NxtGen Emission Controls gets $15M for cleaner diesel
Rather than building an improved diesel engine from scratch like EcoMotors or Achates Power, a Canadian company called NxtGen Emission Controls just wants to clean up the old ones.
The company makes an add-on for existing engines that converts diesel fuel to a cleaner-burning mix before it hits the combustion chamber. However, its products won’t be on sale until next year.
The $15.4 million investment was led by Altira. Japanese auto company Itochu also participated, along with previous investors Yaletown Venture Partners, GrowthWorks Capital, BC Advantage Funds and Polygon Financial Investments.
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Chris Morrison writes about cleantech and environmental issues for VentureBeat, with occasional forays into gaming and semantic technology. He got his start writing about tech for Business 2.0 magazine, but quickly realized new media was the ticket when that institution closed its doors in 2007. Chris has also covered public equities and regulatory issues. He originally hails from southern Virginia, graduated from Evergreen State College in Washington, and now lives in San Francisco.