The ECI Dual Fuel Sourcebook

An essay on Natural Gas and its use as a fuel source for locomotives and power generation. These principles easily translate to any application, whether it be a single-digit Kilowatt electric generator to dual-fuel/bi-fuel/mixed-fuel and alternative-fuel applications.


To The Reader:
The uncertainty of today's petroleum market with its declining oil reserves, on going tensions in oil producing nations, and environmental regulatory activity soaring to new heights, has industry seeking new ways to provide power for fuel hungry, high horsepower applications. Among possible alternatives, natural gas stands alone as the one fuel that will benefit both the environment and the bottom line. But while natural gas is looking more and more attractive to operators of high fuel consumption applications, serious and legitimate questions remain: Is natural gas safe? Is it as reliable as diesel? Will it really save money? These are the concerns that The ECI Dual Fuel Sourcebook addresses, in a concise, no–hype, easy to understand style.


It brings the reader up to speed on natural gas, covering its physical characteristics, economics, environmental impact, and safety.


Then the discussion shifts to the technological means of obtaining the gas advantage: the ECI EMD 645 conversion system. The Sourcebook introduces the system, its installation, potential applications, and ECI's auxiliary technical services. Much of the information in the Sourcebook is compiled from ECI's extensive experience in the high horsepower natural gas conversion industry. When information is followed by a numeral in brackets [], the reader should consult the References section at the back of the publication.


Many of the references listed here and many others are available from ECI upon request. We at ECI sincerely hope that this publication will serve as a sound basis of no-nonsense facts about natural gas and its use in high horsepower engines. ECI will be happy to discuss further topics with the reader; please don't hesitate to contact us.