The most efficient engine
Modern combustion engines, are between 25 – 35% efficient, limited by their wasteful use of thermal energy.
Using innovative engine design, high temperature materials & eliminating thermal losses, a Carnot Engine achieves 68 – 72% break thermal efficiency.
By doubling efficiency, we half fuel consumption – delivering huge cost & emission savings.
No heat losses
In traditional engines, cooling systems are required to keep aluminium and steel components within their operating temperature range. This active cooling and other heat losses directly wastes about 30% of the energy generated directly from the fuel.
By eliminating the need for cooling systems, we eliminate the biggest source of wasted energy.
Multi-Fuel
A Carnot engine is completely fuel agnostic, or multi-fuel. Engines can use Hydrogen, Ammonia, Methanol, Bio-fuel, Biogas, HVO, LNG, Diesel and synthetic drop in fuels to name a few.
The same engine can also be upgraded to run different fuels. For example, a customer can reduce fuel costs and emissions immediately by 50% whilst running diesel. In a few years, they can upgrade the same engine to run hydrogen, methanol, ammonia or biofuels to achieve Net Zero operation.
Hydrogen
Bio & E-Fuels
Existing Fuels
The Ultimate Net-Zero Powertrain
In 1824, Nicholas Sadi Carnot proved that the maximum theoretical efficiency an engine can achieve is 85%. 200 years later, state of the art engines are just 30 – 35% efficient. By doubling efficiency to 70%, we half fuel consumption and thus reduce fuel costs by 50%. For heavy-duty power, fuel dominates the lifetime total cost of ownership, often reaching ~90%.
By increasing efficiency, a Carnot Engine also reduces emissions, reducing GHG pollution by 50% even when using diesel! Using the multi-fuel technology, Carnot customers can reduce emissions 50% immediately using diesel, with the ability to upgrade that same engine to hydrogen or other Net Zero fuels whenever the timing is right.
Lighter & Smaller
Reaching Net Zero
70% thermal efficiency
Fuel agnostic
The Carnot story
For an overview of Carnot, what we are doing and to meet the team, see here a profile of the company from the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
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Core Applications
Carnot is targeting the hardest to abate sectors including marine, heavy-duty vehicles and primary off grid power.
These sectors are facing an unprecedented shift and rapidly looking to innovation to achieve net zero. Carnot offers the most suitable powertrain to decarbonise these markets.