Alfa Laval FCM Methanol third-generation low flashpoint gas provide system (LFSS),
As methanol turns into an more and more vital marine gas selection, Alfa Laval has marked one other vital milestone on its methanol journey. It has gained an order to produce its FCM Methanol low flashpoint gas provide system (LFSS) for 4 mega container vessels being constructed for a Chinese proprietor at a Chinese shipyard.
Though Alfa Laval has not disclosed the proprietor or the shipyard it’s wildly unlikely that they’re some other than the 4 on order for COSCO Shipping Lines at COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd
The new vessels could have a two-stroke WinGD methanol engine and four-stroke Wärtsilä methanol auxiliary engines. FCM Methanol will work with each these engine sorts and deliveries will start in 2024.
The mission is characterised by a number of firsts, It marks the primary time {that a} Chinese shipowner has ordered methanol-capable vessels. It can be the primary time for the shipyard to construct such vessels, and for WinGD to ship engines for methanol-fueled ships.
The Alfa Laval FCM Methanol is able to supplying methanol throughout the stream fee, strain, temperature, and filtration parameters specified by the engine maker. The know-how will be tailored to any engine and vessel designs and the corporate will present a custom-made methanol gas provide system for the ships, adapting its FCM Methanol design to the necessities of those engines for the primary time, marking it additionally a major milestone for Alfa Laval.
“We are honored to have been selected to deliver the methanol fuel supply systems for these pioneering methanol-fueled vessels,” says Viktor Friberg, head of marine separation & gas provide techniques at Alfa Laval. “This project exemplifies our commitment to bringing alternative fuels into the shipping industry. We see close cooperation with key stakeholders, such as shipowners, shipyards, engine designers and engineering companies, as a way forward to make meaningful progress towards decarbonization.”
Alfa Laval has been constantly refining its technological know-how in creating new options for methanol transition since 2015. It says that its confirmed experience in gas provide techniques and complete understanding of methanol as marine gas performed an important in securing this mission.
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