Industry Innovators - Westport Innovations Inc.
Westport Innovations Inc. is a global leader in the development of compressed natural gas (CNG) engines, liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, and biofuels such as landfill gas. The company has three target markets – heavy-, medium- and light-duty vehicles. Through Cummins Westport (CWI), a joint venture with Cummins, the company sells the broadest range of low-emission engines for urban buses, trucks and vocational vehicles. Westport Heavy Duty (Westport HD) engineers, designs and markets natural gas engines for the heavy-duty truck market, and its Light-Duty Division focuses on components and engines for light-duty vehicles and on industrial applications such as forklifts and oilfield service.