Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Gas Engine News

From Trash to Fuel: BioLNG Production Project Takes Shape in France

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EveRé, Elengy, TotalEnergies and the CMA CGM Group are engaged in a study of a BioLNG production plant project at Marseille’s port, aiming to to turn household waste into clean…

MethanQuest: Test Results In for Renewable Hydrogen, Methane as a Fuel

Microgrid Concept for Inland Port: In the MethanGrid research group DVGW, Rolls-Royce Power Systems and other partners have developed a complete locally coupled energy supply system for the Karlsruhe inland port facility. Electricity, gas, heating, industry and transport - all the current sectors - are coupled by means of this microgrid so that the available energy, including renewables, can be optimally exploited. Image courtesy Rolls-Royce Power System/MethanQuest

As the maritime industry embarks on 'the path to zero', it is widely acknowledged that there is currently not a 'silver bullet' solution, nor is it likely that a solution will emerge from a vaccum.

Kawasaki Wins AiP for LNG Floating Power Plant

Japanese manufacturer of transportation equipment and machinery announced that it has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) floating power plant…

Gazprom Neft, USC Join for LNG Project

Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft, Gazprom gas-engine fuel, and the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) have concluded a tripartite cooperation and strategic partnership agreement…

KHI Wins AiP from DNV GL for LFPP

The international accredited registrar and classification society DNV GL has awarded the Japanese multinational corporation Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) an Approval in Principle…

Gagarin Prospect Performs Ship-to-Ship LNG Bunkering

The large-capacity Aframax tanker "Gagarin Prospect", owned by Russia's SCF Group,  successfully implementated  construction and operation commencement  using LNG as the primary fuel.Konstantin G.

Advent to Acquire GE's Distributed Power Biz

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U.S. buyout group Advent has agreed to buy General Electric's (GE) distributed power operations for $3.25 billion, the companies said on Monday. GE had put the unit, which includes…

Rolls-Royce's Gas Gensets for IMG Midstream Power Plants

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At the end of 2015, the power generation provider IMG Development LLC and Rolls-Royce signed a long-term strategic agreement for the supply of Rolls-Royce medium-speed gensets for…

Germany's Kiel to Build Flexible Gas Power Plant

The municipal utility of the northern German city of Kiel is to build a flexible gas-fired power and heat plant that suppliers say demonstrates an effective way of teaming up thermal and renewable power.

Gas Engine Cogeneration System with Steam from Hot Wastewater

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Miura Co. Ltd. and Kobe Steel, Ltd. have developed a cogeneration system that recovers hot wastewater with high efficiency from a gas engine in the form of steam.

Cat G3600 Gas Compression Engine to Launch at GMRC

Caterpillar Oil & Gas said it will launch the Cat G3600 series with the ADEM A4  Engine Control Module at the GMRC Show, held October 5-8 in Nashville, Tennessee. The natural gas…

DBR to Deliver Custom Gas Genset for Platform E17a-A

DBR Generatorsets is on course to complete construction of a gas engine driven generator set for GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. in time for installation on the E17a-A platform at the end of the year.

Maritime Fuel of the Future: Training to an Uncertain Standard

Despite its unquestionable allure, LNG as a fuel carries with it as many risks as it does answers to the problems it promises to solve. As industry and OEM’s work to remove any doubt…

Caterpillar To Launch New CAT® CG137-8 Generator Set

Caterpillar Oil & Gas will unveil the new Cat CG137-8 natural gas generator set  at the Bismarck Civic Center in Bismarck, North Dakota during the 2014 Williston Basin Petroleum…

HongHua Group Signs Agreement for GE Waukesha Gas Engines

With China seeking to boost its production of unconventional gas supplies to meet Asia's growing energy needs, GE Power & Water's Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) and China's…

Wärtsilä to Provide Turnkey LNG Receiving Terminal in N. Finland

Schematic of Manga LNG terminal courtesy of Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä says it has signed a turnkey contract to supply a liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal to be built in Tornio, northern Finland. The contract, valued at approximately EUR 100 million…

Shanghai MHI Begin Diesel Engine Production

Shanghai MHI Engine Co., jointly established by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) & Shanghai Diesel Engine Co. (SDEC) now manufacturing. Shanghai MHI Engine was established…

Wärtsilä's Gas Engine Technology Enhanced

Wärtsilä 50DF engine

Wärtsilä has now sold more than 2000 of its gas fuelled engines, which together have accumulated more than 7 million operational running hours in both land-based and marine applications.