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Enter the big, workhorse hybrids

Any doubts that times have changed should be resolved by a look at the big commercial hybrids currently shaping up, writes Stevie Knight. And no, for once we are not talking about cruise ships.

“With peak shaving, you are generally looking at smaller, shallow cycles and higher power, but when it comes to spinning reserve, you need deep cycling at full power to buffer the engine start-up for several minutes.” Susanne Lehner, MAN ES [I...

Any doubts that times have changed should be resolved by a look at the big commercial hybrids currently shaping up, writes Stevie Knight. And no, for once we are not talking about cruise ships.

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