Three MAN 18V32/40 generator sets are supplying the electricity for the crane facility at King Abdullah Port - the most modern port in Saudi Arabia. After successful commissioning by MAN Diesel & Turbo, the facility was handed over to the customer ESDM (Energy Solutions Developers and Managers). The three units run on marine diesel oil and function as generator sets supplying a total of approximately 26 MW of electricity to the crane facility. The King Abdullah port is the fastest growing port in the world and the largest project in Saudi Arabia.
Germany’s MAN Diesel & Turbo is supplying a compact gas turbine package for a decentralized CHP plant in China which will replace a coal-fired power station. The company will collaborate with Chinese firm Guangdong Liyu New Energy Science & Technology to deliver the plant for ENN Ubiquitous Energy Network Technology, a subsidiary of the ENN Group, one of the largest private energy companies in China. The plant will run on a MAN MGT-series gas turbine, which will produce approximately 6 MW of power and 12 MW of heat for an industrial zone in Huai’an in Jiangsu province.
Sales of diesel engines in Western Europe will reach $ 58 billion by 2020. Sales from 2010 to 2015 were less than expected, but now an increase is expected. According to analyst Gleb Mytko, manufacturers operating in the region will boost equipment output, causing related diesel engine demand to rise. Furthermore, manufacturers of durable goods in Western Europe are expected to increase their use of newly developed, state-of-the-art diesel engines between 2015 and 2020.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) is setting its sights on developing 25% lighter propellers by 2018. Propellers will be made of composite material so as not to lag behind the global technology. HHI has also held a ceremony for the 5000-th propeller which weighed 77 tons.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) held a production ceremony for its 5,000th propeller at its Ulsan factory. The 5000-th propeller has 10.6 meters in diameter and weighs 77 tons. Since the production of its first propeller in 1985, HHI has achieved major production milestones with 100th propeller in 1987, 1,000th in 1999 and 2,000th in 2005. HHI also won Guinness World Record for the heaviest propeller in 2001 with a 102 ton propeller.
Siemens stated that it has achieved success finishing the tests for loading gas turbines. The turbine blades were produced by Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology. The company successfully validated multiple AM printed turbine blades with a conventional blade design at full engine conditions. This means the components were tested at 13,000 revolutions per minute and temperatures beyond 1,250 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, Siemens tested a new blade design with a completely revised and improved internal cooling geometry manufactured using the AM technology. The project team used blades manufactured at its 3D printing facility at Materials Solutions, the newly acquired company in Worcester, UK.