Flanked by world’s largest methanol engine, Bjarne Foldager, head of two-stroke enterprise, MAN Energy Solutions speaks at ceremony celebrating double HHI-EMD milestone.
MAN Energy Solutions’ Korean two-stroke licensee. HHI-EMD (Hyundai Heavy Industries – Engine and Machinery Division) has accomplished world’s largest methanol-powered two-stroke engine, taking the corporate previous 200 million brake-horsepower manufacturing mark.
Celebrating the milestone, the engine, an MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM kind, was offered at a ceremony held March 22. Subsequently, the methanol engine efficiently accomplished FAT (Factory Acceptance Testing) within the first half of April.
In a speech on the ceremony, Bjarne Foldager, head of two-stroke enterprise at MAN Energy Solutions congratulated HHI-EMD. Noting that cooperation between the 2 firms had began in 1974, he mentioned that Hyundai was the primary engine producer to achieve the 200 million bhp mark: “It took about 35 years for the first 100 million brake-horsepower, and only 13 years for the next 100 million – an unbelievable achievement!”
“With its 95 centimeter cylinder bore-size, this is the world’s largest methanol engine,” mentioned Foldager. “And maybe most importantly, when this engine is in operation it will save 130,000 tons of CO2 annually when operating on carbon-neutral methanol. We have a great responsibility for the future to develop and produce environmentally-friendly engines and ships. We are really proud of helping Hyundai on this important journey and hope to celebrate many new milestones together in the future.”
MAN Energy Solutions developed the ME-LGIM dual-fuel engine for operation on methanol, in addition to typical gas. The engine relies on the corporate’s confirmed ME-series, with its roughly 8,500 engines in service, and works in accordance with the Diesel precept. When working on inexperienced methanol, the engine gives carbon-neutral propulsion for giant merchant-marine vessels. Currently greater than 100 ME-LGIM engines are on order or in service, greater than 50 of that are G95ME-C10.5-LGIM variants.
With methanol fueling gathering growing consideration from main shipowners, these totals look set to develop.
