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ENGINE BLOCK HEATER
TECHNOLOGY
Project name:
Engine Block Heater Pilot Project in Nur-Sultan City, Kazakhstan under the RETA (9308) on Promoting Low-Carbon Development in CAREC Cities
Year:
2017-2020
Funding:
RETA 9308 / Clean Technology Fund
Modality:
Grant
Department:
CWRD / KARM
Sector:
Transport
Team:
Na Won Kim Kenzhekhan Abuov
Read an article from Development Asia “How Block Heater Technology Can Reduce Carbon and Air Pollution”
Di cult
to start a vehicle on a cold winter day.
Electric fan heater
External electric plug outlet
CHALLENGES: Consumes
about 25 percent more fuel after a “cold start” below 0°C.
SOLUTION
Greenhouse gas emissions generated by idling time.
Engine block heater
Block heater technology
Warms the parked car engine during cold winter. Optional cabin heater can warm the vehicle and defrost the windows.
Has been in use for over 50 years in North America and Scandinavia.
Save fuel
540 liters of fuel
A typical car, per year
Reduce air pollution 1,200 kg of CO
after factoring emissions of producing electricity
Payback
2-3 years
$15 per year
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Pilot project in Nur-Sultan City, Kazakhstan
The block heater electric outlets installed at 7 locations. Mechanical components supplied from Finland, Sweden, and Norway.
A training session conducted for automotive mechanics.
100 engine block heaters will be installed in taxi and public cars by Feb 2020.
The block heater technology will reduce air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions substantially. Through wide deployment of block-heating technology, Nur-Sultan could achieve a reduction of over 220 million liters of fuel and over 430,000 tons of carbon emissions.
NEXT STEPS
Prepare a pre-feasibilities study and investment roadmap to introduce this technology in Nur-Sultan City.
Develop di erent financial modalities including PPP scheme and project loan for the local government.