Schiff&Hafen | Issue 06/2023
The first dual-fuel hydrogen engines in use on a workboat The Hydrocat 48
The first dual-fuel hydrogen engines in use on a workboat The Hydrocat 48 from Windcat Workboats is the first crew transfer vessel with a low-emission dual fuel hydrogen drive Source: Windcat Workboats MAN Engines | On May 10th 2022, MAN Engines put its first two dual-fuel hydrogen-powered engines for workboats into serial operation. These comprise two twelve-cylinder diesel engines of type MAN D2862 LE448, each with an output of 749 kW (1,019 hp) at 2,100 rpm. The engines are IMO Tier III-certified and equipped with a selective catalytic reduction exhaust gas aftertreatment system....