Ship&Offshore | Issue 04/2024
World-first hydrogen test
Mitsui E&S Co Ltd, a MAN Energy Solutions’ licensee, has carried out successful tests of a 50-bore MAN B&W two-stroke engine, running on hydrogen at up to 100% load, at its Tamano facility. The companies claim that the test is a world-first. Working together, the partners converted one of the four cylinders of a MAN B&W ME-GI (gas injection) engine to operate on hydrogen supplied from a new system established by the Japanese company last year. Stable operation was achieved at various loads and operating conditions, the companies said, including successful hydrogen combustion up to 100% load....