Stena Germanica: World’s First Methanol-Powered Ship Enters Service

The Stena Line ferry Stena Germanica re-entered service final week as the primary industrial ship on the earth to run on methanol as its fundamental gasoline.

Stena Germanica re-entered service on March 26 working between Kiel, Germany and Gothenburg, Sweden. The dialog, which took about six weeks to finish, was carried out on the Remontowa Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland.

“At Stena Line we are extremely proud of contributing to the development of our industry,” mentioned Carl-Johan Hagman, CEO of Stena Line. “Our focus has always been on innovation for the benefit of both customers and society at large and this is a prime example when this goes hand in hand. We are constantly evaluating different fuels for the future and to be first in the world with a methanol conversion is a big step towards sustainable transportation. The project has been possible thanks to the great teamwork and collaboration between our technical staff, Wärtsilä and Methanex.”

The new engine conversion and ship utility package was developed by Wärtsilä in co-operation with Stena Teknik. The twin gasoline engine makes use of methanol because the vessel’s fundamental gasoline grade but additionally has the flexibility to make use of MGO (Marine Gas Oil) as backup.

Methanol is a transparent, colorless biodegradable gasoline that may be produced from pure gasoline, coal, “biomass” and even CO2. Using methanol will scale back emissions of sulphur (SOx) by about 99%, nitrogen (NOx) by 60%, and carbon dioxide (CO2) 25% in comparison with custom gasoline.

The whole challenge price about 22 million euro and was financially supported by the EU “Motorways of the Seas” initiative.

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