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The Libralato rotary engine is a breakthrough 'eco-engine' for the 21st century - exceptionally compact, powerful, clean and quiet.

Developed over 20 years by the Italian Ruggero Libralato, the engine is predicted to achieve 39% efficiency (gasoline) and 49% (diesel) due to its asymmetric geometry and the fact that it does not need to convert reciprocating motion into rotary motion.

Like the Wankel engine, the design dispenses with the need for pistons, connecting rods, crankshafts and camshafts; but the design of the rotors is completely different, solving the problems of the Wankel - sealing, overheating and bearing wear.

The Libralato engine is a key enabling technology for the global automotive industrial revolution taking place the electrification of light vehicles - because it is ideally suited for use in plug in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). The space and weight savings of the Libralato engine allow any vehicle to be fitted / retrofitted as a PHEV without major body redesign.


Invented by Ruggero Libralato, Libralato Engines is developing an exceptionally efficient, low cost, low emmission, compact, lightweight, low noise, low vibration, rotary engine - the Libralato engine.

Current or future activities / projects / initiatives in which Libralato Holdings Ltd is involved in to encourage low carbon transport.

The Libralato engine was a winner of the LowCVP Technology Challenge in Dec 09. Libralato Holdings is currently applying to the EU FP7 'Green Cars Initiative' to produce high grade prototypes of the engine. Consortium members include: Loughborough University (UK) Bucharest University (RO) Hamburg University (DE) ATARD (TR) Dolomiti CAD (IT) The Engine Consultancy(UK) CRITT M2A (FR) Infineon Technologies (DE) Industrial Advisory Group members include: Deutz AG (DE) SMTC (UK)