| Swiss marine power company WinGD has completed shop tests of its groundbreaking variable compression ratio (VCR) technology. The results confirm that methane reductions from new X-DF engines with VCR technology deliver similar ship greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to high-pressure dual-fuel technologies, while delivering a total system cost and fuel cost advantage for several vessel applications. The VCR shop test was completed at Mitsui... |
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WinGD Launches New ‘Eco-Engines’ for Low Carbon Shipping
- Engine technology company WinGD has launched a new dual fuel engine technology iCER to reduce methane slip, and other improvements for better combustion control.
- The company sees the engine as a way for companies to maintain flexibility as new fuels come into operation.
- The engine reduces the reactivity of the gas-air mixture by replacing oxygen in the suction air by CO2.
- The iCER system is replacing oxygen in the combustion with CO2 by default.
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Wärtsilä Bags Optimised Maintenance Agreement for 2 LNGCs
- Wärtsilä has been awarded an optimised maintenance agreement covering the main engines for two new, ultra-modern LNG carriers managed by Thenamaris LNG Inc.
- The vessels are powered by low pressure, dual-fuel main engines, and were built at the HHI shipyard in South Korea.
- Wärtsilä will enable remote support with condition monitoring systems including Expert Insight, Wärtsilä’s unique digital predictive maintenance product, which is now capable of supporting both two and four-stroke engines.
The...
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