clean engine alternatives to our
customers in the future,' said Dan Chasins, President and Chief Operating
Officer of Saab Cars USA. 'Our engineers are continuously working to improve
the efficiency and performance of our vehicles.'
An engine that recycles its own exhausts
The premise behind the SCC system is that the engine digests its own exhausts
and requires lower clean air intake levels. After each round of combustion,
the engine traps a little exhaust in each cylinder. The hot, oxygen-depleted
gas expands to fill a portion of the cylinder, and therefore demands less
clean air and fuel for the following combustion cycle.
SCC developed by Saab
The SCC concept has been developed at the Saab Engine Development Department,
which also serves as the Center of Expertise for the development of
turbocharged gasoline engines for the GM Group. The variable spark gap in the
SCC system is a further development of the spark-to-piston concept that Saab
unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1995.
The SCC is a global engine concept that meets the demands in the U.S., where
the greatest emphasis is placed on limiting the nitrogen oxide and
hydrocarbon emissions, and also those in Europe, where greater emphasis is
placed on the carbon dioxide emissions. All markets are seeking more
energy-efficient engines given the recent increases in fuel prices.
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