Methanol engine runs on the Rolls-Royce test bench
Rolls-Royce successfully puts on the test bench its first pure methanol marine engine
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Caterpillar Marine receives approval for methanol-ready engine
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MAN methanol-ready 32/44CR engine wins RINA approval
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MAN ES: methanol expanding in bulker segment
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Damen, CAT, Pon Power to collaborate on methanol project
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Wärtsilä hybrid propulsion system with methanol engine
Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for four new heavy lift vessels being built at the Wuhu Shipyard in China. The system will feature a variable-speed Wärtsilä 32 main engine capable of operating with methanol fuel.
Rolls-Royce presents technologies for sustainable propulsion at Euronaval
Rolls-Royce will be presenting its mtu technologies for sustainable propulsion, energy supply, automation and service at the Euronaval marine trade fair in Paris from 18 to 21 October (Hall 6, Stand 568), under the motto “Pioneering the journey to Net Zero”
MAN: methanol engines continue rise with major order
Hyundai’s shipbuilding division has ordered 6 × MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM dual-fuel main engines in connection with the construction of 6 × 17,000 teu container vessels for A.P. Moller - Maersk, the Danish integrated logistics company. Hyundai’s engine machinery division will build the engines in Kor...
Rolls-Royce driving sustainability in the superyacht industry
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Fraunhofer ISE demonstrates first long-term methanol synthesis from blast furnace gas
Methanol is presently considered one of the key energy carriers in the rising hydrogen economy. However, conventional methanol production from coal and natural gas generates large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. With the project “Carbon2Chem”, for the first time, the long-term stability of meth...
Rolls-Royce at SMM: methanol engine, fuel cells, hybrid systems
At SMM, the international maritime industry trade fair, in Hamburg, Rolls-Royce showcased new sustainable mtu marine solutions for propulsion, automation and service under the slogan “Pioneering the journey to Net Zero”.
Rolls-Royce and methanol for shipping
Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems is currently working on mtu engines for use with methanol
