Fuel Engines

First Wärtsilä Deliveries of LNG-Fueled Engines For Offshore Vessels

Wärtsilä Corporation has received a contract to deliver eight dual-fuel engines to two offshore supply vessels. These will be the first offshore vessels using gas as a fuel. The vessels will be built at Kleven Verft A/S in Norway. Wärtsilä 32DF engines will run on liquefied natural gas (LNG). Using gas as a fuel has environmental benefits; it burns very cleanly and NOx emissions diminish to one-tenth of those of the standard diesel version. The combination of the engine's low fuel consumption and its maximum use of natural gas means the Wärtsilä 32DF also has low CO2 emissions. Dual-fuel engines can be run simultaneously on natural gas and diesel oil, and can be switched over from gas to liquid fuel automatically, should the gas supply be interrupted, while continuing to deliver full power. The two vessels have been ordered by the Norwegian owners Eidesvik AS and Simon Møkster Shipping AS. When delivered in 2003, the vessels will operate as supply vessels for oil and gas platforms in the North Sea.

Wärtsilä's Dual-Fuel Engine Power Module for FPSO Upgrade

Wärtsilä Corporation has supplied a 5,800 kW Power Module to Bergesen d.y. Offshore AS, Norway, for installation on board the FPSO vessel Berge Hus. The Module, which is powered by a Wärtsilä 18V32DF dual-fuel engine, will burn produced gas. Currently being converted into an FPSO vessel from a VLCC tanker at the Jurong shipyard in Singapore, Berge Hus is destined for operation on the Ceiba oil field off Equatorial Guinea

Wärtsilä Tests First Dual-Fuel Engine

Wärtsilä Corporation has successfully completed the factory acceptance test of the first Wärtsilä 50DF engine in a series of four dual-fuel engines for a 74,000 m3 LNG carrier. The LNG carrier is under construction at the French shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique for the French gas holding company Gaz de France. Due for delivery in 2004, it will be powered by four Wärtsilä 6L50DF dual-fuel engined generating sets which will meet all the

Wärtsilä Further Develops Low-Speed Gas Engines

Wärtsilä has, in the autumn of 2010, initiated a major project to further develop its low-speed engine portfolio to include gas engines, alongside its medium-speed dual fuel engines, as part of the company's strategy. A new test engine will be installed in the Trieste engine laboratory in Italy in March this year. Engine testing will commence shortly thereafter.    The marine market is today characterised by a growing awareness of the need for alternative fuel solutions

New MAN Four-stroke Diesel Premières at SMM 2012

Dual-fuel marine diesel engine newcomer L35/44DF offers full flexibiltiy. MAN Diesel & Turbo introduce its L35/44DF engine, the latest addition to its four-stroke portfolio. Spurred on by developments in environmental legislation and the strict  emission limits resulting from that, the new engine offers dual diesel fuel-gas running and can also be introduced as a retrofit to engines already in service. The first prototype entered its test phase at the beginning of 2012’s

Greek Shipowners See Advantage of Fuel-Sharing Mode

More LNG Carriers employing 51/60DF engines. MAN Diesel & Turbo has won the contract to supply the engines for two Greek LNG carriers (LNGCs). The installation of the MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines aboard the newbuildings represents an important first such reference for the company in the segment. The configuration for the new order covers 2 × 9L51/60DF + 2 × 8L51/60DF engines, a total of 34 MW installed power per vessel

MAN B&W Diesel Launches New Engines Series

The MAN B&W Diesel Group is launching a new four-stroke engine onto the market that not only burns both gas and MDO (Marine Diesel Oil), but can also run long-term on pure HFO (Heavy Fuel Oil). This flexibility meets and even exceeds all requirments from the marine as well as the stationary market. The 51/60DF (Dual Fuel) engine is based on the well-known 48/60B range, tried and tested in both marine and stationary applications

MAN Dual-Fuel Engines Power Castillo de Santisteban

STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, the South Korean shipbuilder, recently delivered the Castillo de Santisteban to Empresa Naviera Elcano, the globally active Spanish shipping group. Five MAN dual-fuel 8L51/60DF engines will power the 984-ft long LNG carrier with each delivering 8,000 kW at 514 rpm. The newbuilding has been assigned by her charterer, Spanish energy company Repsol – Gas Natural LNG (Stream), to the Peruvian Camisea/Pampa Melchorita gas project

Wärtsilä to Power European Inland Waterway Newbuilding

Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply a complete power system for the 'ECO2 Inland Vessel Project' newbuilding for Combi International The contract includes the supply of two 6-cylinder Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel medium-speed engines. The new dry-cargo carrier will be part of the 'ECO2 Inland Vessel' project, which is focused on developing innovative measures for making the inland shipping sector more economically and environmentally sound

China's First LNG-powered Tugs to Have Wärtsilä Engines

Wärtsilä to supply dual fuel main engines for two environmentally sustainable tugs being built by China National Offshore Oil Corp subsidiary The tugs are being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC). The vessels are the first in a planned series to be fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), and will be the first tugs in China ever to be operated on gas