{"id":360,"date":"2025-04-11T10:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wartsila-launches-methane-slip-reduction-solution\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T02:14:07","slug":"wartsila-launches-methane-slip-reduction-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wartsila-launches-methane-slip-reduction-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 launches methane slip reduction solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width:900px; margin:0 auto; background-color:rgb(246,246,246); padding:20px;line-height:30px\">\n<p>W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 has launched a methane slip reduction solution for its 50DF <\/p>\n<p>dual-fuel engine, converting it to spark gas (SG) operation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1744337550262428-1.jpg\" alt=\"W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 launches methane slip reduction solution\" title=\"W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 launches methane slip reduction solution\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; padding:20px 0px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4, this technology optimises combustion, improving <\/p>\n<p>efficiency and reducing methane emissions by up to 75 per cent compared to the <\/p>\n<p>standard engine when running on LNG.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The Spark Gas Conversion introduces an electrically controlled <\/p>\n<p>pre-combustion chamber valve, further enhancing combustion.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On an IMO weighted (E2-cycle) average, this solution reduces methane <\/p>\n<p>emissions to just 1.1 per cent of fuel use.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Roger Holm, President of W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Marine &amp; Executive Vice President at <\/p>\n<p>W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 Corporation, said: \u201cThe use of LNG and cutting methane emissions is one <\/p>\n<p>of the most effective ways to decrease overall GHG emissions from marine engines <\/p>\n<p>over the next decade, complementing other efforts to reduce CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the shipping industry strives for more sustainable operations, this new <\/p>\n<p>solution represents an important milestone on the road to advancing lower carbon <\/p>\n<p>fleets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In March, W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 unveiled the Methanol Power and Control (PAC) simulation <\/p>\n<p>model, in partnership with the Maritime Energy Training Facility (METF) and <\/p>\n<p>Wavelink Maritime Institute.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The model, designed to enhance safety and operational efficiency for <\/p>\n<p>methanol-powered vessels, is the first of its kind.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Wavelink Maritime Institute will be the first MPA-accredited training <\/p>\n<p>partner to use this simulation model, which will be officially launched at SMW <\/p>\n<p>2025.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 has launched a methane slip reduction solution for its 50DF dual-fuel engine, converting it to spark gas (SG) operation.According to W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4, this technology optimises combustion, improving efficiency and reducing methane emissions by up to 75 per cent compared to the standard engin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"hj_lang":[3],"class_list":["post-360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360"},{"taxonomy":"hj_lang","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hajomech.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hj_lang?post=360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}