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Achates Power wins $14 million military engine project

Achates Power Inc., a San Diego developer of internal combustion engines that help increase fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, has been awarded a $14 million project by the National Advanced Mobility Consortium to support research and development work of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The project is the single-cylinder advanced combat engine technology demonstrator, part of the Army's 30-year strategy to modernize tactical and combat vehicles.

Achates has partnered with Cummins Inc., a manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines and related technologies in Columbus, Ind., to modernize the Army's combat vehicles. Together their technologies will be used to further refine the opposed-piston engine for lower heat rejection, greater fuel efficiency, increased power density, and the ability to operate on various fuels.