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28th Feb 2022
Hyundai Heavy Industries – Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) has announced that it has been selected by Eneti Inc., Monaco, to deliver the engines for the two Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIV) that will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). The deal includes the supply of HiMSEN medium-speed engines fitted with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) units.
HHI-EMD will deliver 6 engines per vessel, 4 x HiMSEN 9H32/40 and 2 x HiMSEN 7H21C with SCR. These will be used for both operating the vessels and the cranes for the installation of the wind turbines. The first vessel is expected to be delivered in August 2024.
The HiMSEN engines comply with the Ammonia Ready requirements and can be converted to run on ammonia at the future time. Furthermore, the vessels will be equipped with SCR units, which will be upgraded not only to meet but exceed Tier III regulations for the reduction of NOx emissions by 40%. This is the first time that this level of reduction has been realized and it is the result of the strong collaboration between Eneti Inc and HHI EMD.
The environmental protection is of utmost importance for our world nowadays and HHI-EMD finds itself committed towards it. Therefore, it develops new, high-tech products to fully meet its customers’ needs for engines running on fuels of lower carbon footprint, such as methanol and ammonia. HHI-EMD has an unwavering commitment to Environmental Protection. Its client base is equally concerned and needs engines that run on fuels of lower carbon footprint. The products that HHI-EMD develops are so technologically advanced that they fully meet, and often surpass these requirements.
With rising interest and investment in renewable energy, the offshore wind power business is developing at a rapid pace. The trust Eneti Inc. has placed in HHI-EMD for this WTIV project confirms that HHI-EMD can fully meet and respond effectively to its clients -partners’ needs, no matter how complicated or diverse they might be[WTIV NG-16000X, HiMSEN propulsion engine installed]
Credit to source:
Hyundai Engine (https://www.hyundai-engine.com/en/Media/newsdetail/385?contentType=marine&keyword=&page=1)
