Truck emissions testing.
The Melbourne-based Kangan Institute and Australia’s ABMARC are collaborating on vehicle emissions research and testing, including electric and hydrogen fuel cell precision energy consumption measurements.
The move will allow testing of future vehicle and energy technologies for industry and facilitate automotive students to participate in research and development work.
ABMARC (Advanced Benchmarking Reporting Consultancy) is a leading Australian transport consultancy that provides a wide range of vehicle testing services to industry, specialising in new vehicle technologies that help reduce emissions.
The new collaboration will see ABMARC’s engineers made available to students and its advanced vehicle emissions and energy consumption test equipment provided to customers at Kangan Institute’s Automotive Centre of Excellence in Docklands.
It will provide significant opportunities for innovation and research and development (R&D) of advanced and future mobility technologies.
Natalie Roberts
R&D capabilities will include emissions measurement to the latest European Euro 6 (light vehicles), Euro VI (heavy vehicles) China 6 and US EPA standards; precision energy consumption measurements of EVs and FCEVs in the laboratory and on the road, charging rates, efficiencies and losses at the vehicle and EV charging systems; and fuel consumption measurements of all fuels, including biofuels, natural gas, hydrogen and LPG.
Certification tests will also be performed around Euro 6 RDE and Euro VI ISC, IM240 emissions testing, DT80 emissions testing, and NSW mines engine testing.
“This collaboration with Kangan Institute will facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas and pollutant emission from the transport sector by aiding the shift to more fuel efficient, lower emissions technologies,” ABMARC managing director Natalie Roberts says.
Institute chief executive Sally Curtain says: “Working together with ABMARC will provide Kangan Institute’s automotive students with unprecedented access to vehicle testing technology and industry expertise to support their education and equip them to drive the future of the automotive industry.”
Sally Curtain
The speed of technological change in the automotive industry is enormous, with rapid technology advancements and increasingly strict environmental regulations providing the impetus for change, she says.
These changes create an exciting environment for all Victorians, and one which will provide great opportunities for people with the skills and training to take advantage of them, Curtain adds.
“This new collaboration with ABMARC will enable Kangan Institute to support a shift towards more efficient technologies in the sector. This is something our Automotive Centre of Excellence is perfectly positioned for as an award-winning environmentally sustainable facility itself.”
