Representatives from the diesel industry are set to gather at the end of this month, when the 10th Annual US Department of Energy's (DOE) Diesel Engine Emissions Reduction (DEER) Conference takes place in Coronado.

With diesel-powered trucks and buses now producing 80 per cent less particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions than when the conference began ten years ago, delegates will be seeking to capitalise on past successes and outline strategies for developing the industry further.

Industry experts, researchers and government officials from countries including the US, the UK, Germany, France, Austria and Canada will participate in the symposium from August 29 to September 2.

Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF), a co-sponsor of the conference said that progress had been impressive: "This year's conference marks a decade of national and international public-private partnership that has helped make the tremendous progress in diesel technology possible."

"Industry and government have invested in core research to improve efficiency and reduce emissions in diesel engines of all types," he added.

A series of diesel-powered vehicles with the latest in emission reduction equipment will be on show, with technology from Johnson Matthey, Bosch, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors displayed.

The results of a DOE-based study on the potential market and fuel economy impacts of hybrid and diesel technologies will also be unveiled.

Organisers say that the study forecasts that light duty diesel technology will meet more stringent emissions standards, with a potential 25-fold increase in market share by 2012.