Veder goes for gas

摘要

Dutch shipowner Anthony Veder has become the latest to be convinced that operating both diesel and gas plant, rather than a dual fuel hybrid, offers the greatest potential for efficency. Rolls-Royce has supplied gas engines for the LNG carrier Coral Methane the first ship of its type to be delivered by a Polish shipbuilder. Compared to engines burning HFO, gas engines achieve a 100% reduction in SOx and particulate emissions, and an estimated 92% reduction in NOx emmissions. Their environmental credentials are further evidenced by the fact that they cut CO_2 emissions by up to 25%. The 118m long Anthony Veder ship will, at times, be powered by two diesel engines (type B3240L8A) burning HFO. However, alternatively, two KVGB12G4 Bergen gas engines, also from Rolls-Royce, can be used. If fuel gas from LNG cargo is available, the vessel will operate under all circumstances on gas generator sets, the shipowner said. Only if insufficient fuel gas is available will the vessel operate on the HFO generator sets.