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TECH FILE GAS SOLUTIONS

Wärtsilä’s Compact Reliq Aims to

Optimize BOG Reliquifcation

As the maritime and ofshore industries steam toward decarbonization, the path to zero emissions will include many stepping stones. Wärtsilä’s Compact Reliq is a step change in efciently reliquefying boil of gas (BOG). Lasse Wichstrøm and Sylvain Fabreguettes explain.

By Greg Trauthwein carriers have, for years, utilized boil ing the reliquefaction technology to the markets back in 2005.” off gas (BOG) to help fuel the ship, But Compact Reliq is the latest evolution of LNG technol-

LNG even before ‘decarbonization’ and ogy from Wärtsilä. “The Compact Reliq can help to improve ‘emission reduction’ became lexicon in the maritime sector. the effciency of the total chain and also the fexibility of the “Compact Reliq is not a brand-new product in the sense that fuel, since we are able to handle the boil-off gas” to both fuel reliquefaction plants have been around for some time,” said the ship’s main propulsion and auxiliaries, as well as to reli-

Sylvian Fabrequettes, Product Line Manager LNGC Systems, quefy the gas for return to the cargo tanks, said Lasse Wich-

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions. “Wärtsilä has been a pioneer, introduc- strøm, Sales Manager, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions.

Source: Wärtsilä 40 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM