MAN B&W dual-fuel engines pass operating milestone
Published by Will Owen,
Editor
LNG Industry,
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that its two-stroke, dual-fuel portfolio has now logged over 500 000 operational hours.
The milestone stems from the confirmed 250+ sales the company has won within its entire portfolio of dual-fuel engines – all running on LNG or other, clean fuels such as LPG and methanol.
Bjarne Foldager – Senior Vice President, Head of Two-Stroke Business at MAN Energy Solutions – said: “This is a massive milestone that highlights the success of the dual-fuel strategy we have laid over the past decade. The engines’ efficiency – in all fuel modes – is the best in the market, which gives shipowners enormous flexibility, and we note that all fuel modes are employed. Half a million hours of dual-fuel operation stands testament to our leadership in this critical market segment. On behalf of MAN Energy Solutions, I would like to express my thanks and appreciation to our customers for their support, and the trust they have placed in these future-proof solutions.”
MAN Energy Solutions’ ME-GI (Gas Injection) and ME-LGI (Liquid Gas Injection) engines form the core of its two-stroke, dual-fuel portfolio and have notched many notable industry-firsts since their introduction to the market, including the very first oceangoing ships driven respectively by LNG, methanol, ethane and LPG.
Service reports have also been positive with the company stating that recent experience from a 174 000 m3 LNG carrier powered by an ME-GI engine logged reliability and availability figures of 99%.
Foldager continued: “With references in every major marine segment, our dual-fuel portfolio can rightly be considered as mature technology. With 2020 and the new IMO emissions legislation fast approaching, our ME-GI and ME-LGI engines continue to act as standard bearers for environmentally friendly, reliable propulsion technology with their seamless switching between fuels and elimination of methane slip. Furthermore, their use of the diesel combustion principle ensures that they can easily adapt to run on whatever fuels the industry may prefer in the future.”
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/25062019/man-bw-dual-fuel-engines-pass-operating-milestone/
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