Background

The University of Houston Texas Diesel Testing and Research Center was started as a collaboration between the University and the City of Houston whereby the University would be responsible for doing independent testing of City of Houston heavy duty diesel vehicles equipped with various emission reduction technologies. The goal being for the City to get emission credits from un-verified technologies as well as determining the effectiveness of various technologies when applied to different vehicle types.  Currently, the facility has evolved into a dynamic heavy-duty chassis dynamometer facility with expertise in a wide variety of testing methods, analysis and new technologies.

News

March 23, 2006

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Workshop

June 28, 2004

UH Diesel Vehicle Research and Testing Facility Unveiled


June 25, 2004

Trucks on Treadmills - Air Quality Studies Top Priority for Engineers at UH


$3.8 Million Contract Approved by City for UH Air Quality Studies

May 12, 2004

Clean Diesel Benefits Houston

Important Links

TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality)

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)

HARC (Houston Advanced Research Center)

CARB (California Air Resources Board)