People continue to debate the effects of CO2 on climate change. We think that debate misses the point.

To establish a level of environmental awareness, you need a starting point to understand the level of change over time. CO2 is a measurable component of the atmosphere that can be quantified and tracked over time as an indicator of change. It can also be monetized by giving it a value as a tradable commodity. Carbon credits, then, can act as a way to focus our attention on the effects of our personal and corporate actions on our environment. We think they can also show us that there is valuable "common ground" in the whole concept of energy efficiency.

At Glacier Bay, we have a very easy way to tie our products to the measurement of CO2. Every gallon of diesel fuel consumed generates about 22.2 pounds of CO2 according to the EPA. So a truck idling 2000 hours per year puts out over 17 tons of CO2. Take that number times about 1 million sleeper units in North America and you can see that an electric solution to engine idling reduction makes a lot of sense.

Reduce Your Idle %

The ClimaCab® electric APU provides 10 hours of temperature control for sleeper cabs without the need to idle your engine. The result is significant fuel savings, improved driver comfort and less engine hours during the truck's trade cycle. Click here to learn more.

Conserving Oil

A Class 8 Truck consumes .8 gallons per hour of diesel fuel while idling at night to keep its driver comfortable in the sleeper cab. Many trucks idle up to 2000 hours per year consuming 1600 gallons of fuel.

Our ClimaCab electric APU eliminates the need to idle the truck's engine. Fleets can save as much as $4800 per truck per year.

Eliminating Carbon

The United States EPA estimates that 22.2 pounds of CO2 is generated for every gallon of fuel consumed. A truck idling 2000 hours a year puts over 17 tons of carbon into the atmosphere.

There are approximately 2 million trucks operating in the United States, half of which are sleeper cabs that typically idle at this level.

Glacier Bay is having a huge impact on the environment by eliminating idling.

Changing Power Generation

The generator set has not changed a lot since its introduction. Most designs run at two speeds -- idle and full rpm -- and are sized for their peak output characteristics.

Glacier Bay is changing that. Our "load aware" power electronics technology actually anticipates changes in the load on a system and varies the engine speed of the generator accordingly. The result is reduced fuel consumption, lighter, small size systems, noise reduction and an overall increase in responsiveness. This "disruptive technology" will change the face of the generator set market.