New Terntank tankers will feature the first Wärtsilä 2-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engines
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Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 2 December 2013 at 9 am EET
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading provider of innovative products,
solutions and services, has announced that its new 2-stroke, low pressure, dual-
fuel engine has been selected by Terntank Rederi A/S, the Denmark based tanker
operator, to power two new environmentally advanced, 15,000 DWT tankers. These
will be the first installations of this engine.
The new Wärtsilä technology was just recently introduced at a customer event
held at the company's Trieste, Italy facilities on November 12. The first engine
utilising this technology is the Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF.
The significance of the availability of low pressure, dual-fuel engine
technology for 2-stroke engines is that it provides notable economic and
environmental advantages over other technologies. The new engine is IMO Tier III
emissions compliant in gas mode without need of NOx abatement equipment.
The engine will provide capital expenditure (CAPEX) savings of between 15 and
20 per cent compared to other 2-stroke gas engine technologies currently on the
market. This is possible thanks to the fact that no exhaust gas cleaning systems
are needed and that the LNG and gas handling system is substantially simpler and
of lower cost since only low pressure gas compression is required.
Another key benefit is that the Wärtsilä technology allows stable operation on
gas across the entire load range, meaning that at low loads, there is no need to
switch to diesel.
The selection of the Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF engine is a central feature of
Terntank's 'Into the future - Baltic SO2lution' project, which is in response to
the European Commission's TEN-T call 2013 whereby "Motorways of the sea actions"
are identified to promote the sustainability and safety of transport, and to
improve either existing or new maritime links. The project supports the
development of more environmentally sustainable and energy efficient shipping in
the Baltic Sea region, and the building of an LNG infrastructure. Since the
Baltic Sea is a designated Emissions Control Area (ECA), the use of LNG as fuel
is seen as being an effective means of attaining cost-efficient regulatory
compliance.
When operating in gas mode, nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from the Wärtsilä RT-
flex50DF engine are at least 85 percent below those specified in the current IMO
regulations. CO2 emissions are some 25 percent less than those of a conventional
marine engine running on diesel fuel, while the sulphur oxide (SOx) and particle
emissions are negligible at almost zero percent.
"These newbuild tankers will be among the world's most environmentally
sustainable ships, and we are very proud of this. With the Wärtsilä engine
technology they are Tier III compliant in gas mode, which of course means that
we can operate in the Baltic Sea ECA without restrictions. Moreover, we expect
considerable fuel cost savings. Conventional product tankers of this size have
an average bunker consumption of 22 to 25 tons a day. With these newbuildings we
expect daily bunker consumption of just 14 tons," says Tryggve Möller, Board
Member of Terntank Rederi A/S.
"When the new Wärtsilä 2-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engine technology was
introduced it was widely hailed as being a 'game-changer' for the industry,
since it makes IMO Tier III compliance possible for virtually all vessel types
running on LNG as a primary fuel, and with the lowest CAPEX and OPEX. These
first installations are, therefore, an historic landmark in the process towards
general acceptance of LNG as a marine fuel and a cleaner future for shipping,"
says Martin Wernli, Vice President, 2-stroke, Wärtsilä Ship Power.
The Wärtsilä 2-stroke dual-fuel technology will be rolled out to the entire
Wärtsilä Generation X Engine low-speed engine portfolio. Already today Wärtsilä
RT-flex50, Wärtsilä X62 and Wärtsilä X72 engines can be delivered with a dual-
fuel (DF) ready package to prepare the engine for a DF conversion if needed
later on.
Press release 12 November 2013: Wärtsilä introduces game-changing 2-stroke dual-
fuel engine technology
Picture of Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF
For further information please contact:
Mr Martin Wernli
Vice President, 2-stroke, Wärtsilä Ship Power
Managing Director, Wärtsilä Switzerland
Tel.+41 52 262 2686
martin.wernli(at)wartsila.com
Ms Mirja-Maija Santala
Media Manager
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. +358 400 793 827
mirja-maija.santala(at)wartsila.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2012, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.7 billion with approximately 18,900 employees. The company has
operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com
Wärtsilä Newsroom
Wärtsilä RT-flex50DF:
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