Glow plug research program gets DOE grant
Westport Innovations LTD, consulting firm Arthur D. Little, and Ford Motor Co. have been awarded a $260,000 grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy to research the performance and economics of catalytic glow plugs and shields in Ford diesel engines that operate with Westport direct injection natural gas fuel systems. The funding will cover more than half of the cost of the one-year combustion/ignition