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Great Wall APS to Develop Cyclone Prototype

After back in December last year Great Wall Alternative Power Systems (GWAPS) announced it has partnered with American engine manufacturer Cyclone Power Technologies for the development of the Schoell Cycle heat-regenerative engines, the company announced it has completed securing intellectual property rights for the technology in China.

The next step is to actually build a prototype of the engine, a unit capable of 10kW of electricity from the combustion of dry vegetative biomass. In the near future, Cyclone's Mark V engine for electric power generation from bio-fuel combustion will also enter prototype testing.

"We're pleased with how seriously GWAPS takes their responsibility not only to protect our intellectual property in China, but also to be a proactive advocate for our technology in that country," Christopher Nelson, Cyclone general counselor said in a statement.

"We have a great deal of faith that our partners in China will be able to bring products to market in a manner that will protect the long-term value of Cyclone's patents."


Cyclone is currently developing several applications based on the external combustion engine. Until Cyclone ends testing of the Mark V engine in the US, Great Wall will develop the larger 95hp Mark V engine for electric power production by late 2010.

The Cyclone engine is a Rankine Cycle heat regenerative external combustion engine, which burns fuel in a centrifugal combustion chamber, heating water-containing coils. This results in steam, which in turn is transformed into work by means of pistons.

Five versions of the Cyclone engine are planned: Mark II, V, VI, WHE and Solar 1. The ones to be used in the automotive industry are the Mark V and the Mark VI.
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