Damen and also Caterpillar Partner to Introduce Methanol-Powered Tugs
Damen Shipyards revealed strategies to establish and also construct methanol-powered yanks. The shipbuilder headquartered in the Netherlands authorized a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint growth of a collection of dual-fuel methanol-diesel powered yanks to be created with Caterpillar, which will certainly be in charge of the growth of the pilot dual-fuel engines.
“We’re delighted to be working with Caterpillar on this ground-breaking project. It is of mutual benefit to all the parties involved to begin operating the pilot engines as soon as possible so that we can experience what it means to use methanol as a fuel in a maritime environment,” claimed Joost Math ôt, Director of Products at Damen’s Workboats department.
Damen highlights that the intro of methanol-fueled propulsion systems is the sensible following action in the drive in the direction of low-emission propulsion throughout the business item variety. Damen just recently provided the globe’s initial all-electric pull which is running by the Ports of Auckland, New Zealand, and also the shipbuilding claims that its lasting approach consists of providing a complete variety of lasting tugboats including both zero-emission electrical and also carbon-neutral methanol-powered vessels.
Under the contract with Caterpillar, the methanol-ready feline 3500E collection dual-fuel pilot engines will certainly be provided to Damen by Caterpillar’s Netherlands representative Pon Power in 2024. Then the procedure of combination and also screening will certainly start with Damen keeping in mind that this will certainly be a complicated endeavor including incorporating the engines with all facets of the ship’s control, surveillance, air flow, and also various other systems. It will certainly need close teamwork with the category cultures and also the shipbuilder intends to have methanol-powered vessels to be collection production-ready in 2026.
“This is an exciting technical challenge to tackle, but most importantly, it fosters our industry’s goal to reach sustainable, low carbon operations,” claimed Brad Johnson, Vice President and also General Manager of Caterpillar Marine.
Damen’s approach is to provide fully-electric versions providing bollard pulls of 40, 60, and also 80 tonnes specifically, and also methanol-fueled versions with 60, 80, and also 100 tonnes bollard pull. Damen claims that electrically-powered yanks are suitable for zero-emission procedures in harbors and also terminals where low-priced electrical power can be quickly accessed in between projects by means of onshore facilities. With its better power thickness than batteries, methanol supplies boosted power storage space capability, making it matched for longer-duration procedures while staying carbon monoxide? neutral. All the vessels will certainly be furnished with a requirement Emission Reduction System created and also provided by Damen Sustainable Solutions.
