Ship diesel engines sit at the intersection of brute force and meticulous engineering, turning heavy fuel into the continuous thrust that keeps global trade moving. Among them, a handful of ...

The system allows the vessel to produce up to 300 kW of electricity by turning low-temperature waste heat from the main engine into usable power.

When people think of big engines, they usually think of regular gas engines, like Koenigsegg's 2,300-horsepower monster. However, if you think about it, there are many much bigger vehicles out there, ...

Something many of us might take for granted is the idea that, generally speaking, large vehicles require proportionally large engines to move them. Or rather, the larger an engine gets, the more power ...

The Icon of the Seas is a big ship. At 1,197 feet long and weighing in at 248,663 gross tonnes, she is the largest cruise ship in the world. She has 20 decks and can hold 7,600 passengers and 2,350 ...

Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch shines a light on how to produce electricity efficiently on ships. A ship is like a floating city that needs electricity to power its operations and amenities ...

Controllable pitch propeller. Source: MAN Energy Solutions In a typical LNG carrier, permanent magnet technology improves efficiency by 2-4% compared to synchronous machines. Dr. Jussi Puranen, Head ...

A concept graphic of one of the Royal Navy's future Fleet Solid Support ships. (UK MoD) MAN Energy Solutions has been selected by Navantia UK to provide the main engines, generator sets, and ...