Wärtsilä claimed it has actually been touched to provide 3 even more of its Compact Reliq reliquefaction plants to Norway- based Knutsen OAS Shipping, bringing the complete variety of orders for the very same client to 8, with 2 having actually been purchased in 2020, as well as a more 3 in 2021. The systems are being set up on 8 brand-new dissolved gas (LNG) service providers being constructed at the Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) backyard inSouth Korea The newest order with Wärtsilä was put in June 2022.
The Compact Reliq option is based upon the reversed nitrogen Brayton cycle refrigeration modern technology. The option is made to reliquefy the boil-off gas (BOG) from gas service providers as well as LNG shelter vessels, as well as for maintaining the freight cool under all operating problems. It permits a part of the BOG to be utilized as gas for the ship’s engines, with the excess able to be offered as component of the LNG freight.
“We are expanding our fleet of LNG carriers and having them fitted with Wärtsilä Compact Reliq, nitrogen as cooling medium is safe and simplifies the operation. In addition we expect less maintenance due to the oil free magnetic bearing compressors,” claimed Jarle Østenstad, Newbuilding Director, Knutsen OAS Group.
