MAN high-speed engine ready to operate on 100% biofuel

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately. This applies to all standard biofuels such as HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) fuels up to a content of 100%. Crucially, the engine itself does not require any technical adjustments, following

MAN’s largest methanol-powered engine achieves FAT

HHI-EMD – an MAN Energy Solutions two-stroke licensee – marks milestones in Korea with successful FAT of world’s largest methanol-powered, two-stroke engine and surpassing of 200 million brake-horsepower. At a ceremony in South Korea, HHI-EMD celebrated the world’s largest methanol-powered two-stroke engine, an MAN B&W G95ME-LGIM type. Simultaneously, the engine’s manufacture pushed the company past

Wärtsilä unveils radical derating solution for two-stroke engines

The technology group Wärtsilä has introduced a new radical derating retrofit solution – Wärtsilä Fit4Power – to extend the emissions-compliant lifetime of merchant vessels by providing the existing two-stroke fleet with leaner, healthier and more optimised engines. This new advanced retrofit solution enables ship owners to reduce the bore size of two-stroke engines by 25%

Rolls-Royce to work on methanol-fueled engine development

Rolls-Royce, fuel injection specialist Woodward L’Orange and non-profit research institution WTZ Roßlau are partnered in a new joint project called “MeOHmare,” which is receiving EUR 8 million in funding from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. The goal is to develop a concept for a high-speed internal combustion engine for ships that

MAN’s methanol ready 49/60DF engine passes TAT

MAN Energy Solutions revealed that its MAN 49/60DF engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day program on the testbed at the company’s HQ in Augsburg, Germany. The Type Approval Test (TAT) was witnessed by inspectors representing the ABS, BV, CCS, DNV, LR and RINA classification societies, who signed the test protocol upon the

India to introduce BS-VI engine standards

The Bharat Stage (BS) Emission Standards were introduced by the government of India to regulate the emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles. BS-VI norms are two stages ahead of the BS-IV norms in regulating emissions similar to the criteria in Europe called Euro 4 and Euro 6. Compliance with BS-VI norms would require superior

Cummins displays fuel-agnostic engine platform

Cummins showcased its new fuel-agnostic 15-liter engine platform with hydrogen, natural gas and advanced diesel engines offering low-to-zero carbon fuel capability. The next-generation engine is designed to accelerate the decarbonization of heavy-duty off-highway applications. Cummins’ all-new platform takes internal combustion to a new level, capable of meeting future ultra-low emission standards, such as EPA Tier

Carisbrooke Shipping partners with Carnot for hydrogen engine trial

Carisbrooke Shipping has partnered with Carnot whose consortium has been awarded £2.3m ($2.75m) to develop a zero-emission 50kW hydrogen auxiliary engine demonstrator. Following design, simulations and s testing, the single-fuel hydrogen engine will be integrated into a containerised system and mounted on the deck of one of Carisbrooke’s vessels for a 40-day sea trial in

Methanol expanding in bulker segment

Long-term MAN Energy Solutions licensee, Mitsui E&S Machinery, has won another contract to supply the individual MAN B&W 6G50ME-LGIM (-Liquid Gas Injection Methanol) engine for a 65,700 dwt bulk carrier slated for construction at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. The vessel represents the latest methanol-fuelled engine ordered by the bulk-carrier segment in recent weeks. Sachio Okumura,

HiMSEN methanol dual-fuel engine tested

Hyundai Heavy Industries – Engine & Machinery division has announced that it has completed the factory acceptance test (FAT) for the HiMSEN methanol dual-fuel engine H32DF-LM The test on the four-stroke engine was conducted with Danish shipowner AP Møller-Maersk in the HiMSEN production factory in Ulsan, South Korea. HHI-EMD reported the H32DF-LM engine, which “demonstrated