Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 49/60DF dual-fuel engine has received its Type Approval after a five-day program on the testbed at company HQ in Augsburg, Germany. —Marita Krems, Head of Four-Stroke Marine & License, MAN Energy Solutions MAN Energy Solutions announced the launch of the 49/60DF at the 2022 SMM trade fair in Hamburg.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions’ MAN 175D engine is formally approved for operation on biofuels, effective immediately. MAN Energy Solutions prepares its engines for operation on future and sustainable fuels and the MAN 175D is no exception. The engine itself does not require any technical adjustments, following the announcement.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions has signed a Conversion Commitment Agreement with Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan), a global leader in containership ownership and management in collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd, one of the leading global liner shipping companies. This agreement includes 45 optional engine retrofit solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Unibuss, one of Norway’s largest bus companies, has a{ordered} 76 all-electric Lion’s City E buses—59 solo and 17 articulated e-buses—for Oslo from MAN Truck & Bus. For MAN, this is the first e-bus order from Norway. 22 MAN Lion’s City E are already in service in Malmö, Sweden.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions has introduced its latest engine, an auxiliary MAN 35/44DF CD type. Developed in cooperation with STX Engine and solely for production by MAN licensees, the new engine is particularly aimed at container and LNG carrier applications. This includes being ready for dual-fuel methanol operation by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2022

VIKINGBUS Danmark A/S has ordered 45 MAN Lion’s City 12 E electric buses, which will be on the road in Denmark’s capital city from next year. VIKINGBUS Danmark A/S already has MAN eBuses in operation and has thus been able to gain experience with the modern city buses. million passengers every year. million passengers every year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

MAN Truck & Bus outlined its roadmap for the development of CO 2 -free mobility solutions for longer-distance transport. Accordingly, MAN Truck & Bus already offers series production of the MAN Lion’s City E and eTGE as well as the eTGM electric distribution truck. Cooperation with universities is also planned.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2023

MAN Engines is now equipping the PistenBully 800 from Kässbohrer Geländefahrzeug AG with its MAN D3876 engine. The basis for the delivery of the in-line six-cylinder engine was the further development and adaptation of the MAN D3876 to the extreme working environment of the new high-performance snow groomer from Laupheim.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2023

MAN Energy Solutions announced that the first ME-GA engine has completed gas trials aboard an LNG carrier built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) for Norwegian shipping company, Knutsen OAS Shipping. The new engine is an Otto-cycle variant of the company’s successful ME-GI engine. —Thomas S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2023

According to MAN Engines, all MAN off-road engines from the current product portfolio can be operated with regenerative diesel—also known as HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil)—in accordance with the EN15940 standard in Europe or the US specification ASTM D975. Marine engines for regenerative diesel have already been approved.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2021

MAN Energy Solutions has begun the ‘AmmoniaMot’ project. Initiated by MAN with partners from industry and research institutes, it aims to define the steps necessary to produce a dual-fuel, medium-speed engine capable of running on diesel-fuel and ammonia. Alexander Knafl, Head of R&D, Four-Stroke Engineering, MAN Energy Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2022

MAN Engines recently put its first two dual-fuel hydrogen-powered engines for work boats into serial operation. The engines are twelve-cylinder diesel engines of type MAN D2862 LE448, each with an output of 749 kW (1019 hp) at 2100 rpm. —Werner Kübler, Head of Development at MAN Engines. 5% of diesel fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2023

Developed with future competition in its sights, the prototype’s unveiling was spurred by a recent announcement by the ACO, the organizer of Le Mans 24 Hours, that it would allow hydrogen-engine vehicles to compete in addition to fuel cell electric vehicles―in the race’s hydrogen category. —ACO President Pierre Fillon

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

MAN Energy Solutions has launched its MAN 49/60DF engine type at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg. MAN Energy Solutions states that it sets a benchmark in terms of fuel efficiency within four-stroke engines—both in gas and diesel modes—and therefore minimizes fuel costs. MAN 49/60DF specifications.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Hyundai’s shipbuilding division (HHI-SBD) has ordered 6 × MAN B&W G95ME-C10.5-LGIM Crucially, MAN B&W methanol engines are available and proven with the first engines having already entered service back in 2016. —Bjarne Foldager, Senior Vice President and Head of Two-Stroke Business, MAN Energy Solutions.

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Electrek

JANUARY 19, 2024

Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of German heavy truck maker MAN Truck & Bus, told reporters that it was, “ impossible for hydrogen to effectively compete with battery electric trucks.” But if that’s true, why is MAN still working on hydrogen fuel cell technology?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2021

MAN Truck & Bus and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) are jointly testing autonomously driving prototype trucks in real-world applications. MAN Truck & Bus and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) have been driving forward the Hamburg TruckPilot research and testing project since the end of 2018 to develop automation solutions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2022

MAN Energy Solutions has won a fourth order to supply engines to Chinese shipbuilder, COSCO Heavy Industries, in Qidong for the construction of a second F-Class installation vessel used for the installation of offshore wind turbines and foundations. Our cooperation with MAN has been a good and steady one throughout the years.

