The innovation team Wärtsilä’s extremely effective and also super-efficient Wärtsilä 31DF dual-fuel engine is being updated to enhance also better its power result. The greater power result will certainly be offered within the exact same measurements as formerly, therefore providing better efficiency within the exact same physical impact. At the exact same time, the currently reduced degree of exhaust gas discharges is being boosted to enhance also better the engine’s sustainability aspect.

The Wärtsilä 31 engine was presented in 2015 and also acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the globe’s most reliable 4-stroke diesel motor. Furthermore, its financial gas intake consequently causes reduced degrees of exhaust gas discharges. The gas versatile DF variation that can shedding gas, aquatic light gas oil, in addition to hefty gas oil has actually confirmed to be progressively preferred for setup on a wide variety of vessel kinds, consisting of to name a few, cruise liner, ferryboats, vessels, and also angling vessels.

The power upgrade will certainly lead to the existing result variety of 4.2 to 11 MW, being raised to a variety of 4.6 to 12 MW with 600 kW/cylinder at 750 rpm, and also 580 kW/cylinder at 720 rpm. The brand-new advancement likewise decreases the degree of greenhouse gas discharges to a factor where a normal ferryboat can decrease its discharges by as long as 750 lots per year, representing the ordinary result from 163 cars and trucks.

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“This power upgrade to the Wärtsilä 31DF represents significant added value to our customers,” states Janne Klemola, General Manager, Product Management Small and also Medium birthed, WärtsiläMarine “Getting more power from an engine that already delivers exceptional efficiency, low emissions, and fuel flexibility is a real benefit. Regardless of whether the engine is installed on ships for propulsion or in land-based power plants for electricity generation, achieving this upgrade with fewer cylinders lowers the lifecycle costs, while at the same time reducing both the installation and maintenance costs.”

Since its intro, greater than 100 Wärtsilä 31 engines have actually been marketed, and also over of 60,000 area running hrs have actually been collected.

“Sustainable power production is at the heart of Wärtsilä’s product development strategy, and with all sectors of the global economy looking for ways to combat climate change, optimising efficiency and lowering emissions is of critical importance. Internal combustion engines will play a crucial role in balancing the future energy mix, and hence we are focusing strongly on continuously developing our engines to achieve better power generation performance, greater cost-efficiency, and to accept new fuels. Powering up the W31DF is one good example,” includes Jukka Lehtonen, Vice President, Technology & & Product Management, Wärtsilä Energy.

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