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New ABB Azipod D for electric marine propulsion requires 25% less installed power, boosts flexibility

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ABB has introduced a new offering, Azipod D, to its line of Azipod marine electric propulsion systems. This new Azipod D provides designers and ship builders with increased design flexibility in order to accommodate a wide range of hull shapes and propeller sizes, as well as simplicity of installation. Click to enlarge.

Mariner 150
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Volvo Penta & CMB.TECH expand partnership on dual-fuel hydrogen engines

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CMB.TECH owns, operates, and designs large marine and industrial applications powered by hydrogen and ammonia—fuels that it both manufactures and supplies to its customers. I believe that this dual-fuel approach will appeal to many of our customers by its ease of installation, maintenance, and use.

Volvo 195
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Foss Maritime and Aspin Kemp receive US patent for hybrid marine propulsion and energy management system used in harbor tugs

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Foss, which owns and operates one of the largest tug and barge fleets on the US West Coast, partnered with AKA, a Canadian system integrator and marine engineering company, in developing this technology. Diesel engines are designed to optimally perform at or near their full load design point. System schematic. Click to enlarge.

Mariner 239
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Corvus Energy’s marine lithium polymer battery pack used in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat

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Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. This diesel-to-hybrid retrofit represents Europe’s first low emissions hybrid tugboat. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

Polymer 218
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines vessel demonstrates ocean-going diesel particulate filter

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Lines has started a demonstration test of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system installed on the diesel engine used for power generation on an MOL Group-operated ocean-going vessel. With research support from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), MOL and Akasaka Diesels Ltd. Mitsui O.S.K.

Diesel 218
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Federal-Mogul electrical brushless diesel fuel pump offers enhanced durability and improved fuel economy

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Federal-Mogul Corporation has developed an electrical brushless diesel fuel pump for on- and off-highway engines with significantly improved durability. Canada diesel: > 2,000 hours. The design enables the product to enhance the life of an engine in service and reduce maintenance expenses. Operating durability testing.

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RINA awards Freudenberg e-Power Systems type-approval for methanol-powered fuel cell system

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Nevertheless, fuel cells have tremendous advantages due to their high efficiency and low maintenance requirements. Freudenberg e-Power Systems has developed an approach to using methanol for marine applications that combines highly efficient fuel reforming technology with a long-life PEM fuel cell in a modular, scalable system unit.

Power 259