Author: adriadsnew

On February 2, a photo gallery of the first diesel engine was published and received a large number of hits in just a few hours. Tourcloud was entitled “The First Diesel Engine“ and had 33.5 kW. It is kept in the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg museum in Augsburg, Austria. 1894/97. – Made two prototypes. 1923 – Made Tourcloud with 33.5 kW. 1936 – Testing engines are completed.

‘Middle East Electricity’ (MEE) is a large exhibition in the region for the energy industry, which represents the creation, distribution and transmission of electric energy sectors, including renewable and nuclear energy. The exhibition will open on February 14 and last until February 16, 2017. It will be organized by the Ministry of Energy and the United Arab Emirates in Dubai. A large number of visitors is expected on the first day.

MAN Cryo was selected to deliver an LNG fuel system to an Italian ferry. The LNG supply system consists of a 150 m3 vacuum-insulated storage tank, with auxiliary equipment, including an LNG vaporizer, pressure build-up unit, bunker station and heat exchanger. The MAN Cryo system will supply gas to the ferry´s three dual-fuel propulsion engines and is scheduled for delivery in November 2017. The 133-m long and 21.5-m wide ferry will have a capacity of up to 290 cars on two vehicle decks, and 1,500 passengers.

MAN Diesel & Turbo is working on a 30 MW gas tank engine that will supply EnBW Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg. The plant is located in Stuttgart-Gaisburg and will be run by the three MAN’s MAN 20V35/44G gas engines. EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg is conducting an extensive modernization, and will build a facility for heat storage system and a boiler system. All new installations will be operational by the end of 2018.

MAN Diesel & Turbo’s licensee, Doosan Engine Co., Ltd., held a ceremony in Changwon, Korea on January 20th to celebrate the production of 100 million two-stroke bhp. The milestone was achieved with the successful test operation of an MAN B&W 11G95ME-C (103,000 hp) engine, the world’s most powerful engine. Thomas Knudsen, Head of Low-Speed, led a company delegation to Korea, said, “There have been a lot of major milestones to celebrate at Doosan Engine, and there will undoubtedly be many more. But for now, I would just say congratulations on the 100 million bhp – and we are looking forward to the 100 million kW mark!” Knudsen expects sales in the market to grow as more regions attain a higher level of economic development.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) opened a specialized division for oil and gas within the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America Inc. (Mhia). Some groups are engaged in combining the functions of various products such as compressors and gas turbines. “Many of MHI’s leading technologies trace their origins back to the U.S.” said MHI President Shunichi Miyanaga. “We are pleased to be able to offer the technologies we have honed in Japan to customers in the U.S. from a local base.” The newly opened division will focus on identifying, developing, and leading business opportunities for turbomachinery and engineered solutions. MHI Group has 7,300 employees in more than 100 offices and factories located in 30 states across the U.S.

Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a leading provider of offshore marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services, has been approved by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to provide Subchapter M compliance services as a Third Party Organization (TPO). Global Maritime will offer a comprehensive suite of services to all towing vessel operators looking to comply with Subchapter M guidelines with its expertise. Towing vessel operators will also be able to utilize Global Maritime’s GM Inspect software toolkit that provides for absolute consistency in checklists, reports and standardized inspections. Subchapter M of the US Code of Federal Regulations outlines new standards on the inspection, auditing, and safety policies of towing vessels greater than 26 feet or those engaged in the movement of oil or hazardous materials in bulk.

The first month of this year is coming to it’s end, and Offshore West Africa is the only conference and exhibition of oil, fuel and engine in the region. The 2016 event attracted about 3,000 people from more than 35 countries. The 2017 conference and exhibition starts on 24 January and lasts until 26 January at Eko Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. The organizer, PennWell Corp., expects a large number of visitors, as was the case last year.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has been ordered to deliver two 18V32/40 engines to drive a captive power plant at the Al-Watania Poultry chicken farm in Saudi Arabia. Engines will have a special design which will adapt as much as it can to the environment. The engines will run on crude oil as a main fuel and use Diesel Oil during startup. Alfred Kuhse controller from Germany is specialized in the control of technology and solutions, and has found excellent equipment for the engines. Located in the north of Saudi Arabia, in the Qassim district, not far off the capital Riad, Al Watania Poultry is the biggest chicken farm in the MENA region. It produces 575.000 chickens and one million table eggs per day. Sufficient electrical power is provided by 14 power plants with a combined capacity of 95.7 MW. The new MAN engines are part of the company’s plans to more than double the overall installed power generation capacity on site within the next five years.

The United States Department of Energy declared SimpleFuel the winner of one million USD in the H-Prize competition. The competition was launched in 2014, inviting the American innovators to make an on-site system for producing hydrogen that can be used in homes, community homes, small businesses, or similar locations. SimpleFuel’s domestic-size device can charge a vehicle with one kilogram of hydrogen in 15 minutes, using hydrogen produced by electrolysis, with a cost-effective design that minimizes the “ecological footprint” of the device. SimpleFuel began as a collaboration between three major companies: Ivys Energy Solutions (Massachusetts), McPhy Energy N.A. (Massachusetts), and PDC Machines (Pennsylvania).