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NewsRolls-Royce Power Systems opens US remanufacturing service centre
Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina (USA) on 24 January. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and represents a low double-digit million dollar investment.
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NewsRolls-Royce opens new mtu Series 2000 assembly plant
Rolls-Royce opened a new assembly plant for its mtu Series 2000 engines in Kluftern near Friedrichshafen, Germany on 23 June. The relocation of mtu Series 2000 engines production will free up space for the production of Series 4000 engines in Rolls-Royce’s Plant 2 in Friedrichshafen, once modernisation work is completed.
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NewsTrials for new Lake Constance ferry
The 82.5-metre long Richmond, the first inland ferry in Europe to be powered by pure gas engines, is now conducting test runs on Lake Constance.
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NewsRolls-Royce Power Systems achieves 100% H2 operation
Rolls-Royce has announced that it has conducted successful tests of a 12-cylinder mtu Series 4000 L64 gas engine running on 100% hydrogen fuel. The tests were conducted by the Power Systems business unit and were described by Rolls Royce as ”showing very good characteristics in terms of efficiency, performance, emissions ...
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NewsAnother Behemoth From Saint-Nazaire
Premier French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has put down a new marker for the industry by constructing the world’s largest cruise vessel.
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Newsmtu ELECTRIC ASSISTED TURBOCHARGER READY FOR FUEL CELLS
Rolls-Royce’s new electrically-assisted mtu turbocharger system has been successfully tested on the component test bench and on a 10-cylinder diesel engine test bench and is now ready for use in projects where increased transient response is required.
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NewsRolls Royce sets 2023 target for Series 2000 and 4000 updates
Rolls Royce Power Systems announced its sustainability plans in a press conference on 20 July. As part of a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its product portfolio by 35% by 2030, it plans to enable its Series 2000 and 4000 mtu engine series to run on sustainable fuels ...
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NewsCII’s impact on engines remains unclear
The IMO’s proposed Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) may be an operational measure but could have an impact on machinery, Paul Gunton reports
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NewsMTU’s new engine makes powerful statement as it enters service
When Dutch ferry operator Doeksen sent the first of two new ferries, Willem Barentsz to sea on 1 July, it also marked a historic moment for its main engines.
