Wärtsilä Joint Diesel Research Project Completed
The major Hercules Cooperative Research Project taken upon by multinational team led by major diesel engine group Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel has been completed. The technology will ensue for higher-efficiency engines with ultra-low emissions for ships.
It took a team of more than 40 European engine component suppliers, equipment manufacturers, universities, research institutions and shipping companies to complete this 43-month cooperative research project under the name HERCULES (High Efficiency R&D on Combustion with Ultra-Low Emissions for Ships). The budget of EUR 33 million was partly funded by the European Union (EUR 15 million) and the Swiss Federal Government (EUR 2.5 million).
The results from HERCULES will allow the participating companies to develop marine diesel engines with technologies, components and equipment that will have lower gaseous and particulate emissions, while at the same time it will increase engine efficiency and reliability, thereby reducing fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and engine life-cycle costs. The results of the research are being shared among the participants and are expected to be incorporated in engines introduced during the next ten years or so.
Source: asne.marinelink.com
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