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Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 29, 2008.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1996-2008 off-road compression ignition engines of 10.8 liter or less displacement.This exemption limits installation of one ME-1 Hydrogen Generator unit per engine.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-638U
  • Executive Order 638U / D638U
  • ARB # D-638U
  • Executive Order No: D-638U
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-638U
  • Resolution D-638U
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Download: Executive Order D-638U PDF

D-638U Document:


CARB_D-638U

                                     State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—638U

                              Relating to Exemptions under
                     Sections 38390 and 38391 of the Vehicle Code

                             Global Energy International LLC
                                ME—1 Hydrogen Generator

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Part 5, Division 26 of the
Health and Safety Code and Sections 38390, 38391, and 38395 of the Vehicle Code:;
and

Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Sections 39515 and 39516 of the
Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

IT 1S ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That installation of the ME—1 Hydrogen Generator,
manufactured by Global Energy International LLC of 1010 Brioso Drive, Costa Mesa,
California 92627, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable
engine emission control system, and therefore, the ME—1 Hydrogen Generator is
exempt from the prohibitions in Sections 38390 and 38391 of the Vehicle Code for
installation on 1996 through 2008 model—year off—road compression—ignition engines of
10.8 liter or less displacement. This exemption is limited to installation one ME—1
Hydrogen Generator unit per engine.

This Executive Order is based on emission testing Global Energy International LLC
conducted with the ME—1 Hydrogen Generator. Testing showed that the ME~—~1
Hydrogen Generator does not have any adverse impact on engine emissions.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for the ME—1
Hydrogen Generator do not recommend tuning the engines to specifications different
from those of the engine manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the ME—1 Hydrogen Generator,
as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the
engine‘s pollution control system, shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of the ME—1 Hydrogen Generator using identification other than that shown in
this Executive Order or for an application other than that listed in this Executive Order
shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any ME—1 Hydrogen Generator advertised,
offered for sale, sold with, or installed on an off—road engine, vehicle, or equlpment prior
to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the .
ME—1 Hydrogen Generator may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by
the engine manufacturer.


                                              2.


No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board," may be made
with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written
communication.

in addition to the foregoing, the Air Resources Board reserves the right in the future to
review this Executive Order and the exemption provided herein to assure that the:
exempted add—on or modified part continues to meet the standards and procedures of
California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Section 2474, et seq.

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF GLOBAL ENERGY
INTERNATIONAL LLC‘S ME—1 HYDROGEN GENERATOR.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this Executive
Order. The Executive Order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of
intention to revoke the Executive Order, in which period the holder of the Executive
Order may request in writing a hearing to contest the proposed revocation. If a hearing
is requested, it shall be held within ten days of receipt of the request, and the Executive
Order may not be revoked until a determination is made after a hearing that grounds for
revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this     Zq      day of September 2008.




                                         Annette Hebert, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




                        GLOBAL ENERGY INTERNATIONAL LLC
                       ME—1 HYDROGEN GENERATOR —D—638U



Document Created: 2008-11-21 15:44:40
Document Modified: 2008-11-21 15:44:40

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