The innovation team Wärtsilä’s lately presented Compact Reliq reliquefaction plant will certainly be mounted in 2 brand-new LNG Carrier vessels being developed for Norway- based Knutsen OASShipping The ships are to be developed at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard inSouth Korea The order, that includes an alternative for an added 2 vessels, was positioned in November 2020.

The Compact Reliq option is based upon the well-proven reversed nitrogen Brayton cycle refrigeration innovation. The option is created to reliquefy the boil-off gas (BOG) from gas providers and also LNG shelter vessels, and also for maintaining the freight cool under all operating problems. It enables a section of the BOG to be made use of as gas for the ship’s engines, with the excess able to be offered as component of the LNG freight.

“Wärtsilä is a trusted partner with whom we have worked in the past. The first generation nitrogen-based re-liquefaction plants is highly reliable, efficient, and of good quality, so we had no hesitation in selecting the Compact Reliq for these new LNG Carriers,” claimed Jarle Østenstad, Newbuilding Director, Knutsen OAS Group.

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“These will be the first installations for the Compact Reliq reliquefaction solution. We are very proud of this latest addition to our portfolio of gas value-chain products and systems, and this order provides a positive indication that the market is ready to embrace it,” commented Kjell Ove Ulstein, Director of Sales and also Marketing at Wärtsilä.

The system will certainly be instrumented for remote surveillance and also online functional assistance as component of Wärtsilä’s Operational Performance Improvement and also Monitoring (OPERIM) program. The devices is arranged to be supplied to the lawn beginning in February 2022, and also the vessels are anticipated to start industrial procedures from late 2022. Wärtsilä has actually previously provided Knutsen OAS Shipping with earlier generation reliquefaction plants for 6 of the business’s vessels.

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The portable style of the Wärtsilä Compact Reliq makes it very easy to retrofit on existing ships without the requirement for considerable alterations. It includes high dependability and also a marginal upkeep demand. The refrigeration procedure makes use of secure and also quickly available industrial quality nitrogen.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions is a market leader with ingenious systems and also lifecycle remedies for the gas worth chain. Our primary emphasis locations are dealing with of gas in seaborne transportation (storage space, gas, transfer and also BOG administration), gas to power, liquefaction and also biogas remedies. We assist our clients on the trip in the direction of a lasting future via concentrate on lifecycle, technology and also digitalization.

Reference: wartsila.com