InfraStructures - September 2009 - California Approves HUSS MK Retrofit System for Volvo Tier 3 IERG Engines

California Approves HUSS MK Retrofit System for Volvo Tier 3 IERG Engines

In late 2008, Volvo Construction Equipment entered into a strategic partnership with HUSS, LLC, to provide retrofit systems for Volvo construction equipment that will significantly reduce exhaust emissions. The HUSS MK system now has final approval from California for Volvo Tier 3 IEGR-equipped machines in that state.

The HUSS MK system, approved for use on Volvo engines utilizing V-ACT technology with internal exhaust gas recirculation (IEGR), meets California’s CARB Level 3+ requirements. Volvo equipment owners can utilize the system to help comply with the “In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation”, or to provide the best available control technology (BACT) for the newest machines in owners’ fleets. Previously, engines using any type of EGR had been excluded from applying exhaust retrofit technology in California. This has now changed with the recent system verification by the state.

The HUSS retrofit system for Volvo equipment is capable of collecting up to 99% of diesel particulate matter (PM) emissions, substantially exceeding the California CARB requirements.

Source: Volvo Construction Equipment North America, Inc.