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NAVAL GENSETS

The MAN 175D

Ef? ciency engine has was key for been formally the choice of approved for

Wärtsilä’s 31 operation on engines for a biofuels.

new Canadian

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Coast Guard polar icebreaker.

Image courtesy Wärtsilä Marine

A de? ning feature of the Evolve engine platform is its multi-fuel and future-proof design.

Image courtesy ABC gaseous fuels, eliminating the need for a natives to diesel and studying the pros ingly looking for multi-mission vessels.

speci? c fuel commitment. and cons of switching or adding extra fuel “New is the growing involvement of the

The Evolve platform is very suitable options to their ships, Van Acker says, EU via the European Defence Fund pro- for naval applications, says Jean-Chris- including diesel electric or diesel hybrid grams which aim at increasing the collabo- tophe Van Acker, Sales Manager for solutions to reduce their footprint and add ration between countries on the subject of military projects, as it has: redundancy in their power needs. This design, interoperability and strategic sourc- • A 1200RPM engine, allowing max is important as many navies are increas- ing and industrial capabilities,” he says.

power at 60Hz for diesel electric appli- cations • A full range of engines allowing the customer to take main engines and generator sets from the same family from 1,000-8,000kW • An improved power to weight ra- tio in the V models • Two-stage turbochargers for high- er ef? ciency and longer range • Mechanical versions for simple maintenance • A special Navy rating of 400 kW/ cylinder.

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