Knite’s employees,
partners, investors, and affiliates share a commitment to help
reduce the harmful
impact that humanity can have on the environment. We build
technologies that allow engine manufacturers to develop cost-effective
solutions to enable internal combustion engines to become more
efficient and environmentally sound.
Knite’s
Kinetic Spark Ignition™ (KSI™) system
improves the combustion process of internal combustion engine,
resulting in a more complete burn for greater fuel efficiency,
reduced harmful emissions, and improved power. The KSI technology
produces faster combustion, reducing the temperature in the
engine’s cylinders. The result is that the KSI system
simultaneously reduces Hydrocarbons, Nitrogen Oxides, and
Carbon Monoxide emissions, all considered harmful to the
environment
and public health.
Hydrocarbons are a precursor to ground-level ozone, a greenhouse
gas and serious air pollutant in cities
across the United
States. Hydrocarbons include many toxic compounds that
cause cancer
and other adverse health effects. This harmful emission
results from incomplete fuel combustion.
Carbon
Monoxide forms when carbon in fuel does not burn
completely (incomplete combustion). The main source
of carbon monoxide
in our air is vehicle emissions. As much as 95% of
the carbon monoxide in typical U.S. cities comes
from automobiles
and
other vehicles, according to EPA studies.
Nitrogen
Oxides form when fuel burns at high temperatures,
such as in motor vehicle engines. As a key component
of smog, ground-level ozone is formed by reactions
involving
nitrogen
oxides and hydrocarbons in the presence of sunlight.
Mobile sources are responsible for more than half
of all nitrogen
oxide emissions in the United States. Both on-road
and non-road vehicles are major contributors to
nitrogen oxide
pollution.
Throughout
the world, government agencies such as the EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency) and EEA (European Environmental
Agency)
are adopting new regulations requiring more stringent
emission. Engine designers and manufacturers are challenged
to meet
the standards for emissions and fuel efficiency without
compromising performance or increasing costs. Knite is
working to meet
and
exceed the requirements by enabling the engine industries
to take full advantage of the ability of the KSI system
to simultaneously
reduce all harmful engine emissions - Hydrocarbons, Nitrogen
Oxides and Carbon Monoxide.
Knite’s
real-world solution is easy to adopt, cost-effective, and
an enabler for other emission reduction technologies. KSI
achieves real-world results by significantly reducing
harmful
emissions and improving fuel efficiency.
For additional information on the engines as they relate
to the environment, please visit these websites.
EPA
website for Automobiles and Light Trucks: Information
pertaining to emissions
California
Air Resources Board (CARB)
US
Department of Energy (DOE/DOT): Information on fuel economy
and emissions
European
Environmental Agency: Agency home page and search engine
American
Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE): Transportation
page
EPA: “Mobile
source emissions, past, present and
future”
EPA
non-road applications emission information
Manufacturers
of Emissions Control Technology (MECA): Resources and
publications
