Wärtsilä stated it finished distribution of its melted oil gas (LPG) gas supply system (LFSS) to 15 large gas service provider (VLGC) vessels possessed and also run by BW LPG, which has the globe’s biggest fleet of VLGC vessels.
BW LPG purchased the initial 4 of these 15 systems in 2018, instantly adhering to Wärtsilä’s major screening of a full-sized two-stroke aquatic engine operating with LPG gas. This was the globe’s initial such screening procedure, and also the efficiency achieved was viewed as going beyond assumptions. Orders for an additional 11 systems were put in 2020.
“The successful introduction of the LFSS is testament to Wärtsilä’s commitment to working towards the decarbonization of shipping We were very quick to adopt this system in support of our own decarbonization ambitions, and we have enjoyed collaborating with them in this important and groundbreaking project,” stated Pontus Berg, Executive Vice President, Technical and also Operation, at BW LPG.
The LFSS is a crucial enabler for making use of LPG as an eco lasting aquatic gas. It fulfills IMO discharge restrictions without the demand for exhaust scrubber systems. Compared to hefty gas oil (HFO), LPG lowers sulphur oxide (SOx) exhausts by 97%, laughing gas (NOx) exhausts by about 20%, greenhouse gas exhausts by about 24% and also particle issue exhausts by 90%.
In the retrofitting of these 15 vessels, Wärtsilä has actually had system integrator obligations. This has actually entailed not just the installment of the LFSS, however additionally the needed ship layout adjustments. The Wärtsilä LPG Fuel Supply System is offered as a stand-alone service, or as an incorporated component within the LPG freight managing system.
