TMC launches boil-off gas compressor

The compressor system will be unveiled at Nor-Shipping in Oslo this week. It captures the boil-off gas from the LNG fuel tanks onboard, compresses it with a TMC compressor and injects it into the ship’s engine as fuel. TMC will offer a number of different boil-off gas compressors, ranging from 30kW to 450kW.

Hans Petter Tanum, director of sales and business development, TMC, said: “By compressing the boil-off gas to the required pressure in order to supply it as fuel directly into the ship’s engine, you will have an optimal system with regards to energy efficiency. The biggest bonus with boil-off gas is that you are able to reduce the vessel’s fuel costs quite significantly.”

The system can also be used on vessels that run on dual fuel, for example LNG in combination with bunker oil.