Cummins Inc. launched Latest generation X15 diesel engine on its HELM™ 15L non-fuel platform, which complies with harmonized US EPA and CARB 2027 regulations.
The engine is based on the Cummins HELM™ 15L non-combustion engine platform. New fuelless engine platforms include a range of engine types derived from a common base engine, meaning they share common components. Every engine has very similar parts below the cylinder head gasket and different parts above the cylinder head gasket for different fuel types. Each engine version runs on a different fuel. The X15N, a natural gas version, is the first engine available to customers on Cummins HELM™ platforms. Cummins HELM™ platforms include the B, X10 and X15 engine platforms.
In line with Cummins' diesel engine portfolio, the new X15 can use up to a 20% biodiesel blend and 100% renewable diesel blend. Cummins was an early adopter of renewable fuel alternatives, and continues to support the use of advanced biodiesel and renewable diesel blends. These low-carbon diesel fuels have been shown to reduce the carbon intensity of diesel fuel consumption and are readily available in existing fuel supply infrastructure.
While maintaining traditional reliability and low running costs that have met the needs of a diverse customer base since the X15 was first introduced in 1998, the next generation advanced diesel X15 has a number of benefits in terms of emissions and fuel efficiency. The X15 architecture uses a high-performance 48-volt belt-driven alternator and an after-treatment heating solution optimized for increasingly stringent emissions standards. The latest generation of the X15 engine series is manufactured in Jamestown, New York.