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Wind Installation Engine Supplies 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

Originally ordered in Q2 2021 and scheduled for delivery in July 2023, the ship is powered by MAN B&W ME-GA dual-fuel engines capable of running on fuel oil and LNG, and comes with Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) for emission reduction. Earlier post.) ME-GA-opti continues this trend and will further boost the ME-GA’s reputation.

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Gas Engine Oil Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

Beginning in 2025, MAN Truck & Bus will manufacture high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses in large-scale production at its Nuremberg site. Initially, the batteries will be manufactured manually at the MAN plant in Nuremberg in a small series production for about two and a half years.

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Batteries Battery Production Electric 259

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2022

MAN Energy Solutions will provide a methanation unit for a wastewater treatment plant in Pau, France. For MAN Energy Solutions, this project involves converting a mixture of biogenic CO 2 and green hydrogen into synthetic natural gas by catalytic methanation. —Arnauld Filancia, President, MAN Energy Solutions France.

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Electrek

JANUARY 15, 2024

MAN Truck & Bus and ABB E-mobility have entered into an exclusive cooperation agreement to address the challenges of electrifying Europe’s trucking fleet. more… The post ABB, MAN announce megawatt charging, joint R&D plan appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

MAN Truck & Bus is working on the post-usage strategy for its electric-vehicle batteries. In the truck sector, MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, currently expects that electric trucks will have a share of 60% in distribution applications and 40% in long-haul transport in 2030.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 24, 2024

The first limited edition models of the new MAN eTruck for 2024 are already sold out, apart from a very small number of vehicles. A total of 700 orders and order requests have been received, the majority of which are for large-scale production, which will start at the MAN plant in Munich in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2021

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply the world’s first, low-speed, dual-fuel engine to run on methanol within the container segment. The MAN B&W LGIM engine is the methanol-burning version of its dual-fuel solution for liquid injection of fuels, the ME-LGI engine. Source: MAN Energy Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

The Ligier JS2 RH2 was officially presented to the public for the first time as part of the 100 th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The demonstrator is based on the Ligier JS2 R race car, which was modified for hydrogen operation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply six MAN B&W 9S50ME-C9.6 The MAN B&W ME-C engines—as part of the hybrid propulsion set-up—will enable a 100% increase in efficiency when measured in terms of consumption/ton of freight transported, compared to existing vessels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2022

MAN Truck & Bus will in future be offering an eBus chassis for the global market. To meet this demand and make an important contribution in terms of sustainable mobility, we are now offering the MAN electric bus solution for international markets outside Europe with our eBus chassis.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2023

Maersk has signed an agreement with MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES), which will retrofit the engine. Ultimately, it wants to demonstrate that methanol retrofits can be a viable alternative to new buildings, said Leonardo Sonzio, Head of Fleet Management and Technology at Maersk.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2021

MAN Truck & Bus and Sono Motors have signed a Letter of Intent to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of integrating Sono Solar technology into MAN’s eTGE electric transporter. Example of solar integration on a MAN eTGE. Example of solar integration on a MAN eTGE. MAN eTGE with a refrigeration system.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Verkehr und Wasser GmbH (VWG) in Oldenburg, Germany has acquired 15 new MAN Lion’s City 12 G EfficientHybrid natural gas buses. When the new MAN buses brake, then that is a real benefit for us. The new buses have a crankshaft starter generator on board that converts braking recuperation energy into electrical energy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2023

MAN Engines is now offering pre-chamber spark plugs adapted to the respective combustion chamber to all turbocharged natural gas engines of the current MAN E3262, E3268, E0836 and E0834 series as an option, as well as MAN E3872 as obligatory. This is a definite plus in terms of reducing maintenance costs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 15, 2024

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

MAN Energy Solutions and classification society DNV have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Through collaboration we can tackle this transformation, and together with MAN Energy Solutions we will be shaping solutions that bring value to both our companies and, most importantly, to our customers. Source: MAN Energy Solutions.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 26, 2023

The new electric heavy-duty truck from MAN is already seeing high demand a year before the start of production. The international logistics company DB Schenker and the commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus have now signed an agreement to integrate for the first time the new MAN eTruck.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

Koppö Energia has commissioned MAN Energy Solutions to deliver the front-end engineering design (FEED) for the methanation reactor of an industrial-scale power-to-X plant. MAN Energy Solutions Deggendorf is responsible for the FEED of the methanation reactor, which will eventually produce 55,000 tonnes of SNG annually. Earlier post.)

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

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