Diesel is the fuel of choice for a range of products including generator sets and engines used in marine, rail and construction and mining equipment, but there are alternatives. With concerns about the climate rising, businesses, shareholders and lawmakers are looking at replacement options for diesel in vehicles and power generation applications. Emission reductions across alternative fuels shoul
Ninety percent of American business are small- and medium-size. They are the true engines of our economy, employing millions of workers. With many of them looking for new ways to expand their services, generate income and grow their businesses, Cummins home standby and portable generators could be a new source of revenue. A Silver Lining in Dark Clouds According to the Associated Press
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) celebrated the grand opening of a new microgrid lab called the Power Integration Center (PIC) at their Power Systems facility in Fridley, Minnesota. The PIC is a state-of-the-art facility that allows for the configuration, integration, and testing of power system technologies including diesel and natural gas generator sets, photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, battery storage s
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has partnered with A&A Genpro Inc., a Houston-based provider of premier generator services, to give back to the community by gifting a home standby generator to a local resident. A&A Genpro Inc. installed a Cummins home standby generator free of charge at the family home of Houston native and 102-year-old World War II Veteran Ray Robinson. “Our mission is
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today introduced the first set of Centum Series generators with a virtual event. These new generator sets are engineered to meet customers’ precise power needs with high-efficiency engines that fit in a smaller footprint. With the Centum Series, a user specifies exactly the needed power — no more, no less. The Centum Series is a high-performance, high-power density syst
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) built an Acoustical Technology Center (ATC) at its Power System plant in Fridley, Minnesota in 2011. The state-of-the-art facility gives Cummins and its customers, the ability to test product noise levels to deliver the quietest power generation products on the planet. Noise emission regulations around the world require power solutions of all shapes and siz
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) has launched a new 1MW twinpack rental generator, the C1000D6RE, which offers a competitive rental power solution for a diverse range of applications throughout North America. Manufactured by Cummins, a company that has been synonymous with technology, reliability and service since 1919, the new C1000D6RE model will be built in Fridley, Minnesota. As a twinpack, th
This article was authored by A&A Genpro, Inc., a Cummins Authorized Dealer Selecting the right size Cummins QuietConnect™ standby generator is important. Choose too small of a generator, and you won’t be able to power all your home’s circuits. Choose too large of a generator, and it’ll be inefficient, consuming more natural gas or propane than necessary during a power outage. How do you
Recently Cummins Marketing Manager Hollin Bolden connected with Tom Gerstner, President of Anderson Water, Power and Air, a Cummins Home and Small Business Power Generation Dealer, to hear how they have found growth despite market challenges. Q. Tell me a little bit about your business? Anderson Water Power & Air was initially founded in 1954 as a home improvement business bu
Cummins Power Generation (CPG) has been honored for its first PowerBlocTM project. The China Engineering Construction Standardization Association, China’s most prominent organization defining data center-related industrial standards, awarded CPG as part of the Data Center Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards. The winner’s list was officially announced during the 9th Data Center Standard
Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is a diesel-like fuel that can be produced without fossil resources by processing renewable waste lipids. Cummins offers an entire line of diesel generator sets that are approved for use with paraffinic fuels such as HVO in Power Generation standby applications. This provides a simple and efficient alternative to diesel for both new and existing fleets of generat
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today approval of their entire line of diesel generator sets for use with paraffinic fuels (EN15940), including hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), when used in standby applications. This announcement comes as part of Cummins overall commitment to develop innovative solutions that enable decarbonization, and proactively advance the company’s current technology to a