Zhongding Power and EcoMotors announced the closing of a commercial agreement to produce the OPOC engine, a breakthrough technology that has the potential to be the world’s cleanest, most efficient, lightweight and lowest cost internal combustion engine.

One of the largest automotive component conglomerates in China, Zhongding will finance and construct the first OPOC plant in the Anhui Province. The plant represents an investment by Zhongding of over US $200 million and will have a capacity of about 150,000 engines per year – over U.S. $1 billion in revenue potential. High-volume production is expected to begin in 2014.