{"id":19206,"date":"2025-10-27T20:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=19206"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:03:56","slug":"video-rolls-royce-in-high-speed-sector-methanol-engine-world-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=19206","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Rolls-Royce in high speed sector methanol engine world first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    VIDEO: Rolls-Royce in high speed sector methanol engine world first<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/?s=%22MTU%22\">MTU<\/a> parent company Rolls-Royce Power Systems reports that it has successfully tested the world\u2019s first high-speed marine engine powered exclusively by methanol on its test bench in Friedrichshafen, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Its engineers and their partners in the German Government-funded<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu-solutions.com\/na\/en\/pressreleases\/2023\/rolls-royce--woodward-l-orange-and-wtz-jointly-develop-methanol-.html\"> meOHmare research project<\/a>, have reached what the company is hailing as an important milestone on the road to climate-neutral and environmentally friendly propulsion solutions for shipping.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First methanol engine passes stress test\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TFD7x620zRg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is a genuine world first,\u201d said Dr. J\u00f6rg Stratmann, CEO of Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG. \u201cTo date, there is no other high-speed engine in this performance class that runs purely on methanol. We are investing specifically in future technologies in order to open up efficient ways for our customers to reduce CO2 emissions and further expand our leading role in sustainable propulsion systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The joint project meOHmare is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and combines the expertise of Rolls-Royce, injection system specialist Woodward L\u2019Orange, and the WTZ Ro\u00dflau technology and research center. The goal is to develop a comprehensive concept for a CO2-neutral marine engine based on green methanol by the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Methanol presents new challenges for engineering: unlike diesel, liquid alcohol does not ignite spontaneously and requires a completely new injection technology. \u201cWe have fundamentally redesigned the combustion process, the turbocharging, and the engine control system \u2013 and even adapted our test bench infrastructure,\u201d said Dr. Johannes Kech, head of methanol engine development in the Power Systems division at Rolls-Royce. \u201cInitial tests show that the engine is running smoothly \u2013 now it\u2019s time for fine-tuning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this successful test run, we are sending a clear signal: green methanol is a future-oriented fuel \u2013 and the technology for it is here,\u201d said Denise Kurtulus, senior vice president global marine at Rolls-Royce. \u201cThe single-fuel methanol engine is an attractive solution, especially for operators of ferries, yachts or supply vessels who want to reduce their carbon footprint. The task now is to create the framework conditions for wider use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rolls-Royce is also working on a dual-fuel concept that can use both methanol and diesel \u2013 a bridging technology until green methanol is widely available.<\/p>\n<p>Green methanol is considered one of the most promising alternative fuels for shipping. If it is produced using electricity from renewable energies in a power-to-X process, its operation is CO2-neutral. Compared to other sustainable fuels, methanol is easy to store, biodegradable, and causes significantly fewer pollutants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, methanol is the fuel of the future in shipping \u2013 clean, efficient, and climate-friendly. It burns with significantly lower emissions than fossil fuels and has a high energy density compared to other sustainable energy sources,\u201d said Kurtulus.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/technology\/video-rolls-royce-in-high-speed-sector-methanol-engine-world-first\/\">VIDEO: Rolls-Royce in high speed sector methanol engine world first<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/technology\/video-rolls-royce-in-high-speed-sector-methanol-engine-world-first\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-rolls-royce-in-high-speed-sector-methanol-engine-world-first\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: Rolls-Royce in high speed sector methanol engine world first MTU parent company Rolls-Royce Power Systems reports that it has successfully tested the world\u2019s first high-speed marine engine powered exclusively by methanol on its test bench in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Its engineers and their partners in the German Government-funded meOHmare research project, have reached what the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5187,6792,6793,192,199,6794,606,216,6795,6796,6797],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-19206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-speed-engines","category-johannes-kech","category-jorg-stratmann","category-marinelog","category-news","category-rolls-royce-powere-systems-methanol","category-technology","category-video","category-woodward","category-wtz-rosla","category-wtz-roslau","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19206\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}