Wärtsilä developed a fuel supply system for methanol, MethanolPac, as more and more companies show interest in the methanol pathway, in order to achieve their decarbonization goals.
Methanol is a fuel that is carbon neutral, when produced from renewable sources, and is easier to handle in contrast to other alternative fuels. The company informs that the combination of its new MethanolPac dedicated fuel supply system and the recently introduced Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine will enable it to ‘deliver methanol-capable fuel and power systems across a wide range of vessel segments’.
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According to Wärtsilä, MethanolPac includes both the low- and high- pressure parts of the fuel supply system as well as the related control and safety functions. This includes the high-pressure Methanol Fuel Pump Unit, low-pressure pump module, fuel valve train, bunkering stations and tank instrumentation.
MethanolPac will reassure ship owners who may not know where to turn for help designing their methanol fuel and power system
…said Mathias Jansson, Director, Fuel Gas Supply Systems, Wärtsilä Marine Power.
Wärtsilä does not just provide the methanol engine, we have the systems and capabilities to help customers realize methanol-fuelled vessels in full
…added.
As Wärtsilä informs, MethanolPac will gain its first reference alongside the debut installation of the Wärtsilä 32 Methanol engine, on a wind turbine installation vessel under construction for Dutch dredging and offshore ship operator Van Oord.
Additionally, Wärtsilä will develop an ammonia-fuelled engine concept by 2023, and a hydrogen concept by 2025.
